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The Rhythms <strong>and</strong> Tones <strong>of</strong> the Story<br />

Lead to Speech<br />

SYNRHYTHMIC REGULATION: Mother <strong>and</strong> infant communicate<br />

psychologically, regulating sympathy by expressions <strong>of</strong> emotion.<br />

Mother<br />

Baby<br />

Passing expressions<br />

<strong>of</strong> face, voice <strong>and</strong> h<strong>and</strong>s<br />

back <strong>and</strong> forth, rhythmically, imagining each other, participating in feelings<br />

Telling <strong>and</strong> acting out stories with emotion, listening<br />

to thoughts <strong>and</strong> imitating actions is how humans learn.<br />

The baby’s finger, dancing to the music, sometimes moves about 0.3 seconds<br />

before the mother’s voice. At other times she synchronizes. She knows the<br />

‘performance’.<br />

“Swedish has 9 vowels that make up 17 phonemes” Wikipedia<br />

PHYSIOLOGICAL SYNCHRONICITY<br />

Sharing dreams <strong>of</strong> breathing <strong>and</strong> heartbeat.<br />

Téa is 1 year old<br />

<strong>and</strong> sleeping with<br />

her Mother.<br />

11/21/10<br />

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