Fox 8 Cleveland – Maria Scali and Stefani Schaefer
“Parents who want the best for their child need only to look to themselves. Brain development starts on day one with the parent being the child’s first teacher. Brittney Thellmann-Coyne and one-week-old Blake are having more than just a mommy and son moment. “I feel like interacting one on one is more. They know who you are. They understand a lot more,” she said. Dr. Erin Frank, pediatrician with Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital agrees. She says constant, meaningful interaction is the best thing for a child’s brain development. “Talking to them, singing to them, reading books even from day one is a really good thing. It stimulates their brain to hear the different words, different colors,” she added.”(more)