Talking to Infants: The Cumulative Effects of Mother's Speech on Vocabulary of 2-year-Olds

Haight, W., M. Seltzer, and R. Lyons. "Talking to Infants: The Cumulative Effects of Mother's Speech on Vocabulary of 2-year-Olds." Chart. Early Vocabulary Growth: Relation to Language Input and Gender. Ed. J. Huttenlocher. 1991. 236-48. Print.

Language is a huge impact on a child's life. The mother talking and speaking to her children is very important. Mothers living in well-off households, typically speak to their children more, versus mothers in low income families.