Rebecca Longoria First Family Analysis

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Rebecca Longoria first family was the Picas they have a 2-year-old and a 4-month-old. The Picas explains what everything is to their 2-year-old Therese. They make sure she understands them by identifying what an object is multiple times and makes her repeats what it is. Not to mention they have been reading to her from the start and continuing. With Theresa is a very bright 2-year-old with a wide vocabulary. Therese is a good example of why children are like sponges they soak up everything they see and hear and most definitely will repeat it.
Rebecca second family was the Johnsons they have a 20 month on daughter. They want her to have good language and communication skills. Therefore they don’t baby talk her; they talk to her as if she was

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