Out of the Mouth
By Amber
@AmbiePam (85417)
United States
November 29, 2017 4:55pm CST
I read this a while ago, and it resonated with me so much I shared it with my dad, who went on to use it in one of his sermons.
"In the 13th century, King Frederick II conducted an experiment with 50 infants to determine what language they would speak if never permitted to hear the spoken word. So he assigned foster mothers to bathe and nurse the children, but forbade them to comfort, pet, or talk to their charges. The experiment failed because all fifty infants died."
I would say in short, spoken or unspoken: words matter.
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@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
30 Nov 17
Oh my how very sad to hear about that..
Oh yes words do matter..and mean ones so hurt and do so much damage as well
Oh yes words do matter..and mean ones so hurt and do so much damage as well2 people like this
@cahaya1983 (11121)
• Malaysia
1 Dec 17
That is true, words really do matter. But it's so sad that those infants had to be put through that experience to reach the conclusion of that experiment. If that could be called a conclusion at all. 
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@GardenGerty (157546)
• United States
30 Nov 17
Very interesting and sad social experiment.
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@katsmeow1213 (28717)
• United States
30 Nov 17
Wow.. I'm sure the lack of comfort made a big difference as well.
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@toniganzon (72285)
• Philippines
29 Nov 17
Oh wow! And I thought words could kill.
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@jobelbojel (34729)
• Philippines
30 Nov 17
This is sad. The infants could have lived.
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@Srbageldog (7716)
• United States
30 Nov 17
How heartbreaking. And yes, words matter very much.
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@FayeHazel (40248)
• United States
1 Dec 17
Oh my goodness. What a sad story. In my recent fascination with researching serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer - it was sad that his mom seldom held him or interacted with him and didn't allow others to do much with him either as an infant. I wonder if that is part of why he turned into a monster.
@yanzalong (18984)
• Indonesia
30 Nov 17
No spoken words heard by the infants, they would grow mute.
@JudyEv (325584)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Nov 17
It isn't the words that matter but nurturing and love. Without someone showing, in any way, that they are loved and cared about, babies fail to thrive and develop properly.
