Since intrauterine life, human beings already have an auditory apparatus. Ideally, parents start an interaction from pregnancy through music and even caressing the mother's belly.
According to scholars, experiments were carried out in which they found that the baby, when listening to the mother's voice and the songs that were played during pregnancy, sucked the pacifier with greater force.
The mother's voice works as a kind of welcome right after birth, making the baby feel more comfortable and calm.
It is known that language is taken as a whole, however, in order to understand its acquisition process, it is It is essential to analyze the motor aspect that is represented by the movements of the vocal tract, in this case called speech.
Speech development begins with the cry at birth, at which time oxygen enters the newborn's lungs, expanding, bringing an unpleasant sensation. Screams are the first sounds emitted by the newborn. After two or three weeks, crying starts to differentiate, depending on the type of stimulus the child will be exposed to. At this point, the mother begins to differentiate the causes of crying (hunger, pain, etc.).
Muscle development of the joint organs (face, lips, tongue, palate and pharynx) occurs through sucking, biting, swallowing, chewing reflexes.
It is essential to stimulate the child in an auditory and affective way so that language development is within the normal range.
Curiosities of linguistic development:
● Animism: the child gives life to all things, especially their toys, then comes to realize that only animals and men have life.
● Finalism: everything must have a specific purpose, a concrete use. Ex: the chicken exists to provide us with eggs.
● Magical Thinking: The child develops rituals and superstitions. She believes her thoughts can influence her surroundings.
By Elen Cristine M. Whitewashed Fields
Graduated in Speech Therapy and Pedagogy
Brazil School Team
Speech Therapy - Brazil School
Source: Brazil School - https://brasilescola.uol.com.br/fonoaudiologia/acompanhamento-desenvolvimento-linguagem-bebe.htm