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मंनोरंजन या शिक्षा प्रदान करने के उद्देश्य से विशेष नियमों के तहत करने वाले काम को खेल कहते हैं. 

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नींद, स्तनपान, बोतलें, पोस्टपर्टम स्वास्थ्य और माँ के रूप में आपकी नई भूमिका सहित नवजात शिशुओं और शिशुओं के बारे में अपने प्रश्नों के उत्तर प्राप्त करें।

बच्चों का विकास एक जटिल एवं सतत प्रक्रिया है. उन्हें एक खास आयु में कार्य-विशेष करने में सक्षम होना चाहिए. ये विकासात्मक चरण या माइलस्टोन्स कहलाते हैं.

शिशु के विकास में सहायक गतिविधियां.

Activities

बच्चो के खेलने के लिए तैयार विशेष तरह की छोटी वस्तु जैसे हाथी, घोड़े या कार आदि को खिलौना कहा जाता है. इन खिलौनों को उपहार रूप में भी दिया जा सकता है.

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भाषा का विकास वह प्रक्रिया है जिसके द्वारा बच्चे बचपन में भाषा को समझते और संवाद करते हैं

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Know more about Infant developmental milestones for 7-12 months old. 

Once you celebrate your baby&rsquo;s half birthday your baby might surprise you how quickly he/she is picking up new skills like laughing, standing, and sitting. You can expect your baby to continue to develop rapidly in the next few months. Your baby has become inquisitive and will closely observe the objects and people around him/her. Here are a few developments that can be seen in your baby when he/she is 7-9 months old: 

<ul>
	<li>
	MOTOR MILESTONES 
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<ol start="1">
	<li>
	Can sit without your help and support 
	</li>
</ol>

<ol start="2">
	<li>
	Can reach out for the far-away toy without falling 
	</li>
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<ol start="3">
	<li>
	Will begin creeping and crawling 
	</li>
</ol>

<ol start="4">
	<li>
	During tummy time your baby can pick up his/her head and can push through elbows 
	</li>
</ol>

<ol start="5">
	<li>
	Turns head towards the toy that has sound and light 
	</li>
</ol>

<ol start="6">
	<li>
	Will imitate others in simple play 
	</li>
</ol>

<ol start="7">
	<li>
	Pick up small objects with fingers and thumbs 
	</li>
</ol>

<ul>
	<li>
	SENSORY MILESTONES 
	</li>
</ul>

<ol start="1">
	<li>
	Will enjoy rocking back and forth and bouncing up and down. 
	</li>
</ol>

<ol start="2">
	<li>
	Will carefully explore the object by using hands and will try to put it in mouth. 
	</li>
</ol>

<ol start="3">
	<li>
	Can turn several pages of a cardboard book. 
	</li>
</ol>

<ol start="4">
	<li>
	Will observe environment by changing positions like crawling, standing, lying on back or tummy, and sitting. 
	</li>
</ol>

<ol start="5">
	<li>
	Carefully focus on near and far away objects. 
	</li>
</ol>

<ol start="6">
	<li>
	Will scrutinize different objects of various shapes, textures, and sizes. 
	</li>
</ol>

<ol start="7">
	<li>
	Will experiment with the amount of force that is required to pick up different objects. 
	</li>
</ol>

<ul>
	<li>
	COMMUNICATION MILESTONES 
	</li>
</ul>

<ol start="1">
	<li>
	Can imitate sounds 
	</li>
</ol>

<ol start="2">
	<li>
	Will recognize the sound of their name 
	</li>
</ol>

<ol start="3">
	<li>
	Will turn head when familiar people or objects are named 
	</li>
</ol>

<ol start="4">
	<li>
	Will participate in 2-way communication 
	</li>
</ol>

<ol start="5">
	<li>
	Will sometimes show simple gestures such as shaking head for &ldquo;No&rdquo;. 
	</li>
</ol>

<ol start="6">
	<li>
	Will follow simple routine commands if instructed with gestures. 
	</li>
</ol>

<ol start="7">
	<li>
	Will use a variety of sounds while babbling. 
	</li>
</ol>

<ul>
	<li>
	FEEDING MILESTONES 
	</li>
</ul>

<ol start="1">
	<li>
	Will show a strong reaction on introducing a new food item. 
	</li>
</ol>

