Ways to Nurture Your Child's Speech Development

<p><b>While it is true that all children develop at their own pace when it comes to speech, there are ways you can nurture their development. Today on Blossoming Tuesday I talk about how you can support your child’s speech development to help them blossom. I discuss how language develops from birth to preschool age and I break down the first five years of speech development. I also explain how important it is to understand that your child’s communication abilities may not parallel their emotional age until age seven and I  give tips to help with speech development and explain the connection between language and movement. I discuss games and activities that can support speech. Finally, I explain the importance of solo play to assist in language development. Tune in to We Nurture Podcast to help your child’s speech blossom!</b></p><p><b> Key Points From This Episode:</b></p><ul><li><b>Introducing today’s topic: Speech Development.</b></li><li><b>A brief overview of how speech develops from birth to preschool age. </b></li><li><b>Year one: crying and the dangers of letting them cry.</b></li><li><b>Three to six months: laughing.</b></li><li><b>Six to nine months: two-syllable words and understanding meaning. </b></li><li><b>12 to 18 months: imitating sound and pitch. </b></li><li><b>18 to 24 months: two-word sentences. </b></li><li><b>Year two: naming things and the dangers of correcting your child. </b></li><li><b>Year three: multiple words, even sentences with lots of words, asking why and the use of “I”. </b></li><li><b>Year four: complex sentences.</b></li><li><b>Year five: good vocabulary and complex sentence structure. </b></li><li><b>The importance of understanding your child’s emotional age. </b></li><li><b>Tips to help with your child’s speech development. </b></li><li><b>The connection between movement and speech development. </b></li><li><b>How reading, songs, and nursery rhymes help with language. </b></li><li><b>How rapid movement games and household chores support speech development. </b></li><li><b>The