Talking with My Child
Did You Know...
Babies and young children are amazingly smart? Babies of mothers who speak to them often learn almost 300 more words by age 2 than other children the same age.
So Talk, Talk, Talk
It’s very important as well as educational to talk with infants as you take care of all the routines that are part of everyday life, such as feeding, diapering, bathing and rocking your child to sleep. As you change his diaper, tell your baby just what you are doing.
Most parents automatically use a high-pitched voice to talk with infants, and this is a tone that babies respond well to. Tell him you are going to change him, that you are taking off the dirty diaper, that the wipes will feel a little cold, and that he will soon feel clean and dry.
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