Language development starts in the early years of childhood, it is the process by which children learn, understand and communicate language. There are various stages and phases of the development of language and it starts after a few months of a child\u2019s birth. An infant starts to communicate and tries to speak a language, yet by 10 months, by making cooing, gurgling and babbling sounds, later in the 1st year they start communicating by picking up a First word ( it can be ma pa or any other two-letter word or a convenient word ) later by 18 months they know around 5-30 words gradually which is developed into a proper language by the time they are 2-3 years old. When your child starts with words, try to expand on those words. For example, if your child says “Orange,” you might say, “Do you want one orange?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We as parents are their first Teachers and should start guiding them and teaching them from the very initial years of their childhood.
There are various methods and ways of teaching new words and making them start speaking, and all this starts at home. We can play, have fun and teach them a lot by engaging them in the daily activities which we all do at home. Being a parent I would like to introduce the way that I found the best and most engaging in teaching my Little one so many new things.
So according to me, Mealtime ( Family Meal ) are a Great Opportunity to bring the best out of any child.
Get the whole family involved and have a go!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So here are a few examples of how we can make the most of family mealtime and teach our kids a lot of new things \u2013<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Give Them an Empty Plate\/Bowl\/Glass One Bite Only Give them Options and Choices
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Your child will not feel a need to communicate or speak anything if he\/she is given all the things they need. Let them try and speak up and ask for the thing they need. For example \u2013 Dnt fil water in their cup, wait and let me speak up and ask for it in their language, give them an opportunity to highlight the problem and request a solution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Give a bite at a time or just a little bit and give them an opportunity to ask for more, because hunger will Encourage them to speak up and they will try and communicate it in their manner and ask for more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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While serving food we can put a choice in front of our kids and ask if they would like to have their meal in red or green plate, If they want tomato or carrots in the salad, whether they want tomato ketchup or mint chutney with the snack etc. This will encourage kids to communicate.
Name the Food
Quite simple. As the name suggests, playful Name whatever you see whenever you are sitting with the child. Your child will listen and learn the vocabulary in a relaxed environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n