Experts in Viet Nam are concerned that an increasing number of children are disobedient simply because they have not yet been taught to speak. Rather than using words, some older children are resorting to hand gestures. One can only imagine... It must be sign language they're talking about. Naughty children often ignore instructions -- especially those relating to cleaning up or eating vegetables.
Peh.
These same experts explain that kids learn language from adults who interact with them. If parents or caregivers fail to talk with children, they are likely to be slow to learn. Kids and language linked to adult interaction? Television watching? I can't imagine such a thing! Whatever the cause of this "stunted language development" it seem to also be linked to an "unwillingness to pick up toys."
If that's the case, I better get my kids to the doctors ASAP!
