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Christa Lam-Cassettari

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Adjunct Research Fellow, MARCS Institute BabyLab, Western Sydney University
Senior Research Associate; National Trial Coordinator, UNSW

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July 17, 2020

Grandparent‑grandchildren video calls are vital during COVID‑19. Here are simple ways to improve them

Christa Lam-Cassettari, Western Sydney University; Paola Escudero, Western Sydney University, and Virginia Schmied, Western Sydney University

Video calls are not simply “screen time” for little kids. They offer an important opportunity for socialisation.

The experience that babies get from eavesdropping on their mother’s conversations in utero helps their brain tune into the language that they will learn to speak once they are born. Emily Nunnell/The Conversation CC-BY-ND

May 3, 2019

Curious Kids: how do babies learn to talk?

Christa Lam-Cassettari, Western Sydney University

Using a sing song voice helps babies tell the difference between words like ‘mummy’ or ‘daddy’.

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