Babies learn an incredible amount between their first breath and their first birthday, but have you ever wondered what drives learning in children? This episode of HELLO Lab Presents takes a look at some of the most important aspects of learning, and how parents and others can best support their developing child!

As research shows, active sensorimotor engagement and physical play are two key ways to drive learning in an infant or toddler! Instead of describing babies as sponges (absorbing everything around them), they refer to them as little scientists (doing little experiments and learning from their data).

Stay tuned for more HELLO Labs content coming soon!

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Cooper Armogida

UConn KIDS Research Assistant

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