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aregrettablehullabaloo:

celestial-naiad:

mattheuphonium:

toostoked:

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This is my fucking favorite thing I’ve ever seen
I’m sobbing

I thought the baby was copying them, but its actually the other way around and now I’m cackling. This is stupid cute.

This video clip has watered my crops and cleansed my angry soul!

a smol choreographer

starsberrisnunicorns:

Did the cat just give–

thelibrarina:

tsreena:

baby: *incomprehensible babbling*

me: WHAT!? really??? no way :0

This is actually really good for babies’ brain development. You’re laying the groundwork for conversation, teaching them through example that people take turns talking and listening.

Did you know that babies from affluent families hear an average of thirty MILLION more words before age 5 than babies in families below the poverty line? For context, Les Miserables is about 650,000 words and it looks like this:

So it’s like reading this book 46 times.* And that’s not the total number of spoken words, that’s the GAP between affluent and poor babies. And these are the years in which the brain undergoes the most development. It’s mind-boggling.

So what I’m saying is: keep doing the thing. Do it to all babies, all the time. Narrate your day. Ask them for opinions. (“Should we buy the large bag of potatoes or the small bag?” “Gaabooglagje.” “Yes, just as I thought.”) Point out colors and shapes and letters. Let them scribble outside the lines and treat their babble like talk. Sing them nursery rhymes and Raffi songs and songs from the radio. All of these things are going to build their brains to prepare them for kindergarten and beyond.

*Please do not read Les Mis 46 times to an infant. They don’t even care about the Parisian sewer system.

keyla-lovely:

angryinterrobang:

I got in trouble at work again for whispering ‘weird’ things to the babies.

Look, if you’re allowed to call the infant a little flirt or heartbreaker I don’t see what’s so wrong with me cooing that they’re going to have a personality someday. Ooh, look at how good you are at paying attention! I bet you’re gonna get into a lot of arguments yes you are! Yes you are. Who’s a going to be an interesting person one day? Maybe you, tiny baby. Maybe.

Whenever I’m working with babies, I like to pretend that I’m speaker of the house and they are a senator proposing a controversial bill.
“While your economics policy is sound, you’re going to have a lot of opposition. How are you going to deal with that, senator?”
“A-buh-buh-buh-THBBBBBBBPT”
“Now that was completely uncalled for.”

therearecertainshadesoflimelight:

thesanityclause:

gallifreyburning:

tumblino:

magistrate-of-mediocrity:

anotherdayforchaosfay:

thebestoftumbling:

baby meeting cat for the first time

Cat person right there.

Look at that tiny rectangle.

thsi is one of the top 3 most important videos i’ve ever seen

I react to any and all cats in this exact same way, every time

This really warmed my heart and made me smile.

This is one of the best things I’ve ever seen. Really brightened my day.

(Also…super important for the safety of the baby. Let the cat get used to the baby on its own terms. Scent marking is important. And don’t let the cat in the crib when you aren’t present bc cats can suffocate babies without meaning to by snuggling them the wrong way. So, This is not only cute but also the proper way to have an introduction that is safest for the baby and the cat.)