an introduction
Since the time of the birth of the children, we have to know that we are not only telling them what is going on (for example, I’m going to take you now), but we also have to pay attention to the nonverbal signals of children and listen to the sounds and screams they make. Give the child time to answer your question. , Listen to him again and make every effort to understand what your child is delivering to you, and often your attempts will not always be successful at first, but they will improve with each attempt, but at the same time you will convey an important and profound message to your child that “we want you to tell us what You need it, we believe you are able to communicate with us, and forgive We will do our best to understand you. ”
If you are interested in motivating your child to speak, you have to spend enough time with him, so often you will need to use the incentive method for young children to teach them to talk, which is known to therapists as “communicative temptations,” but keep in mind that all children are different and learn Speak at different rates.
Activities to stimulate speech and language in children from birth to two years of age
- Encourage your child to return light-tone sounds like Mama, Papa
- Enhance attempts by maintaining eye contact, responding to speech, and mimicking words using different patterns. For example, raise your voice to indicate the question.
- Recognize your child’s laughter and facial expressions, teaching your child to imitate your actions, including clapping, kissing and playing with your fingers.
- Talk to your child about eating, dressing your child about what you do, where you are going, what you will do when you arrive, and specify the colors for him and the number of things.
- Use gestures such as waving a deposit to help convey meaning.
- Introducing your child’s favorite animals to connect the sound with a specific meaning, for example: “Dog says” because the child here wants to connect the sounds with other sensory objects, so that he can understand and stimulate speech.
- Read your child’s stories, here the reading will be just a description of the pictures in the book, and you choose books that feature large color photos are not very detailed, ask your child for an explanation of the pictures, referring to the pictures in the book.
2 to 4 years old
There are many ways to entice your child to speak, and we will remember many communication temptations that have been successful in motivating children to speak. You will be able, after reading well, to come up with seduction techniques that are appropriate for your child.
- Prepare a favorite food for your child and present it when he or she indicates that he or she would like some of it, whether by using a simple sign, word or phrase. For example, if your child is getting into the candy, wait a little and do not give it to him, and see if your child will try to interest them. In the name of dessert or his desire to eat, then reward him with his favorite dessert.
- Playing with your child’s favorite games: For example, if your child likes to play with a certain game and requires participation in the game, repeat the word “please” or “share with me” and ask him or her to repeat speech or sound if your child can say a word Or raised his voice to reward him with playing with him then.
- At the time of eating snacks such as crispy bread or crispy potatoes give parts to your child, then wait for him to ask for more, if you do not make an attempt to help him and ask him to say any word indicating his desire to eat more like tell him to repeat a sentence “I want more” and must produce a sign or imitate a voice then.
- Raise your child’s favorite things at a high distance, such as toys or food, so your child will have to ask for help to get these things through signs, wait until he tries to talk or hum.
- Your child has taken part in the catalytic game, such as rolling back or forth, pushing a car back and forth, and once stopping moving it and watching your child. If a sign is issued or uttered, move it in the desired direction. Your child makes a signal or sound.
- Use tight containers to store your child’s favorite things. When your child says he wants the cake or something, wait until he asks for it, and ask him to say “Open to me” or “I want that thing.”
- Use complex games that are difficult for children to turn on, turn them on and off, and wait for them to ask for help by using a signal or word to play the game again.
- Use the bubble ball game, then close the lid tightly, give it to your child and wait for them to ask for help by issuing a signal or word, and you can give them a form of a signal or word, and ask them to return it if necessary.
- Show attention to your child when you talk to him and teach him the names of things, and keep your eye in direct contact with him, and this will help your child understand when talking to him later.
- Give your child plenty of opportunities to talk during everyday activities. If you ask him a question, wait 10 seconds to give him enough time to respond.
- When you take your child on a bus or on a walk, point out things to him and name them and ask him about them.
- Read books and tell stories to your child at night, allow your child to stay on one page for five minutes if he wants to, talk to him about everything he sees and hear in the story, let him skip the pages and look at the book upside down. To speak.
- Use these little tricks that stimulate your child to communicate and increase the strength of your child’s communication. Through it, your child will learn very quickly that when she wants to go out, he can go out if he or she is interested, and that just crying at the door does not happen.
- It is important to be quick to respond to your child after being interested in what he wants from you, so as to enhance your child’s stimulation and communication. For example, if you teach your child to ask for more biscuits, this biscuit must be ready to give to your child. Instantly.
- When your child issues grunts, or tantrums, try to understand what he wants, and you have to explain to him that you do not understand what he wants unless he utters it in an appropriate way to do what he wants.
- These simple tricks have helped most children who use nonverbal communication to start verbal communication, and of course these things need a lot of patience and love.
- When your child sees that he can reach his needs, you will of course give him confidence, and you should not be disappointed until the process of language development continues.