Y’all. I know. This is SO hard. We WANT our child to to try new words and say new things. It’s normal and good and a part of being a parent! I still catch myself saying “say” to my 18 month old and supporting early communicators is my profession 🤣!
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With all that being said, I HIGHLY suggest avoiding saying “say” when encouraging your child to imitate a word or sound. What happens when we eliminate “say”? Our words magically transform from a command into an invitation. What was once an instruction to imitate now becomes something your child CHOOSES to imitate! When we avoid “say” we lower pressure by reducing demands and actually INCREASE the chances of your child imitating.
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What to do instead? Just say the target word. Yep. That’s it. Sit face to face with your child, make the word sound cool (varied pitch + elongated), and add a fun facial expression.
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Have you tried this trick yet? Share in the comments if it’s been successful for you!
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With all that being said, I HIGHLY suggest avoiding saying “say” when encouraging your child to imitate a word or sound. What happens when we eliminate “say”? Our words magically transform from a command into an invitation. What was once an instruction to imitate now becomes something your child CHOOSES to imitate! When we avoid “say” we lower pressure by reducing demands and actually INCREASE the chances of your child imitating.
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What to do instead? Just say the target word. Yep. That’s it. Sit face to face with your child, make the word sound cool (varied pitch + elongated), and add a fun facial expression.
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Have you tried this trick yet? Share in the comments if it’s been successful for you!
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