Christmas is such a magical time for children (and many adults- like me!)
and as such it can be so beneficial to use these special moments to help kids learn to talk.
Peekaboo Christmasis a super adorable addition this year!
you’ve got the option to hide behind your hands or under a blanket.
Say, Where are you?
I cant find you!
Oh no, where did you go?
If your child imitates your words, thats excellent!
it’s possible for you to also model Pee-boo!
and see if that simplifies it for them.
If they say any approximations, you might say, Yes!
to encourage their attempts at speech.
Imitate:Imitation is important because it is a prerequisite skill to talking!
Making crafts can be a fun way to work on motor skills and language development.
The best part is that this puppet actually plays peekaboo!
Learn Christmas vocabulary!I am a huge supporter of modeling language rather than asking children to label items.
When you ask your child, What is this?
over and over, they will likely get frustrated and not want to talk.
I can do this by pausing the video and saying, I see a cat!
and then looking expectantly at a child to see if they will tell me something they see.
I could say hmmm or I wonder what this is?
If a child is not yet able to talk, I would not expect them to do this.
If your child is comfortable talking, you’ve got the option to ask Where is the cat?
and see if they can use a preposition in their answer.
I would also encourage them to ask you, Where is the cat?, or Whered it go?
as an early basis for reciprocal conversations.
are all good conversation starters.
When I first showed this video to my three year old, he immediately started saying Boo!
and I thought NOOO, its not Halloween!
This song is great for learning verbs and combining words.
Clickherefor a list of all free Christmas resources.
I really hope these ideas get your started with supporting speech and language development this Christmas!
Always remember that children learn so much through interactions with others.
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