The tone of voice you use to talk to your children greatly influences their emotional development, especially if you are a mother.
Don't store avocado like this: it's dangerousLa mom's voice accompanies babies from before birth, making them feel safe already in the womb. And even after, as they grow up, it is always his voice that influences, for better or for worse, their emotionality. That's why the tone used can really make a difference!
It goes without saying that if anger prevails, the baby could mature a turbulent attitude, precisely because he is used to being surrounded by screams, and therefore by a tone of voice that is not very reassuring. If, on the other hand, the voice is mild and patient, the child learns to relate to emotions in a more balanced way, calmly, without being overwhelmed and without considering them too threatening.
However many studies have highlighted the importance of the mother's voice, although the father's voice is no less relevant, in relation to the emotional growth of children. A 2014 research on premature babies showed that it was enough to have them listen to the recording of the mother's voice while sucking a pacifier, to improve the development of the ability to feed and reduce the time spent in hospital.
And this is because the mother's voice, among other things, lowers the levels of the stress hormone, cortisol. Provided, of course, the tone used is calm, affectionate, reassuring.
Another research conducted at Stanford University and published in "Proceedings of the National Academy of the Sciences", found not only that babies recognize the mother's voice on the fly but that the latter activates multiple brain systems, influencing the ability to social communication of children. What does it mean? Which, among other things, is the voice of mom a make children more or less inclined to social relations and to influence their communication skills.
Being so important, the voice cannot be underestimated and it is essential to pay attention to the tone we usually use, because it also depends on theemotional balance of our children. And if the screams create a climate of constant fear and tension, a patient and calm voice contributes to greater serenity. It's hard, but we can do it.
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