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The Reason Why Children Don't Communicate

Name: The Reason Why Children Don't Communicate
Uploaded: 2023-11-24T14:00:47+00:00
Duration: 27 s
Channel: Ming @ Agents of Speech
Description: A short excerpt from a YouTube talk by Ming @ Agents of Speech arguing that children often don't communicate because communication isn't sufficiently…

24 Nov 2023 · 0 min

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A short excerpt from a YouTube talk by Ming @ Agents of Speech arguing that children often don't communicate because communication isn't sufficiently rewarding for them. The speaker contrasts affectionate interactions (cuddling) with interactions that specifically reward gestures, eye contact, and attempts to speak, and raises how to scaffold those interactions toward verbal speech.

Children don't communicate because it's not rewarding. So what do I mean by that? Some parents will get pretty upset. They'll say, no, they love talking to me. They come up to me when we cuddle. That's communication. That's showing affection. Yes, that is. And that is rewarding. But during that interaction, have you made it rewarding for them to actually speak, to actually use gestures and look at you and so on? And how are you going to evolve that communication towards speaking? Right.