Help your baby thrive! Learn key speech milestones and simple tips to boost their language skills. Watch Part 2:
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00:00 Intro
00:36 Language vs Communication
01:50 Foundational Skills for Language and Communication
02:45 Milestones to Look Out for in the First 12 Months
03:12 How to Engage and Promote Speech Development
04:05 Sing – Use songs and rhymes to build rhythm and sound recognition
04:55 Play & Pause – The ultimate way to connect with your baby and communicate
05:43 Expose – Babies are like sponges soaking up language from birth
07:29 Act – Pair words with gestures
07:54 Keep it Reciprocal – Treat your baby’s sounds like a real conversation
09:02 Remember to Keep It Real, Not Digital
09:29 Language Milestones to Monitor in the First Year
10:37 When to Seek Help
****The information in this video is intended to serve as educational information and is not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. If a parent or guardian is concerned about their child, it is their responsibility to seek medical attention with the child’s healthcare provider.****
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This was so helpful to know! Thank you 🙂 I was wondering about screaming, sometimes I need to place my 11 month old in his pen while I cook dinner and when he gets bored or frustrated he will stand there screaming and yelling at me to pick him up 🥲 I have been trying not to give a large reaction, but I’ll just talk to him. However he usually continues yelling until I pick him up..thank you!
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The ‘Sing’ tip is our favourite — Old MacDonald’s moo-moos get stuck in my head all day, and it’s so worth it when my little one joins in with the animal sounds. The rhythm and repetition really do help the sounds stick. Thank you for breaking the milestones down so clearly.