Is your 20-month-old not Talking Yet?
According to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, at 1 to 2 years of age, children should:
* Say more words every month.
* Use some one- or two- word questions ("Where kitty?" "Go bye-bye?" "What's that?").
* Put two words together ("more cookie," "no juice," "mommy book").
* Use many different consonant sounds at the beginning of words.
They also have a number of things you can do to help your granddaughter improve her speech development now and when she's older.
One of the things they recommend is that you ask open ended questions instead of yes / no questions:
"For example, rather than asking, 'Do you want milk? Do you want water?', ask, 'Would you like a glass of milk or water?' Be sure to wait for the answer, and reinforce successful communication: 'Thank you for telling mommy what you want. Mommy will get you a glass of milk.' "
This addresses something that I see many parents and other caregivers do. It's so easy with everything we have going on in our lives. We get busy and maybe we're making breakfast in a rush and we just want to get the job done. We don't always leave room for lengthy verbal interactions. We also may not be in the habit of offering choices to our toddlers because they've been so dependent on us to make every decision for them since infancy. (If this sounds like you, start offering choices and you'll see much more than just language development taking place. You'll often see a reduction in behaviors like saying "No" and temper tantrums.)
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According to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, at 1 to 2 years of age, children should:
* Say more words every month.
* Use some one- or two- word questions ("Where kitty?" "Go bye-bye?" "What's that?").
* Put two words together ("more cookie," "no juice," "mommy book").
* Use many different consonant sounds at the beginning of words.
They also have a number of things you can do to help your granddaughter improve her speech development now and when she's older.
One of the things they recommend is that you ask open ended questions instead of yes / no questions:
"For example, rather than asking, 'Do you want milk? Do you want water?', ask, 'Would you like a glass of milk or water?' Be sure to wait for the answer, and reinforce successful communication: 'Thank you for telling mommy what you want. Mommy will get you a glass of milk.' "
This addresses something that I see many parents and other caregivers do. It's so easy with everything we have going on in our lives. We get busy and maybe we're making breakfast in a rush and we just want to get the job done. We don't always leave room for lengthy verbal interactions. We also may not be in the habit of offering choices to our toddlers because they've been so dependent on us to make every decision for them since infancy. (If this sounds like you, start offering choices and you'll see much more than just language development taking place. You'll often see a reduction in behaviors like saying "No" and temper tantrums.)
Give your Comments....................And ............................Opinions
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