Auditory Development in Young Children
We wanted to share this recently published article written by Alex Doman for The Eddie Report, a publication dedicated to educating parents, professionals and other childcare providers in areas of child development, day care practices, early childhood education and special education.
Alex Doman is founder and CEO of Advanced Brain Technologies. He is the developer of music and brain improvement products including; Music forBabies™, Sound Health®, The Listening Program® and BrainBuilder®, and trains therapists and educators worldwide. Alex is a third generation member of a family that has been innovating methods to improve brain function and help people reach their fullest potential for more than 60 years. He is co-author of a new book titled Healing at the Speed of Sound™, about how the new science of sound and music can help us improve our lives, publication in 2011.
We are hoping that many of you find this article of interest and that you take with you a bit more knowledge and insight about the importance of a healthy auditory system to brain development.
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The ability to hear, listen, and make sense of the sounds around us is something most of us take for granted. Yet, these abilities elude many, especially children with developmental challenges. As early as 18-24 weeks in utero the human fetus can not only hear, but also respond to the sounds of his mother’s voice and the sounds in her environment. Internal sounds of the mother pass to her unborn child; her reassuring voice, rhythmic heartbeat, blood flow, mastication, digestion and the breath of life, all heard although somewhat muffled, through the amniotic fluid. These sounds are the earliest sensory experiences of the developing auditory system. |
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