Talk More Than Baby Talk

I thought this video was very interesting because it showed the many different things that parents had to do to help their children. They have to be just as active as a observer, as well as participant. The piano clip was a perfect example of this. The parent realized that the child wanted to play the piano, so she put the child on the seat and played it with her. This was an example of knowing what the child wants, and executing it. According to Lecture 1, Lexical production is the ability to associate a word with a context (Watchel, 2016). This is what was happening with the sink clip. The parent was helping associate the measuring cups with the kitchen. I also thought it was very interesting that in lecture 2, it said that children build preferences with words that are easier for them (Watchel, 2016). This is why the child bonded with the puppet. According to More Than Baby Talk, a great strategy to use is to "be chatty" (More Than Baby Talk). This means that parents should engage in conversation with their child to help with language development. …show more content…
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Watchel, J. (2016). Lecture 1 Developmental Milestones in the Toddler Years [PowerPoint slides]. Retrieved April 12, 2017, from