other than by reading cuz of course i know that
2007-02-15 03:35:05 · 11 answers · asked by saveit 4 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
This is such a great age for learning new words! One neat thing to start doing is to go beyond simple nouns and start using verbs and discussing relationships. Put water in a cup and pour it out. "Water all gone!" Then fill the cup back up. "More water!" Give the cup to your baby and see what she (or he) does--probably pour it out--and say, "All gone!" again.
"Hot" and "cold" are some of the first adjectives that kids will learn. You can do this by warning about things that are hot, and by feeling things from the freezer that are cold. Show the burner on the stove and say "hot" in a firm voice. Have your baby feel something that is hot (but not burning) and say "hot" again. Then, point to a picture of a fire in a magazine and say "hot" and "fire". The baby will connect the known idea "hot" with the "fire". Teach cold in the same way.
This is also the age to start teaching big/little concepts. My little one loves to call things "baby" and "mommy"--for example, when he sees a little truck, it's a "baby truck" and a big truck is a "mommy truck". I'll often repeat what he says and then add, "baby truck is little" just to bridge what he is saying to more regular speech.
When your baby points to something she recognizes--for example, a cow--build on that by saying something that the cow is or does. For instance, "The cow says moo!" Or "The cow is eating grass." Colors work well for this too. The key idea is that you're building from what your baby knows and adding to that network. This is powerful learning. I was shocked when my daycare provider said that my son knew his colors at 23 months. I never sat down to teach them to him, just used them in everyday speech.
And don't be afraid to use precise words with your baby. My son loves helicopters. He has trouble saying the word, but that's part of the fun. Don't oversimplify. Use your full range of vocabulary, slowing down and relating new words to known words as much as you can.
Enjoy the toddler time! It's wonderful!
2007-02-15 09:14:19 · answer #1 · answered by snowberry 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Engage your toddler in everything you do. Talk as you make dinner, put the groceries away, fold the laundry. The more vocabulary they are exposed to the more words they pick up. My 23 month old never shuts up now!!!! LOL
2007-02-15 03:41:51 · answer #2 · answered by his temptress 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You just have to engage yourself in a lot of chatter with things you are doing. Your child is a copycat at this age and will just start to imitate the sounds you are making. Typically, children will parrot you. So just talk to and around your child. Even while driving chatter or even sing away. It all helps with the learning of speech.
2007-02-15 03:49:44 · answer #3 · answered by kubbyp 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you are playing with your baby keep repeating a word. Like when you roll a ball back and forth. Keep saying ball. Or when they go to the potty....say "potty". Just use common sense. But you should probably stick to inanimate objects at first. I don't think they are ready at that age to grasp a concept like....."hungry"
or "sleepy"
2007-02-15 03:46:25 · answer #4 · answered by O Wise One 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Repetition say the words over and over again
of course most babies wont say the words when you want them to but there in the vault>>>>>they will surprise you when they do
2007-02-15 03:40:42 · answer #5 · answered by ♥NEVAR♥ 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-02 04:34:07 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ah 21 months, old they are like little sponges. every word they hear they will repeat, believe me i know,lol. the more new words you speak that is how the little one will learn. So be carefull what you say,lol. good luck
2007-02-15 03:46:36 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
continually talk talk and talk point to things and tell him what everything is... just talk talk and talk to the toddler and have conversations
my 29 month old wont stop talking now.... him and i go on for hours
2007-02-15 03:45:23 · answer #8 · answered by smilingontime 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What ever she wants have her ask for it. Tell her what things are when she points to them. Talk to her constantly.
2007-02-15 07:17:10 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Buy flash cards. My daughter-in-law bought them for her girls and it really helped. She bought; alphabet letters, numbers, shapes and colors.
2007-02-15 03:57:31 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