Storytime a 'Turbocharger' for a Child's Brain

Storytime a 'Turbocharger' for a Child's Brain

The Matt Townsend Show - Season 7, Episode 19 , Segment 2

Shutdown, Story time and a Child's Brain, Blending Families

Episode: Shutdown, Story time and a Child's Brain, Blending Families

  • Jan 22, 2018 5:00 pm
  • 46:38 mins

John Hutton, M.D., is a pediatrician and clinical researcher at the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. He owns a children’s bookstore in Cincinnati and has also written 24 children’s books. It turns out that one of the more overlooked parts of parenting is actually one of the most important. New research shows that reading with your child before bedtime can seriously stimulate brain development. It also shows that there are a few things parents can do to make storytime even better for their children. John Hutton on why reading to children is so important.