How to teach a stubborn toddler to talk

By: Julia Luckenbill

When you talk to your child, you support her language development. Think about what you are saying from your infant or toddler’s point of view.

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If she could talk, she might ask you...

1. When I point to something, tell me what it is. While you are telling me, look at it and point to it too.

2. Use a gesture along with the word you say, so that I can say it too.

 If you tell me it is time to eat, tap you lips. I can imitate the gesture and tell you when I’m hungry.

3.

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Talk to me about what you are doing.Tell me what will happen next, so I will know what to expect.

4. Talk to me about what I am doing. Using words to describe my actions and feelings helps me learn those words too.

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Take turns chatting back and forth with me.  Listen to what I am saying –then imitate my coos or babbles. If I’m older, you can reply to my questions and ask your own. I like open-ended questions that don’t have right or wrong answers.

6. Model bigger and better sentences.  If I say, “Two cat,” you can say, “You have two cats on your shirt!”  I learn

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