Infographic titled "Your child's brain needs talk!" with tips for parents: Make time for talk—talk during daily activities and limit screen time; Build more back-and-forth—encourage conversation and respond to your child. Illustrations included.

Your Child’s Brain Needs More Talk!

In our 2021 report, Inside Early Talk, LENA presented some very exciting research about back-and-forth interactions between adults and young children, both in home and child care settings.

It’s more than just the research, though. We also want to emphasize putting research into practice.