Breadcrumb Home Messy babies make faster learners Monday, December 16, 2013 The Gazette http://www.foxnews.com/health/2013/12/16/messy-babies-make-faster-learners/ If your baby is being messy it might be a sign of faster learning. Researchers at the University of Iowa released a study showing kids who play with their nonsolid food in a highchair learn words for those foods faster.