So that your son or daughter start talking you have to stimulate him. There are children who need more stimulation than others, but all need to be talked to. Something that mothers do naturally. If you talk a lot to the baby, even if he is very young, you will be helping him in the acquisition of language, beyond his first words.
From a very young age babies recognize parent's voice, and the baby begins to produce their first sounds, as a way to communicate with you. Try repeating those sounds, and you will establish a real conversation of cooing, gurgling and laughing. Little by little he will say his first words and understand their meaning.
Recommendations for teaching your child to speak
The and the speech therapists give a series of recommendations to teach your child to speak. But remember that language learning will evolve according to the different stages of the child's development. We have echoed them, in particular we follow Cristina Municio, and we transfer them to you. These are:
- Except for playtime, mothers should talk to their children in clearly and as an adult.
- Should be always pronounce and repeat the words correctly. For example, the adult should say the word dog and not the gua-gua
- If we have to correct the child, we are the ones who must pronounce the word correctly, and do not ask the child to repeat it until it is done correctly.
- The most important is let the child know that we understand him. Therefore, we have to pay attention to what it means, although in many cases it is tiring.
Other recommendations to be active in communication is look for quality times with your child. Must motivate children to speak during play, in their daily activities and in joint activities. As we have repeated on different occasions, you learn more from emotion.
Some key ideas to generate speech learning
We now tell you some key ideas that can help you teach your child to speak. However, keep in mind that each boy and girl is unique and the conditions in which it grows are also. By the way, it is a myth that girls speak a long time before and much more than boys.
Demand let your son or daughter be the protagonist. Leave room for initiative, give him time to explain what he wants. There is no need to give master classes in which the child only listens. Interaction dynamics must be generated. You can use voices and fictional characters who talk about them and tell stories. We have to engage our children in the conversation, both by listening and saying things.
To teach your child to speak use words that you use in your day to day, and that for the child they are everyday. In the early stages of childhood, learning should be done in the form of a game. For example, if your child likes animals, you can make them the protagonists of a story in which they participate by asking questions and challenging the protagonists.
Questions and Congratulations for Teaching Speaking
An interesting tactic to teach your child to speak is stimulate him with concrete situations. It is good to ask them not only to talk, but about what they have understood. So you create a mechanism for children to put their five senses in the interaction. In this way, it helps the little ones listen, and also speak.
Never forget you congratulate your child on their progress. Show signs of joy at their accomplishments. In the very early stages of infancy this works very well, because the baby creates sounds associated with positive emotions. It also reinforces self-esteem and favors involvement in learning.
However if you detect that something does not work well consult an expert, in this case a speech therapist. Do not let yourself be carried away by the belief that the child will mature, this prevents you from addressing difficulties in a preventive way that can later become more complicated over time.