National Day falls on 9 August in Singapore and it is widely celebrated by all. National Day celebrations typically include the National Day Parade and displays of fireworks across Singapore. This year, however, Singaporeans are celebrating it slightly differently.
Together, A Stronger Singapore
Due to COVID-19, we’ve had to adjust to a new normal to curb the spread of the virus. This impacts the way we’ve had to go about in our daily lives. Despite these new challenges, Singaporeans have been actively working together to get through this crisis.
Here at BLIP Lab, we’ve been taking strict measures for those who are working onsite, and we’ve also been running some exciting new studies that families can participate from their homes! During and post-circuit breaker, most of us have been spending more time at home with our families. This extended time may increase the amount of talk or interaction we have with our little ones. Some studies have found that more talk time helps build young children’s language development.
That’s why, in our Talk Together study, we want to investigate how children’s language development may change with parents spending extended time with them under these post-Circuit Breaker circumstances in Singapore. If you have a child between 8-36 months old and are interested to join us in our Talk Together study, please fill out the form here: http://tiny.cc/talktogetherstudy
In Singapore, some of babies’ first words are special red-dot words that are part of what makes baby-talk in this part of the world special! However, not much is known about when little kids learn these words, and how they contribute to general language skills. We’ve created special game to find out when you learned these words and what you know about them! Click here to play our Red Dot Baby Talk Game: http://tiny.cc/blipreddotbabytalk
Thank you for supporting us in our exciting journey to discover how our unique language landscape plays a part in our children’s language development. Stay safe everyone, and Happy National Day!