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Child care The child needs special care from the moment of his birth, successively through the early stages of his life, as the first years of his life constitute the first building block in establishing his personality. This matter is placed on the father and mother in particular, as the child is close to his parents, especially the mother in his early years.
The child needs special treatment that makes him gradually realize the things surrounding him, starting with suggestions and then learning the language, even if it is very simplified for him. Language and learning it is a transitional stage in the child’s life that makes him realize the outside world and be able to communicate socially, first with his family members and then communicate with the outside world such as nursery, kindergarten and school.
The age of speech in children
Children begin to learn language after the age of one year, and at the age of two, the child has many words that he can pronounce, ranging mostly to four hundred words, and his chance to pronounce other words increases to reach a thousand words in the third year, despite this matter, we cannot make it a rule for all children, as the matter is relative between them and the matter may differ from one child to another. Children who are late in speaking are usually busy playing and physical movements that they express themselves with, such as somersaulting, jumping, playing, climbing, and so on.
As for children who begin learning to speak early, they usually postpone physical movements until the later years of their life, but there is another reason that may delay the child’s beginning to pronounce some words due to his lack of communication with children his age, as children meeting with each other, playing together, and talking to each other may encourage the child to speak early and increase his courage.
Steps to teach your child to speak
The mother should always practice some steps with her child to encourage him to speak and learn many simple words, and these steps include the following:
Talk to the child from birth
You should talk to the child from birth as if he is a person who distinguishes speech, such as saying to him some words: Do you want milk? Or are you feeling sleepy? And you start to introduce him to some of the things that surround him, and if the child does not respond to any of the mother’s dialogue, this matter strengthens his personality and makes him relish hearing words and understanding them gradually until they seem familiar to him and he gradually understands them.
How to use free time
In free time, you can talk to your child about many things such as the weather or tell him about his father that he is outside and works and spends most of his time outside the home, and other things, and you will notice that your child listens to you well with eagerness, and this makes him realize that there is a language for dialogue and pronunciation, and with the passage of time you will notice that he wants to talk and imitate even if his words are simple and incomprehensible.
Introduce the child to the things around him
Introduce the child to the things around him, such as saying this is a refrigerator, this is a bed, this is milk, and this is a TV, while repeating the word. With time, the child will memorize it and repeat it. If your child makes a mistake in pronouncing it, try to repeat the correct pronunciation. With time, he will master the word well.
Abbreviating words
I do not like the idea of abbreviating words for the child at all, such as (Nana) to refer to food, (Ba) to refer to the word Baba, as your child will get used to it and will still not understand the original pronunciation of the word.
Listen to some children’s songs
Let your child listen to some children’s songs, as they will definitely attract his attention, and he will focus on the melodious words, memorize some words, and try to repeat them.
Short story
At night, read your child a short story, preferably an illustrated story, to increase the child’s excitement and love for literature, increase his mental awareness, expand his sensory imagination, and encourage him to speak and talk, even if he does not understand the content of the story, as the child feels, senses, and needs some time to be alone. These moments at the beginning of his life leave an indelible mark on his imagination even when he grows up.
Express himself
Leave your child free to express himself and listen to him with all attention, even if you do not understand half of what he says, but he feels interested and wants to talk, ask him some questions and leave him the freedom to express and express his desires, such as whether he wants food or not? Or does he want to go for a walk? And other such things.
Special books for teaching
Bring your child special books for teaching children that contain some pictures and introduce him to the outside environment such as animals and their shapes and learning numbers and colors.
Hear strange sounds
Children usually love to hear strange sounds such as the sound of air or the sound of running water, or the chirping of birds, or even the sound of a loud radio, all of these things quickly attract his attention, all you have to do is name the sounds and pronounce them to him to expand his sensory and linguistic perceptions.
Posters on the walls of your child’s
Put some illustrated posters on the walls of your child’s room in bright and beautiful colors, such as flowers, or an airplane, or pictures of some animals and try to introduce him to each picture and its correct pronunciation and imitate some sounds in front of him such as the sound of an airplane or a cat and so on, if your child does not respond the first time, be absolutely certain that he will master pronunciation the next times and that what he hears from you is stored in his mind.
Mix with society
Leave your child a space to walk and mix with society with those his age to play with sand, cubes or a ball, as this matter strengthens his personality and he learns from his peers how to pronounce some words.
Positive words
Reward your child with some words when he does something good by saying thank you, or that’s good, or you’re smart and such positive words that increase the child’s desire to always learn more, and teach him physical suggestions such as shaking the finger to indicate the denial of something or clapping for him as a reward.
Do not scold your child
Do not scold your child and always try to talk to him and tell him that this thing is not good and he does not want to do it again. This method will free the child from his stubbornness and will make him an understanding person who responds with dialogue and a discussion style.
Never interrupt your child
Never interrupt your child while he is talking, listen to him with full interest and do not try to stop him no matter what his opinion is, as this will encourage him to speak and make him speak with absolute freedom.
Using colored drawing papers
Bring your child some colored drawing papers and some safe colors such as pastels, wood or pencils, as they will definitely attract him. Tell him I want to teach you to draw a rose, a cat, or a cloud, and color it. This will delight him and he will try to imitate. Also, one of the very important things that you should always consider is to start establishing your child before entering kindergarten or school. For example, bring some papers and start teaching him the letters, whether in Arabic or English, as well as the numbers, writing them, coloring them and pronouncing them repeatedly in front of him until he masters pronouncing them. In this way, you will have covered half the way for him.
Discuss and dialogue
Always try not to follow the method of indoctrination with your child, as it is a method that places information in the child’s mind without realizing its nature. Adopt a simplified method of explanation with him. Discuss and dialogue with him until all his perceptions expand. This matter also increases the child’s intelligence quotient and increases his creativity.
Conclusion
Finally, the world of childhood is very vast and diving into it is like diving into an endless sea, but my advice to all mothers is that the child is a sensitive person with his own personality and being. Give your child free rein to be creative in everything that is beautiful. Offer him everything that is beautiful in his innocent, pure world and support him in all stages of his life. Create a person who is confident in himself. Plant beauty in his heart and mind. Talk to him about everything so that he is your friend who reveals all his secrets to you. You will remain the only embrace that provides him with safety and warmth. Put his foot on the first step of the road and watch him from afar and you will find that he will advance in all stages of his life and you will find him one of the most successful people and always confident in his steps.