Your voice reassures him and gradually teaches him how to communicate. Your words integrate him into society and it is still the best way to teach him language. The advice of Jaqueline Wendland, psychologist and early childhood specialist.
We now know that between the 26th and 28th week of pregnancy, the hearing of the fetus begins to develop. Baby hears voices as well as external and internal noises such as the mother's heartbeat and digestive sounds. He also learns to identify his parents' voices. "Baby can also recognize songs he heard in utero after birth," says Jaqueline Wendland, a clinical psychologist in the field of infant and toddler development and author of Good night my little one.
How do I talk to a newborn baby?
Just because your baby doesn't master adult language doesn't mean he or she can't understand the subtleties of your conversations. If he doesn't understand your words, your baby will grasp the intention and what the sound conveys as affect, thanks to your tone and expression. So don't hesitate to talk to him about how you feel and tell him that you understand what he's expressing.
"Language, whether spoken, read or written, occupies a fundamental place in the life of every human being and this long before the emergence of speech. From an early age, children live in a 'language bath'. By talking to them, the adult tells the child that they too are already speaking, with their cries and facial expressions, to which the adult gives meaning," explains Jaqueline Wendland.
How do you talk to a 3-month-old baby?
Spontaneously, parents and especially mothers use a higher voice with more pronounced intonation variations. This so-called motherese or motherese language is essential for language learning. You can use rhythmic movements and mimics to accompany your child's gestures. You will thus establish a quality bond with your child from the very first weeks.
How do I talk to a 6-month-old baby?
First of all, avoid baby talk! Talking to a baby does not mean using nonsense language. Talk to him about the dog rather than "wow, wow," but don't hesitate to simply say "that's good that," rather than "that's tasty. "It's important for the adult to use a variety of words with the young child, a rich vocabulary, all verbal tenses as well as different forms of representation (words, text, images, gestures), while keeping a first-age intonation," explains Jaqueline Wendland.
How do you teach a 2-year-old baby to speak?
From the age of 2 years, a child begins to place words in a certain order in order to develop sentences. He often uses sentences of two or three words to express himself. The number of words he understands and integrates quickly increases from this age. He also begins to assimilate more abstract concepts and better understands simple stories in the books you tell him. However, it is not a question of pushing him to skip the steps to express himself.
"You don't really teach a child to talk. Speech comes with the rocking, the caresses, the rhymes, the naming of body parts, the marks of affect that accompany the speech bath. Language, rhythms and affects are the vectors of pleasure felt by the child and his parents during their first interactions. Pleasure is, in fact, a key element in the baby's encounter with its parents around speech," adds Jaqueline Wendland.
