CHILD TALK A SUCCESSFUL METHOD TO SPEAK WITH YOUR INFANT

Did you know your day by day talk with your child is significant for his/her brain and language improvement? Along these lines, the more you talk, the better it is for your child. 

WHAT IS BABY TALK?

- A childish way of speaking to babies and toddlers

- You usually use a playful, exaggerated, and high pitched tone with stress on vowels. E.g; "Goooodddd Morrrnniiinggg, Howww areee youuuuuuuuu?, You are sooooo cutttteeeee!"

- Babies pay more attention to baby talk than the normal adult talk

ADVANTAGES

- Promotes early brain development, helps to form strong language skill

- Improves your child's brain activity which helps in early language development

TIPS

- Ensure that there are no distractions when you are talking to your baby

- Talk to your child often, even when you are bathing them or changing their diaper

- Make some alone time with your baby and have the baby talk as it more effective when it is done alone with your baby

- When you are having the baby talk, make sure you look at your child in the eye. This way your baby will respond better to what you are saying

- Do the normal adult talk too once in a while so that they know how words actually sound like

- If your baby is trying to say something don't interrupt them or look away as your baby needs to know that you are listening to them

- If your baby is pointing at something but is not able to say anything, help them find the words. E.g; If they point at a dog, say, "That is a dog".

- If your child looks tired or restless of your talk, don't force them to listen to you.

- Don't let your baby watch TV for too long as it can stop your baby's language growth