Your Baby’s Brain Works Differently Than Yours – How Early Communication Supports Future Success

Fourth Trimester Podcast Episode TBD – Your Baby’s Brain Works Differently Than Yours – How Early Communication Supports Future Success

In this episode, I’m joined by Dinalynn Rosenbush, a speech-language pathologist, parenting coach, speaker, author, and host of The Language of Play, for a conversation about the baby brain and early family communication. We talk about why babies and young children do not process the world the way adults do, and how understanding that difference can help parents adjust their expectations, tone, routines, and communication from the very beginning so they can do what they can to support optimal future success.

Dinalynn shares practical ways to support communication before a baby can talk, including repeated words, predictable routines, eye contact, diaper-change conversations, simple signs, and play. We also talk about behavior as communication, why children may not be ignoring you when they miss an instruction, and how entering a child’s world through imagination and connection can help the whole family feel more understood.

This conversation is especially useful if you are pregnant, newly postpartum, parenting a baby or toddler, or trying to understand why a child who seems old enough to understand may still miss directions. Dinalynn brings a speech-language pathologist’s lens to ordinary family moments, from feeding and diaper changes to pretend play and big feelings.

Please check with your medical provider on what is best for you and your family.

“Behavior is communication. When your children aren’t doing what you expect them to do, you have an opportunity to wonder.”
— Dinalynn Rosenbush

Dinalynn Rosenbush is a speech-language pathologist, parenting coach, speaker, author, and host of The Language of Play.

Full Show Notes

1. [00:44] Meet Dinalynn Rosenbush And The Language Of Play
2. [03:44] Fourth Trimester Support, Memory, And Postpartum Healing
3. [09:45] Why Children Do Not Process Communication Like Adults
4. [12:26] Communication Starts Before Words
5. [14:36] Routines, Repetition, And Early Baby Communication
6. [18:22] Tone, Regulation, And Connection
7. [22:32] Why Children May Not Listen
8. [29:36] Baby Brain Waves, Development, And Expectations
9. [33:08] Play, Imagination, And Cooperation
10. [36:57] Behavior As Communication And Dinalynn’s Resources

Selected links

Connect with Dinalynn Rosenbush thelanguageofplay.com | [email protected] | Instagram | LinkedIn | YouTube

The Language of Play podcast Listen to the podcast

Dinalynn’s free resource 5 Ways to Get Kids to Listen Better

Learn more Wire Your Baby for Success Through Optimal Newborn Brain Development | Baby Nervous System Development for Calmer Babies and Better Sleep | Encourage Infant Speech Development, Security & Confidence Through Communication and Play | Why And How To Bond With Your Newborn

Scientific background From Infancy to Childhood: A Comprehensive Review of Event- and Task-Related Brain Oscillations | Development of the EEG from 5 months to 4 years of age | Age-related changes in the EEG in an eyes-open condition: Normal development

Resources FREE DOWNLOAD Customizable Birth Plan | FREE DOWNLOAD Customizable Fourth Trimester Plan | Panjiri Recipe Dinalynn Mentions | Sacred Postpartum Traditions | Postpartum Soups and Stews Collection

Connect with Fourth Trimester Facebook | Instagram

The content provided in this article(s) is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute medical or other professional advice. Neither Sarah Trott nor Fourth Trimester Media Group LLC are liable for claims arising from the use of or reliance on information contained in this article. Please check with your medical provider on what is best for you and your family.