65: Language Development in Infants and Toddlers with Melissa Minney
Parenting Podcast – Episode 65: Language Development in Infants and Toddlers with Melissa Minney
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Melissa Minney is a speech-language pathologist specializing in babies and toddlers and a mommy of two. Her passion is helping parents to get their little ones talking! She does this by educating about speech and language milestones and providing tips for nurturing your child’s language development from infancy through toddlerhood on her instagram account @RaisingLittleTalkers.
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Show Notes
1. What are some of the major vocal development stages starting with infants?
-Reflexive Noises
-Cooing
-Vocal Play
-Laughter
-Early Babbling
-Reduplicated Babbling
-Non-Reduplicated Babbling
-Jargon
-Word Approximations
2. Early Babbling seems to be a major milestone (Mama, Dada), How do you help encourage babbling?
3. What are some of the most common “first words” children learn?
4. What can you do as a parent to help with language development?
-Verbal Routines / Narrating your day
5. What are some of the signs that your child is ready to start talking and what red flags should parents look out for?
Melissa’s Recommended Mommy Item:
Marpac Yogasleep Hushh Portable Sound Machine
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Website: https://www.raisinglittletalkers.com/
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Intro Song courtesy of:
I dunno by grapes (c) copyright 2008 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/grapes/16626 Ft: J Lang, Morusque
