While it is true that all children develop at their own pace when it comes to speech, there are ways you can nurture their development. Today on Blossoming Tuesday I talk about how you can support your child’s speech development to help them blossom. I discuss how language develops from birth to preschool age and I break down the first five years of speech development. I also explain how important it is to understand that your child’s communication abilities may not parallel their emotional age until age seven and I give tips to help with speech development and explain the connection between language and movement. I discuss games and activities that can support speech. Finally, I explain the importance of solo play to assist in language development. Tune in to We Nurture Podcast to help your child’s speech blossom!

Key Points From This Episode:

• Introducing today’s topic: Speech Development.
• A brief overview of how speech develops from birth to preschool age.
• Year one: crying and the dangers of letting them cry.
• Three to six months: laughing.
• Six to nine months: two-syllable words and understanding meaning.
• 12 to 18 months: imitating sound and pitch.
• 18 to 24 months: two-word sentences.
• Year two: naming things and the dangers of correcting your child.
• Year three: multiple words, even sentences with lots of words, asking why and the use of “I”.
• Year four: complex sentences.
• Year five: good vocabulary and complex sentence structure.
• The importance of understanding your child’s emotional age.
• Tips to help with your child’s speech development.
• The connection between movement and speech development.
• How reading, songs, and nursery rhymes help with language.
• How rapid movement games and household chores support speech development.
• The importance of allowing your child alone time to digest what they’ve learned.

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