Effects of nurturing care on early language learning in children

doi:10.11852/zgetbjzz2024-1120

Abstract

Abstract: Early childhood is the period when the brain development is the most critical and easily influenced by environmental factors.Nurturing care framework includes five areas: health, nutrition, responsive care giving, safety, and opportunities for early learning, which can guarantee and promote the healthy growth of children.Based on the critical period of children′s brain and the sensitive period of language learning, this paper summarizes nurturing care as meeting the physiological and psychological needs of children, separately explores their impact on early language learning and elaborates on the significance of focusing on early language development in children.

Key words: nurturing care, early language learning, children

摘要： 儿童早期是人一生中大脑发育最关键、最易受环境因素影响的时期。养育照护框架包括健康、营养、回应性照护、安全、早期学习机会五大方面,可以保障和促进儿童健康成长。该文章结合儿童大脑关键期及语言学习敏感期,将养育照护归纳为满足儿童生理需求及心理需求两方面,并分别探讨其对早期语言学习的影响,阐述关注儿童早期语言发育的重要意义。

关键词: 养育照护, 早期语言学习, 儿童

CLC Number:

R179

WANG Shutong, CHEN Mengying. Effects of nurturing care on early language learning in children[J]. Chinese Journal of Child Health Care, 2025, 33(9): 982-986.

汪姝桐, 陈梦莹. 养育照护对儿童早期语言学习的影响[J]. 中国儿童保健杂志, 2025, 33(9): 982-986.

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