Depressed fathers 'hit learning'
Depressed fathers may hinder their child's language development, US research suggests.
Ref. https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7388367.stm
I am not buying into this. I never read a book the same way to my kids and they all have great language skills. I know I talked to my kids a lot while they were growing up. My daughters from the age they could sit up I worked with them about their body and the various parts. By the time they were 4 or 5 they could name a very wide range of body parts to you. IF something hurt they knew exactly where and could tell you. Then again I was never depressed either so I may not know what I am talking about here