<ol start="2">
	<li>
	Will react to new smells and tastes. 
	</li>
</ol>

<ol start="3">
	<li>
	Will begin to eat thick pureed and mashed food items. 
	</li>
</ol>

<ol start="4">
	<li>
	Loves to chew toys during teething as that helps in massaging sore and swollen gums. 
	</li>
</ol>

<ol start="5">
	<li>
	Loves to sit on a high chair and will try to hold and drink from a bottle. 
	</li>
</ol>

<ol start="6">
	<li>
	Stays full longer after having 1 nutritious meal. 
	</li>
</ol>

<ol start="7">
	<li>
	Will look and try to reach out for objects like colorful edible items. 
	</li>
</ol>

Here are a few developments that can be seen in your baby when he/she is 10-12 months old: 

<ul>
	<li>
	MOTOR MILESTONES 
	</li>
</ul>

<ol start="1">
	<li>
	Will cruise along with furniture and will try to pull it. 
	</li>
</ol>

<ol start="2">
	<li>
	Will practice taking independent steps and will try to stand alone. 
	</li>
</ol>

<ol start="3">
	<li>
	Will try to move in and out of different positions to get desired toys. 
	</li>
</ol>

<ol start="4">
	<li>
	Will try to maintain the balance of the body while sitting and throwing objects. 
	</li>
</ol>

<ol start="5">
	<li>
	Will try clapping hands. 
	</li>
</ol>

<ol start="6">
	<li>
	Will carefully use fingertips and thumbs to pick up tiny objects. 
	</li>
</ol>

<ol start="7">
	<li>
	Can transfer an object from one hand to another. 
	</li>
</ol>

<ul>
	<li>
	SENSORY MILESTONES 
	</li>
</ul>

<ol start="1">
	<li>
	Enjoy listening to nursery rhymes, bedtime stories, lullabies, and songs. 
	</li>
</ol>

<ol start="2">
	<li>
	Will try to reach the object by crawling. 
	</li>
</ol>

<ol start="3">
	<li>
	Explore different toys with mouth and fingers. 
	</li>
</ol>

<ul>
	<li>
	COMMUNICATION MILESTONES 
	</li>
</ul>

<ol start="1">
	<li>
	Will speak &ldquo;Mama&rdquo; and &ldquo;Dada&rdquo; 
	</li>
</ol>

<ol start="2">
	<li>
	Can respond to simple instructions like &ldquo;come here&rdquo; 
	</li>
</ol>

<ol start="3">
	<li>
	Your baby will talk gibberish in social communication. 
	</li>
</ol>

<ol start="4">
	<li>
	Can speak 1-2 words 
	</li>
</ol>

<ol start="5">
	<li>
	Can respond to &ldquo;No&rdquo; 
	</li>
</ol>

<ol start="6">
	<li>
	Can express by using hand movements what he/she wants and needs. 
	</li>
</ol>

<ol start="7">
	<li>
	Will carefully pay attention to what you are looking at and pointing out. 
	</li>
</ol>

<ul>
	<li>
	FEEDING MILESTONES 
	</li>
</ul>

<ol start="1">
	<li>
	Will enjoy self-feed (finger food) 
	</li>
</ol>

<ol start="2">
	<li>
	Will try using an open cup 
	</li>
</ol>

<ol start="3">
	<li>
	Will eat a variety of food 
	</li>
</ol>

<ol start="4">
	<li>
	Will relish soft-cooked vegetables, soft fruits, and finger foods. 
	</li>
</ol>

<ol start="5">
	<li>
	Wants to try self-feeding with a spoon and cup. 
	</li>
</ol>

<ol start="6">
	<li>
	Will enjoy looking in the mirror. 
	</li>
</ol>

<ol start="7">
	<li>
	Will enjoy simple activities like brushing hair by looking in the mirror. 
	</li>
</ol>

Do you get the feeling that your little baby is growing too fast and you want a new way to strengthen the bond that you two shares? Bedtime stories are a wonderful way to bond with your baby or toddler. Reading children a bedtime story inculcates a love of reading in them and improves their understanding of the language. When you snuggle up in bed with your toddler and read him a soothing bedtime story, it has a calming effect that lulls the baby to sleep. Picture books and sound books are most effective for babies, as they find these types of books most interesting.. In most cases, while the moral of the story is important, the tone and actions used help capture the baby&rsquo;s attention. Once your baby grows a little old you can also tell them inspirational stories.

