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The Power of Play-The Best Way to Teach Your Toddler to Talk

4/11/2013

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Teach Your Toddler to Talk
The number one way to get your toddler talking and communicating is through play.  Why play?  Because all children and toddlers learn through play.  Play creates the desire for your toddler to talk and communicate.  Play is fun and is a natural part of a child’s development.  It helps develop a child’s cognitive, physical, social, and emotional skills.  Through play, parents are also able to connect with their children and devote that special one-on-one time that all children enjoy.   Not only is play entertaining for your toddler, it can also be fun for you!  You can play peek-a-boo, go to the park, do an activity, or play with toys.  The possibilities are endless!

Play is considered to be a developmental skill because it is a natural activity that children do.  If a child does not play then it can be a sign that his or her language skills are delayed.  The reason is because play is a representation of a child’s language skills.  This is just one of the many reasons why play is important.  Some research also suggests that play and cognition are interrelated.  The more advanced a child’s play skills are, the more developed his cognitive skills may be.  

Since toddlers love one on one time with parents and family members, try to make it a priority to include a fun activity for at least 30 minutes each day.  If 30 minutes is too much due to busy schedules, break it up into smaller chunks of time.   Get the entire family involved in play to make your efforts at increasing your toddler’s speech and language skills effective.  Be sure to introduce your toddler to new vocabulary words, action words, and teach him or her about taking turns.  This is how you can build your toddler's speech and language skills. 

Check back next week to find out how to play with your child to build toddler speech and language skills.  He will never know you're trying to help him learn.  Play is a powerful strategy!


To learn more speech and language tips to help your toddler talk and communicate faster, be sure to check out my book on Amazon Kindle, Talking With Todders - 52 Tips to Boost Speech and Language Skills.   
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Leslie Vollor
4/11/2013 04:39:40 am

Love this! I have enjoyed reading your posts Rebecca!

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Rebecca Haas link
4/12/2013 10:18:31 am

Thanks so much Leslie! Hope to see you and your sweet baby girl soon!

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Valerie link
6/27/2013 12:23:59 am

As a former teacher I whole-heartedly agree! This is essential to early brain development. Visiting you from the bloggy moms hop. :)

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Braden Bills link
3/30/2021 09:37:00 am

I want to make sure that I teach my son properly, and I'm not sure how to help out. It makes sense that playing in an educational way would be helpful! I'll be sure to talk with my son to ensure that we get everything together properly.

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Mia Evans link
8/3/2021 05:50:11 pm

I like that you pointed out that play is a developmental skill for toddlers because it is a natural activity for them. With that in mind, I will make sure that I will choose a child care facility that will have enough activities for play to develop my child while entrusting him to them. I just need to send him to child care for now because I have no one to leave him at home while I am away in the morning.

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