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- And studies show that too much noise, particularly loud noise, can hurt a child's cognitive development, notably for language-based skills such as reading. That's because if noise is just, well, noise, it distracts developing brains and makes it more difficult for children to concentrate.
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May 24, 2023 · Kraus believes silence can be a benefit to children. When she and her team monitored kids with "noisy brains" under scalp electrodes, they found that periods of silence helped lessen the...
- LA Johnson
- Intentional Silence to Support Emotional Development
- Pausing to Support Language Development
- The Importance of Reflection
For 15 years, I mentored undergraduate and graduate interns, who were pursuing a degree in child development, in a laboratory school setting. One intern, Sheerin, asked for my help with an inconsolable 8-month-old baby. Sheerin was frantic and tried everything she could think of to help the child—putting her down for a nap, changing her diaper, and...
In my work with infants, I have seen the power of pausing. Pausing gives time for a baby to process the sounds of the words they hear and to respond in the way they want to respond. Infants’ brains are just beginning to understand the various sounds needed to form words. This typically includes the pitch of our voice (Kuhl 2004), which usually goes...
Part of respectful and responsive infant and toddler education is providing the time and space for them to respond. This takes patience and practice on the part of the early childhood educator. Reflecting on our practice can help us understand and appreciate the role of silence in young children’s development. As a mentor, I have taught interns how...
Sep 13, 2021 · Even focusing on “mostly silence” might also boost kids’ emotions. Though not yet studied in children, research has shown that the melodic sounds of singing bowls might activate the brain’s reward region and give off dopamine, the feel-good hormone. And researchers from the University of Sussex found that when the brain hears natural ...
Sep 10, 2021 · Of course, children and silence don’t exactly go together. One study published by a team of researchers at the University of Virginia and Harvard University showed that college students would...
- Yelena Moroz Alpert
Apr 12, 2021 · I broke that terrible silence. She blamed me. She told me that she felt I hadn’t wanted to be her sister anymore, and because that was hard for her to hear, she had vanished me in anger. “But ...
Dec 5, 2021 · Silence is traditionally understood as a power deficit; yet, it creates spaces in which power works unobtrusively. In this article, I report the findings of a qualitative study examining silence in school relationships. Based on nine conceptual discussions and 33 interviews with teachers and students in a secondary school in the UK, I assert ...
Oct 25, 2023 · October 25, 2023. A visit to a silent retreat is on my bucket list. It seems like the ultimate way to reach a mindful, relaxed, and introspective state. Science indicates that silence can be beneficial to us in so many ways, as it impacts our physical, mental, and emotional health.