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Encourage
Your Baby To Talk
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brought to you by InfantsBabiesToddlers.com
In
your baby's first year, his only way of communcating with you is with
his cry. But as you've probably found out, he has different
cries for different things such as pain, tiredness, hunger and boredom.
And depending on how much your baby cries, you may well be
wishing he'd start talking sooner!
You can encourage early talking in your baby by just doing a few simple things daily.
Talk to your baby! You've probably already noticed how he listens
intently to you. Take advantage of this phase and chat away at him
about anything. It doesn't matter what you talk about...he'll
think you're absolutely fascinating even if your explaining the role
that toilet paper plays in our lives! Believe it or not, you can even
turn the chore of washing into a language lesson for your child. Tell
your baby what you are doing by simply repeating common words in short
sentences and he will soon make the association between the sound and
the action or object. For example:
"We're hanging out washing"
"Look at the clean washing"
"The washing is wet"
"Soon the washing will be dry"
Another
way to encourage an early talker, is to point out things all around you
and say their name. For example, a dog may be very ho-hum boring
to you, but your baby may never have seen a dog before! Let him
know what it is! Remember that everything around you, your baby
is experiencing for the first time. So point out and describe
everything...flowers, trees, people, cars...everything!
Want a talkative, articualte child? Read to him! Read,
read, read, read! It is never too early to start to read to your
child. When your baby is quite young, he doesn't care what you read to
him, just as long as your voice is animated. Obviously, when he
becomes more interactive, choose simple books with few words.
Apart from developing speech, it's a great time to bond.
Copy his babbling noises. By copying him and encouraging him to
make the noise again, you are in fact teaching him to deliberately make
a particular sound...the beginning of talking! Make a game of it,
make it fun. Have a conversation together in babble!
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