Talk about and name new people and places in your baby’s social world. Bauer, P. J. (2014). The development of forgetting: Childhood amnesia. In P. J. Bauer & R. Fivush (Eds.), The Wiley-Blackwell handbook on the development of children’s memory (pp. 519 –544). West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell. New Jersey Council for Young Children. (2013). New Jersey Birth to Three Early Learning Standards. Retrieved from https://www.nj.gov/education/ece/guide/standards/birth/standards.pdf
Helping children develop self-awareness from an early age is helpful for memory development. Howe, ML. (2014). The co-emergence of the self and autobiographical memory: An adaptive view of early memory. In: Bauer, PJ.; Fivush, R., editors. The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook on the Development of Children’s Memory. West Sussex, UK: Wiley-Blackwell; p. 545-567. Bauer, P. J. (2014). The development of forgetting: Childhood amnesia. In P. J. Bauer & R. Fivush (Eds.), The Wiley-Blackwell handbook on the development of children’s memory (pp. 519 –544). West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell.
Research has demonstrated that very young children can recall memories with specific details. However, there must be a developed sense of self and personal identity for declarative memories to become autobiographical, or rather, part of the child’s life story and real to them. Having a sense of self, the “I” separate from others, gives a place for memory to be organised and develop personal meaning. Howe, ML. (2014). The co-emergence of the self and autobiographical memory: An adaptive view of early memory. In: Bauer, PJ.; Fivush, R., editors. The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook on the Development of Children’s Memory. West Sussex, UK: Wiley-Blackwell; p. 545-567. Bauer, P. J. (2014). The development of forgetting: Childhood amnesia. In P. J. Bauer & R. Fivush (Eds.), The Wiley-Blackwell handbook on the development of children’s memory (pp. 519 –544). West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell.