Has the baby become a chatterbox lately, chattering incessantly? Little one, this is entering a period of language explosion, which will last from 2.5 years old to 4 years old. During this period, the baby's language ability will have a rapid development, so you need to pay more attention to the cultivation of the baby's language quality!
Performance during the language explosion period
1. Learn to use new vocabulary. A baby around 2.5 years old can already speak words and some simple sentences, and they will particularly enjoy using newly learned vocabulary to communicate with you, like a little adult. For example, when he watches a character in an animated film say "something big is not good" when facing danger, he himself will also say "something big is not good" when facing a situation that feels dangerous. In your opinion, he may not understand these yet, but he can already master and apply them very well.
2. Continuously repeating sentences. Around the age of 3, babies can easily express their thoughts with sentences, and they particularly enjoy imitating and repeating sentences, always in the mode of a "repeating machine" and never tire of it. No matter what others say or to whom they say it, he will always repeat it. He doesn't care about the content expressed in the sentence. For example, when you are very angry and say to your baby, "Look, you've dirtied all your clothes!" he will also repeat to you, "Look, you've dirtied all your clothes!" and so on.
How to seize the period of language explosion for cultivation?
1. Encourage babies with more language. Taking advantage of your baby's tendency to imitate others and repeat their language, you can encourage them with more words, such as saying, "Baby, you're amazing!" or "You're so brave!" When you hear them, your baby will also repeat them and keep these words in mind. In his growth process, when he encounters difficulties, he will think of these encouraging words and have more confidence to overcome them.
2. Improve language expression through games. When your baby has developed the ability to express themselves verbally, you can train them in this area. For example, setting up a scenario game of selling goods, allowing babies to learn "what to say to whom". You act as a salesperson and introduce products to the baby. You can point at the toy dog and say, 'This is a cute little dog. He helps his family guard the house. Do you like him?' Let the baby buy the little dog back. Then the baby will act as a salesperson to introduce the product to you and repeat the process.
3. Let the baby learn to repeat. When your baby constantly imitates and repeats language, don't feel annoyed. Instead, consciously communicate with him and guide him to repeat some words to cultivate his language expression ability. You can start with something simpler, such as "Baby is going to kindergarten!" "Dad's driving skills are great!" You can also teach him some fresh sentences, such as "Dad makes a phone call - hey hey hey" "Little dog barks - Wangwang", etc. Babies will be more interested in these elephant like words. If the baby has unclear situations, you need to patiently repeat teaching them.