Best Baby and Toddler Bedtime Stories

Here are 5 of the best bedtime stories for babies and toddlers. These are the most popular bedtime story books that will definitely have a calming effect on your baby and soothe him to sleep.

1. Goodnight Moon

This is one of the most popular short bedtime stories for toddlers with pictures. This picture book is written by Margaret Wise Brown and is about a bunny who would say goodnight to everything around him. Written as a rhyming poem, this books explains how the bunny says goodnight to all the inanimate and living objects around it, such as a dollhouse, a red balloon, two kittens, the moon, etc. Babies love the rhyming words and the calming rhythm of the story, and it swiftly puts them to sleep.

2. The Very Hungry Caterpillar

This story written by Eric Carle is one of the well-known toddler stories for bedtime. This book has colourful pictures and differently shaped pages with holes showing the caterpillar eating through various foods. On a Sunday morning, from an egg that laid on the leaf, a tiny caterpillar hatches and starts to look for some food. He eats a leaf but is not satisfied. He then eats through increasing quantities of various foods for the next five days. On Monday the caterpillar eats through 1 apple, on Tuesday 2 pears, on Wednesday 3 plums, four strawberries on Thursday, and five oranges on Friday. On Saturday, the caterpillar has an enormous feast of one piece each of chocolate cake, pickle, ice-cream cone, salami, Swiss cheese, lollipop, sausage, cherry pie, cupcake, and watermelon. After this, the caterpillar has a terrible ache in his stomach from eating too much food. He feels much better on Sunday once he returns to his regular diet of a green leaf. Later, it spins a cocoon to wrap itself and remains in it for almost two weeks. As the two weeks pass, the caterpillar emerges out from the cocoon transformed into a colourful, beautiful butterfly with majestic wings. This book teaches toddlers about counting, names of various foods, days of the week, and the life cycle of a butterfly.

3. Dr. Seuss&rsquo;s Sleep Book

You can find numerous toddler bedtime stories online, and Dr. Seuss Bedtime Stories are amongst the most popular. Dr. Seuss&rsquo;s Sleep Book talks about many different creatures from various lands going through their bedtime routines before falling asleep. It starts at the County of Keck where there is a small bug named Van Vleck who yawns so wide that you can see down his neck. The yawn spreads to some birds who are building their nest to sleep for the night. The story goes on to describe even stranger creatures and the weird ways they sleep. It then talks about different things that creatures do when they sleep, such as dreaming, snoring, sleep-talking, and sleepwalking. The book then talks about various kinds of sleepers until the number of sleepers is in the billions. Finally, there is a page of sleeping creatures snuggling against each other with their eyes shut and smile on their faces. The book ends with an empty page containing just the words a good night.

4. Hush Little Baby

This book is written by Sylvia Long and is a modern version of the old bedtime lullaby. The original lullaby has lyrics that promise a child various rewards such as a Mockingbird, a diamond ring, and a looking glass for being quiet and going to sleep. The one by Sylvia Long tells the story of a mother bunny that soothes her baby bunny to sleep by singing about different wonderful things in nature, such as a flying hummingbird, the evening sky, the call of crickets, a shooting star, and the harvest moon. The book ends with the mama bunny promising the baby bunny a lullaby. The book contains fascinating miniature pictures of the objects mentioned in the story.

5. The Crunching Munching Caterpillar by Sheridan Cain

This book contains cheerful and bright pictures that show a caterpillar who is always hungry, but wishes that he was able to fly. The caterpillar is busy crunching and munching on leaves when various flying creatures visit him. He is visited by a bumblebee, a sparrow, and a butterfly. When he expresses his desire to fly like each of them, he is told that he is too large and bulky, has legs for walking, and lacks wings for flying. The caterpillar then wraps himself in a leaf and spins a cocoon around his body. He then naps for a long time. When he wakes, he stretches himself and discovers that he has become a beautiful butterfly with wings.

<h2>Food for 2 month baby growth:</h2>

You should still anticipate feeding your baby regularly if you are breastfeeding. It is common for a two-month-old baby to breastfeed at least eight times a day, and frequently more according to the baby&#39;s growth by month. However, even if your baby is fortunate enough to be sleeping for extended durations at night, you must feed him when he wakes throughout the night at this age.

While you shouldn&#39;t make a tight feeding plan for your baby at this age, you may be able to come up with a feeding regimen that is more regular if your nursing schedule is less erratic.

