With babies under one year old, it is most important that you read out loud to them. Your child’s brain is developing so quickly that speaking around them, to them or for them all help to progress their language skills. Reading out loud gives your newborn a chance to listen to his or her favorite sound — your voice. And if you hold her or him warm and snug in your lap while the two of you share a book, she or he may just associate happy feelings with reading for the rest of their life.
