MAIL ONLINE: Want to talk to your child? Take them to the park! Toddlers are chattier in natural environments, experts have found

Press/Media: Research

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Parents who find their toddlers uncommunicative might consider going for a walk in the park.

Young children are more chatty when walking amid greenery, a study found.

The idea that walking in parks with parents boosts children’s verbal skills highlights how important green spaces are in our towns and cities.

Period	31 Oct 2018

Title	Want to talk to your child? Take them to the park! Toddlers are chattier in natural environments, experts have found
Media name/outlet	Mail Online
Media type	Web
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
Date	31/10/18
Description	Dr Thea Cameron-Faulkner, Senior Lecturer in Linguistics at the University of Manchester, and one of the study authors, said: ‘Our research demonstrates that natural environments can significantly enhance social interactions, in this case improving the quality of parent-child conversations.’
URL	https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-6338883/Toddlers-open-conversation-natural-environments-experts-found.html
Persons	Thea Cameron-Faulkner