by Brooke Andrews | Jun 30, 2020 | Feeding, Language Development
Whenever a child is not meeting our expectations, it’s easy to assume it’s a behavior or he is simply refusing to do what we are asking. It’s easy to think they are being “stubborn” or “lazy.” What if we reframed this? What if we simply acknowledged that if...
by Brooke Andrews | Jun 1, 2018 | Language Development
Questions and Comments One of the best ways to encourage language learning in toddlers is to balance questions with comments. Questions tend to be conversation stoppers. In other words, after the person answers the question, the conversation can end. ...
by Brooke Andrews | Nov 22, 2016 | literacy
Snuggling up with your toddler and sharing a book is a great way to help him or her learn and develop language. The earlier you begin reading to your child, the sooner reading will become an enjoyable part of his or her life. When you share books with your...