Video: How to Communicate with Your Toddler to Help Them Learn

Viewing time: 6 minutes 2 seconds 

What you will learn: 

• Catalogues are a great source of words and pictures – you can point to a picture an ask if she knows what it is. If she does, praise her and tell her more about the item
• Preparing a snack is a good learning opportunity, you can talk about the shape, size colour of the food as you prepare it
• Talking together about what you are doing helps her understand what is happening around her and why things happen
• Giving simple instructions helps her see what it is you want her to do.
• When walking down the street, describe what you see.
• If your toddler doesn’t understand, use different words
• Talking a lot is the best way to learn language
• Children LOVE the fact that everything is new to them and exploring the world is amazing to them
• Everyday objects are new to toddlers so talk about their shape, colour and how they feel.
• You can introduce new words everywhere you go and use action words and descriptive words.
• The more words they hear, the more they will learn!