When one thinks of an infant literacy/language/cognitive development, one may only think about reading to a baby. Well, there are lots of activities that can be used during these simple tasks that impact the infant literacy/cognitive/language development. Number one, one who works with children should always talk and read to infants in their care. Talking to babies is developmentally appropriate because words describe the world around them. Reading to infants without a doubt is developmentally appropriate
because you are trying to reshape someone’s personality. Leading by example is the most important step in training soft skills, if not everyone is connecting with the clients, the new employees won’t feel the need to do so. Ed Mitzen, founder of Fingerpaint Marketing, suggests a mentorship in the workplace, "Company mentorship programs are a great way to align new employees with the more experienced workers within your company whose behaviors you want the newer generation to emulate." Also, they believe