As a parent of a 2-month-old, sleep is likely to be at the top of your to-do list. Some infants at this age sleep like angels, awakening just once or twice a night and falling back to sleep peacefully each time they do.

On the other hand, other newborns often wake up throughout the night, sometimes many times a night. So as a parent, you&#39;re doing nothing wrong if your kid is still waking up often at this stage of development.

Your baby is still sleeping 14-17 hours a day, but more of that sleep occurs at night and less during the day.

Your infant may be taking three or four naps a day. It won&#39;t take long for them to get into a rhythm of taking three naps a day, then two, etc.

<h2>2-Month-Old Child&#39;s Routine:</h2>

As your baby&#39;s daytime naps diminish, you&#39;ll want to find ways to occupy their time while they are up and attentive.

Why not take advantage of your baby&#39;s growth chart through the child&#39;s newly discovered talents and abilities by engaging them in activities that spark their developing passions?

To help your baby adjust to the world around them, you may want to take them on more walks outdoors or perhaps to a park or zoo. Proceed with caution when they are in a baby carrier or stroller. Your infant may not understand precisely what they are looking at, but they will like the vibrant colors and intriguing noises if you use the baby growth chart by month as a guide.

<h2>The health and safety of a two-month-old baby:</h2>

Your baby&#39;s 2-month checkup with the doctor is just around the corner.

You and your child are both anticipating this time eagerly. Discuss your baby&#39;s growth, development, and health during this appointment with your physician. They will also examine your child. If you have any questions, bring them with you to the appointment. Share your concerns with your pediatrician&mdash;they are there to assist you in becoming the best parent you can be.

These vaccinations have been thoroughly examined, and millions of newborns have received them with no problems. In addition, your infant won&#39;t have to deal with as many needles at once since several of these immunizations are administered in combination.

It is the initial five years of life when a child&rsquo;s brain witnesses the fastest development. And early brain development can have a lasting impact on children&#39;s ability to learn and succeed later in life. The positive and negative experiences of children in the first few years of life also help to shape their brain development.

So as a parent, what can you do to foster healthy brain development of your child during these years? 

The answer is proper interaction between you and your child. Because every time you interact, you light up not only their eyes but their brains as well. Positive interaction during childhood strengthens their connection with you and helps them to become eager and ready for lifetime learning. 

<h2 style="text-align:justify">How can you support your child&rsquo;s brain development? </h2>

Here are a few activities you can try with your little one to boost their brain development:

<h3 style="text-align:justify">1. Play the guessing game </h3>

Ask your child to guess the name of a family member or relative. Give him/her a few hints until they are able to name or describe who the person is. This activity will help develop their critical thinking skills by linking all the clues. It will also help them develop concentration skills. 

<h3 style="text-align:justify">2. Pick out fruits </h3>

Ask them questions about a fruit they&#39;re eating or like. For example, you can ask them- &lsquo;Is the apple sweet?&rsquo; or &#39;Is the orange sour?&rsquo; Use words which they still might not understand and ask them to describe the taste in their own words. Such an exercise will improve their reasoning skills and vocabulary. 

<h3 style="text-align:justify">3. Share how things work </h3>

While washing or bathing, tell them about hot water and cold water and how together they make warm water. Describe how soap is used to clean hands and how using a towel can help keep the hands dry. Through sharing how things work, you&rsquo;re helping your child to learn as well as maintain a cleanliness routine. 

<h3 style="text-align:justify">4. Counting the stairs </h3>

When your child walks up and down the stairs, hold hands and count the steps together. This exercise will let you introduce numbers to them and make it easy to start with basic math. 

<h3 style="text-align:justify">5. Make rhymes </h3>

While feeding your child, create a small rhyme about food which can include the child&rsquo;s favourite food. This will let them enjoy the rhyme and make mealtime enjoyable too. 

<h3 style="text-align:justify">6. Explore together</h3>

To help develop your child&#39;s senses of hearing, touch, taste, and smell, take them out to explore their surroundings and meet new people. These experiences will help shape their brain, raise their awareness and learn about the world around them. 

<h3 style="text-align:justify">7. Create a safe environment</h3>

For your child&#39;s proper brain development, it is important for you to create a safe and responsive environment for them. Make sure to never expose your baby to any harmful incidents or behaviours that may disturb them or cause anxiety or fear in them. Ensure that the environment they grow up in is calm, loving and caring. 

