Keep the Conversation Going, Parents

Liberty Bank Foundation grantee Read to Grow reports that kids and parents chatting back and forth can make a huge difference in the child’s future: “A new study from Harvard and MIT shows that the verbal scores in tests of children depend significantly on the ‘back and forth’ of home life. When taking into consideration the difference in parents’ education and the socio-economic status of the family. the dialogue between adults and children – even when children are very young – can determine big differences in their language skills.” more