Encourage child’s language development

Speech, language and communication (SLC) play a vital
role in our lives. First words usually occur between 12 and 18 months, but it’s important yo know that every kid have his own time and sometimes it happens before or after.

Language is an innate ability of every human being. We have brain devices to acquire it, develop it, make it our own and achieve communication with other human beings.

Language development is extremely important for the development of thinking and cognition. The human being learns with words, thinks in words. Here lies the importance of encouraging children to reach it in a timely manner.

Being able to communicate helps children make friends, learn and enjoy life to the full. 

Children’s needs to:

• Learn to understand words, sentences and conversation
• Learn how to talk using words and sentences.
• Say speech sounds correctly so they can be understood by others

Neurological and thought development is achieved in human beings through imitation, exploration, displacement, sound, vision; which makes it strong and rich in connections.

There is no need for expensive objects and games, trips and walks, programs and latest model tablets. It is much simpler:

The child needs to play, dance, talk to them, tell them stories, take them to the square.

We must offer an attractive model to imitate and for this we are going to use a playful intonation or baby talk, fun and interactive communicative situations and toys and materials appropriate for the age.

Ands It’s important to remember that children begin to understand words before they can say them, but f you are worried about your child, it’s okey to ask a language therapist.