When toddlers point a lot, more words will follow
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090212/ap_on_he_me/med_gesturing_toddlers"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/img.news.yahoo.com/util/anysize/130,http%3A%2F%2Fd.yimg.com%2Fa%2Fp%2Fap%2F20090212%2Fcapt.1bb1c663595e4749b5d500f721aef133.gesturing_toddlers_wx103.jpg?v=2" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="This undated handout photo provided by the journal Science shows gesturing child. Don't just talk to you toddler, gestures, too. Pointing\, waving bye-bye and other natural gestures seem to boost a budding vocabulary. (AP Photo/Science, Meredith Rowe)" border="0" /></a>AP - Don't just talk to your toddler — gesture, too. Pointing, waving bye-bye and other natural gestures seem to boost a budding vocabulary. Scientists found those tots who could convey more meaning with gestures at age 14 months went on to have a richer vocabulary as they prepared to start kindergarten. And intriguingly, whether a family is poor or middle class plays a role, the researchers report Friday.</p><br clear="all"/>

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