Dr. Mandy Maguire and Dr. Jackie Nelson (IMAGE)

University of Texas at Dallas

Dr. Mandy Maguire and Dr. Jackie Nelson

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Dr. Mandy Maguire (left) and Dr. Jackie Nelson studied the impact of the adult-to-child ratio within a household, as well as the number of total occupants, on children’s language development. Their study found that having more adults in a household is beneficial, but exactly why and under what conditions requires further exploration, Maguire said.

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