01/20/2026
Did you know that TALKING to your child is one of the most beneficial things you can do?
While this could be true for any age child and just about any life lesson, we will keep to our scope of practice and discuss its benefits for language development!
*Children learn by observation
*When you talk to your child, they are hearing a variety of words, sentence structures, and how to use language by asking questions, answering questions, and sharing information
*They pick up on social appropriateness, tone of voice, and nonverbal communication as well
Try to spend intentional time talking to your child throughout the day. Describe a few activities on your list for the day, describe what you are seeing out the car windows, or describe how you are preparing their snack. Just to name a few!
For more, check out this week’s blog post:
Narrating. Probably not a word you say on a regular basis, but… you are walking through the store describing to your child – the aisle you are in, the foods on your list, and what you are going to be making that week. Or you are driving down the road describing – the water tower […]