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Learning Their first words

teresawonderess by teresawonderess Speaking(December 2007) (rank 331st)

When you have a young one in the family, it can be exciting and frustrating at the same time. Because sometimes you just don't know what they want and they are sometimes not the best communicators. If only I knew what you wanted, is sometimes what you might be thinking

or as a lot of Mum's do, you say it aloud. It's so exciting when you hear them say their first words. Especially when there's no doubt in your mind that you know exactly what they said. I was so excited when Jennifer said her first words.

Another way for them to learn tehir first words is to always talk to them as though you were having a conversation with another grown up. Not just toddler talk like some people do. also reading to them and listening to music with them helps them learn to form words which sometimes they pick up so fast it's a wonder that we don't learn as fast as that anymore. Hope you enjoyed this and that you can educate your child in a good way with it.

Thanks Teresa

 

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Izzy
December 2007 | Izzy
Re: Learning Their first words
It's good to start talking to babies as soon as possible. Just narrate everything you're doing and you'll do just fine.   Singing also teaches them language.


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Ngairi
December 2007 | Ngairi
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Reading is a wonderful tool to help children with speaking. Right from an early age you should be reading to your child. Also you are right about the speaking. Good article


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Kellzacar
5.00 (Excellent) | December 2007 | Kellzacar
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CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR FIRST ARTICLE

Thanks for sharing your thoughts and idea's . . . A great first article and I look forward to seeing more . . .

Cheers Kellz


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emmie
5.00 (Excellent) | December 2007 | emmie
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good article

thanks for sharing

emz



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JadieLady
5.00 (Excellent) | December 2007 | JadieLady
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This is a good article, Good on you llilysmom for getting the baby signing thing! I tried but it was too hard to remember all the signs and mum and dad ended up altering their versions...so we quit so as not to confuse him. Apart from the babbling we all do at about 4 months old, We have always spoken to Liam as we would anyone else. I really think this is the reason why he talks better than so many other children his age. And that is not me being ap roud mummy ( though I am!) A friend of mine who is contact with a lot of kids his age told me that he speaks much better than them, and is better behaved too.


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lilysmom
5.00 (Excellent) | December 2007 | lilysmom
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i think that those annoying toys that sing help too...

lily's got a leapfrog fridge toy that sings alphabets, she presses it and it says whatever letter is in it and the sounds, along with an annoying little song... lol

she wanders around singing "A" "ahhh" "ehh" cuz the song goes "A" says "ahh" and "ehh". its really cute.

And I'm a firm supporter of baby sign language! when they start talking, "baa" could mean anything from bottle to ball to bath. when she makes the signs i know exactally what she wants. I just repete the word with her a few times, and she looks at me like, "yeah I know mum, i just told you i wanted a bath, so why are you making me repete it again??"  But it really cuts down on the guess work.



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