Most vulnerable - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Mon, 11 Jul 2022 08:25:08 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Most vulnerable - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Parents reading to children helps the most vulnerable https://cathnews.co.nz/2022/07/11/one-in-four-new-zealand-preschoolers-developmentally-delayed/ Mon, 11 Jul 2022 07:52:43 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=149051 A new study has found that parents who read to their children at least once a day from 9 months of age improved their child's developmental outcomes. The measure was associated with ‘higher language ability, cognition and social-emotional competence' once the child reached its first birthday. The study, which drew on data from the highly Read more

Parents reading to children helps the most vulnerable... Read more]]> A new study has found that parents who read to their children at least once a day from 9 months of age improved their child's developmental outcomes.

The measure was associated with ‘higher language ability, cognition and social-emotional competence' once the child reached its first birthday.

The study, which drew on data from the highly regarded Growing Up in New Zealand longitudinal child development study, recommended gifting books directly to infants as a way to promote early reading. Continue reading

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