All in Early Speech Development
The second a baby reaches out to something, starts crying, and gains your attention, is all the beginning stages of communication! What is your child learning when you turn to them when they cry or make a sound? They are learning that their voice has an effect on people…but speaking is hard!! Think of all the things you have to coordinate in order to make words: tongue, lips, jaw…
Ok, so your child is beginning to produce some of those early speech sounds. What do you do next to help their speech production/development?...SOUND IMITATION.
Do you ever feel like your child isn’t speaking as intelligibly as other child their age? If so, you are not alone! Many parents often see other children speaking more clearly or in full sentences and wonder, “Why is my child not speaking like that?”
