It is very exciting to see how babies develop into children and how little by little their language development allows them to express their thoughts and their way of seeing the world. The baby first babbles his first words, then begins with the sentences and finally, you will be able to carry on conversations completely and logically.
If you are a parent, you should know that there is much you can do to promote language development and thus open the doors of language communication between you and your children. Do not miss the following tips to help your child have a good and better language development.
Tips for the good development of the language of your children
Responding to sound with sound and speech with speech
When the baby makes incomprehensible sounds they are the prelude to sounds for words. One idea is to act as if you know exactly what those sounds mean. For example: "Oh, you want to get out of the crib, right?" Sometimes just making the same sounds motivates little ones to keep making them.
Finding the time to 'sit and talk' with your baby every day
Find the right position so that your face is close to your baby's face. Chat about whatever comes to mind and give your baby a chance to give you his 'answer'. You may feel silly doing it, but the reality that doing this every day is very important for your little one's language development.
Have a clear language
Whether it's mumbling or having background noise (tumble dryer, dishwasher or TV)… too much noise gets in the way of language learning. Try to keep your speech clear and in a calm environment. In addition, to promote clear language, it is important that you read to your child children's stories every day.
Words linked to actions
When you talk to your baby use gestures and link your actions with your words. For example: 'I'm going to take a cookie from the cupboard', 'I'm going to eat this potato', and after saying it, perform the actions.
Help your baby communicate with gestures
Play as soon as your baby can sit in front of you. As the baby grows, continue to use gestures and movements to express yourself, in this way you will be teaching him that gestures are a good idea to communicate better. It is also important that you balance children's language and short sentences for a good speech.
In conversation, help the little ones learn to think
Say things that make the little ones think or remember. "Where are your shoes?" Let's go outside before lunch. Please take your jacket. These statements emphasize memory and demonstrate a time sequence of activities.
As of the year, ask a lot of questions
Nothing makes it easy to think like a question; your child cannot answer a question without thinking about what you have said. As you get older and have better verbal skills, answer their questions with a question that allows multiple answers. When reading a book, pause and ask: «What do you think the bunny will do now? "
Try to keep the language happy and positive
Unfortunately, some children hear very few positive words, almost all of them are negative. If a high percentage of the words directed at him are unpleasant, you can discourage him from speaking. So if you want your child to talk and heor make him happy and positive, you will have to talk to him this way too.
Help children express feelings and learn words that describe their feelings
"Are you sad today?" "It makes me very happy that you share your toys with your sister." Having words to describe feelings helps to understand and control a child's feelings. Try to stay positive and avoid saying things that may make you self-conscious about expressing your feelings.