If you weren’t home at 4:00 pm today to tune into Oprah, here’s a recap on something interesting. Priscilla Dunstan, a mom from Australia with a special gift, says she’s unlocked the secret language of babies. When she was four, her parents uncovered a special talent of hers, a photographic memory to sound. She could here a symphony from Mozart, then go to her piano and play it back note for note. Could you imagine being able to do that! Priscilla says her gift has helped her hear a special “second language” beyond English, allowing her to detect moods and even diagnose illnesses! “Other people might hear a note but I sort of get the whole symphony,” Priscilla says. “So when someone’s speaking, I get all this information that other people might not pick up.”
Priscilla has tested her baby language on more that 1,000 infants around the world. She says there are five words that all babies 0–3 months old say—regardless of race and culture.
Those “words” are actually sound reflexes, Priscilla says. “Babies all around the world have the same reflexes, and they therefore make the same sounds,” she says. If parents don’t respond to those reflexes, Priscilla says the baby will eventually stop using them.
I read Oprah’s message board regarding the show today. There were several people who said they have used it and has really worked for them (and of course one who had some interesting words to say).
Dustan Baby Language has been out for over a year now. However, until now you could only order it through Dunstan’s web site. They now sell to wholesalers. We have it here in our center, or you can order in online here.