<h3 style="text-align:justify">8. Shower them with love</h3>

Children thrive on nurturing and positive experiences. Everyday experiences- from the daily routines to the new people your baby meets- play a role in shaping your baby. Try to fill your baby&#39;s life with loving experiences and show them affection in the form of hugs, cuddles and caresses. Always respond warmly to your child and never shout at them or expose them to any harsh experiences. 

<h2 style="text-align:justify">Wrapping Up</h2>

Aim to make learning fun by making use of the above-mentioned activities to encourage cognitive and language development in your little one. Most of all, provide your baby with positive, responsive and nurturing experiences to help shape up their brain. Babies need their parents the most in their initial years so, just try to be with them and shower them with love and attention.

The more you chat to your toddler, the more opportunities she is likely to have to learn how to talk. But bear in mind that all children are different and learn to talk at different rates.

<h2>How can I help my toddler learn to talk?</h2>

The more fun your toddler has learning new words, the more likely she is to carry on using them. There are lots of ways you can help your toddler with learning to talk:

<ul>
	<li>Talk as much and as often as you can to your toddler. Watch her face carefully and look interested whenever she tries to talk to you.</li>
	<li>Focus on what your toddler is trying to say, rather than on how clearly she pronounces her words. Try to help your toddler feel confident about talking to you.</li>
	<li>When she does communicate successfully, give her clear feedback. For example, you may tell her &quot;Yes, that&#39;s right, it is a spoon.&quot;</li>
	<li>Let your toddler see what you mean, by matching what you do to what you say. &quot;Shoes off&quot; you could say, removing her shoes. Then &quot;socks off&quot;, removing her socks.</li>
</ul>

When you give your toddler her lunch, put the plates on the table and then hold out your hand to her saying, &quot;It&#39;s lunchtime now&quot;. She will understand that her lunch is ready and will come to the table, because she has smelt the food and seen you setting the table. She may not have understood the words &quot;lunchtime now&quot; without those other cues to go with them. 
 
Here are some more tips you can use:

<ul>
	<li>Get your toddler&#39;s attention by saying her name before you talk to her and making eye contact with her. This will help her understand when you are talking to her.</li>
	<li>Give your toddler plenty of opportunities to talk during everyday activities. If you ask her a question, leave a 10-second pause, so that she has time to answer you.</li>
	<li>Expose your toddler to new situations where you can introduce more words. Take her for a walk. Point out things you see when you&#39;re out and about.</li>
	<li>Repeat back what you hear your toddler trying to say to you, even if she doesn&#39;t say it clearly. Expand on what she says. So if your toddler says &quot;nana&quot; when she wants a banana, you could say &quot;Yes, here&#39;s a banana.&quot;</li>
	<li>Simplify your speech. Use short sentences and emphasise key words when you are talking to your toddler. This will help her to focus on the important information.</li>
	<li>Switch off unnecessary background noise such as the TV, music player or radio. This will help your toddler to focus her attention on you when you are talking to her. Children can find it harder than adults to filter out background noise.</li>
</ul>

<h2>How can I make learning to talk fun?</h2>

It&#39;s easy to be motivated to do something you enjoy. So it follows that if you make talking fun for your toddler, it will encourage her to use words to express herself.

<h3>1. Teach through play</h3>

Get down on the floor and play with your toddler. Let her choose the toy or activity and talk about what she&#39;s doing. By joining in with your toddler&#39;s play, you&#39;ll give her lots of opportunities to hear clear examples of the words she&#39;s using. 
Have fun pretending your toddler&#39;s favourite teddy or action figure is real. Include the toy in everyday activities. Sit your toddler&#39;s teddy at the table for a meal, for example, and put a bib on her. Talk about what teddy is doing while she does it. 
Play games where you have to take turns. Turn-taking skills will help your toddler learn how to contribute to conversations.

<h3>2. Use story time</h3>

Look at books with your toddler often. Even if you don&#39;t read the story as it happens, she will learn by listening to you talking about the pictures. 
If you&#39;re reading one of her eternal favourites, begin reading the story and then pause occasionally so she can fill in the blanks. Prompt her if you need to and have her repeat after you. Each time you read the book, pause at a different point in the story so she can work on the pronunciation of new words. 
After the hundredth reading of her favourite book, you shouldn&#39;t be too surprised to learn that your child has memorised this story. Here&#39;s a way to let her shine, while getting her to practise her ever-developing verbal skills. 
 
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<h3>3. Make a song and dance!</h3>

Have fun with nursery rhymes, especially those with actions such as &quot;Row, row, row your boat&quot; or &quot;Machli jal ki rani hai!&quot;. The more you do this, the more likely your toddler is to join in.

<h3>4. Rehash the day</h3>

For a toddler, every day is an adventure. Watching you while you shop for groceries, or get ready for work or get dinner organised can be great fodder for discussion. 
Every night before bed, talk through the day&#39;s events. If your child still speaks in one or two-word spurts then you can get the details by asking very specific questions. 
Say, your child tells you she went to the playground. Get more specifics with questions like: Who took you there? Who did you play with? Which toy did you like most? Try to frame your questions so that they require more than a yes or no response. 
Reviewing the day&#39;s events can be especially helpful to parents of children in daycare because it helps you catch up on your child&#39;s activities.

<h3>5. Try word games</h3>

Speaking is infinitely more appealing when it&#39;s made into a game. Younger toddlers will like a game called &quot;What&#39;s this?&quot; When you&#39;re in a new environment such as a restaurant, a coffee shop, an airport, or the corner market point to something and ask, &quot;What&#39;s this?&quot; Challenge your child to come up with the correct name. To keep her from getting frustrated, start out with a few objects you&#39;re sure she knows - a car, a cup, a spoon, a TV and so on. 
Then every once in a while sneak in a new word. If she doesn&#39;t know, whisper the answer and let her shout it out. Then, tell her what the object is and how it functions. (&quot;That&#39;s an umbrella. We use umbrellas to keep rain and the bright sun off our heads.&quot;)

<h3>6. Chat on the phone</h3>

Most children develop a fascination with the phone long before they can talk. Use that allure to get yours chatting. When your husband, friends and family call, put your toddler on for a little while. With no visual cues to help, your child will be forced to hone her pronunciations. 
When she starts to get frustrated, however, it&#39;s a good idea to step in and translate. Ask the caller to pose simple questions. If she won&#39;t answer them, coax her with some questions of your own. For example, &quot;Can you tell Nani what you ate for lunch today?&quot; or &quot;What toys did you play with today?&quot;

<h3>7. Record her on video</h3>

Most toddlers love to perform for the camera. Turn on yours, shout &quot;action,&quot; and see how your child reacts. 
Some toddlers need no encouraging at all and will immediately ham it up. Others may need a little more stage direction. If your child has a favourite rhyme or song, ask her to perform it. Ask a series of questions, TV-interview style. To keep her interested, play back the video right away. Once she sees and hears herself, she&#39;ll be more excited to give an encore performance.

<h2>Try listening games</h2>

<ul>
	<li>Clapping games, where you clap a pattern (say, one clap first and then one clap followed by two short ones), and then wait for your toddler to try to clap the same pattern.</li>
	<li>Choosing the correct picture or animal toy when you make an animal noise. For example, you say &quot;bow wow&quot; and wait for your toddler to pick out a toy dog.</li>
	<li>Gathering together several toys that make noises, and making a sound with one of them out of your toddler&#39;s sight. Your toddler then has to decide which toy it was that made the noise.</li>
</ul>

You could also try a game of &quot;Simon says&quot;. Call out simple commands like &quot;Simon says, put your hands on your head&quot; and demonstrate the command yourself. Then let your toddler do the same. Carry on with other commands, such as &quot;Simon says put your hands on your knees&quot;, or &quot;Simon says touch your nose.&quot;

And when the weather&#39;s pleasant take a big sheet or mat into the garden, the neighbourhood park or even your balcony and lie down on it with your toddler. Ask her to close her eyes and listen carefully. After a minute or so ask her what she could hear. You can then talk about the wind in the trees, birdsong, the traffic noises, flying planes or a dog barking.

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<h3>References</h3>

<ol>
	<li>NHS. Help your baby learn to talk. https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/baby/babys-development/play-and-learning/help-your-baby-learn-to-talk/</li>
	<li>NCT. How can you encourage a child&rsquo;s language development?. https://www.nct.org.uk/baby-toddler/learning-talk-and-communication-your-baby/how-can-you-encourage-childs-language-development</li>
</ol>

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