BABY COMMUNICATION
Baby
communication is not limited to talking but also actions, gestures and
signaling.
BABY STARTS TO BE
SOCIAL
In addition to the lesson of amusing himself, Baby
also needs social contacts. He can have these in his journeys of exploration
about the house, an there should be a period each day when he joins in family
activities.
Whenever strangers come to visit you, give him every chance to get used to them.
Don't be concerned if he's reluctant to go to them.
If you take him with you when you do your marketing, he'll soon become
accustomed to unfamiliar surroundings. And at times along the way, stop whenever
he wants to watch other children at play.
BEGINNING TO TALK
By 10 or 12
months, your baby will probably say an honest-to-goodness word. Sometimes this
first word will go completely unnoticed for a while simply because doesn't sound
like the word Baby is trying to imitate. but, after he has used a certain sound
several times to indicate a certain thing, you will catch on to
what he's trying to say.
Usually the first thing that the baby will say is "da-da da." He'll also
learn to use "bye-bye" and wave along with it.
Many times you can teach a baby patty-cake. Later in this period, before
reaching 12 months, Baby usually says
mama and dada.
You'll want to give Baby encouragement in his efforts, Because babyish first words are so appealing, you'll he
tempted to . repeat them back
to your youngster. Don't do it! Many mothers and fathers make this mistake. It
definitely doesn't lip your baby learn to talk. He thinks he is imitating the
way you
talk. If you reverse yourself and adopt his way of saying things, you'll really
mix him up.
Don't try to make him change the way he pronounce words. Just be sure you say
the words he uses clearly and reedy each time you use them.
Your baby may stop adding words to his vocabulary for a while after his first
two or three are understood. There may be a definite lag, too, while he's
learning to walk. But, he'll make up for lost ground after he's become an
accomplished walker. In the meantime, help him add to his unspoken vocal
by talking to him in short, simple words. Sing nursery hangs, and recite rhymes.
Don't talk too fast, though, and keep sentences short. Of course, he'll have other models besides you. He'll copyspeech of anyone who's around him a lot. Keep this in
mind when hiring a baby
sitter. Relatives and friends are more difficult to control, but ask them not to
talk baby talk to the baby, and to try to avoid slang if its use concerns you.
BABY'S IN THE BIG TUB
Your baby is really getting big,
By now he can take his
bath in the big tub. He'll love this, how he'll splash! Place a towel or mat in
the bottom of tub so he won't slip. Don't let the water get too hot! Let him
play awhile with the water toys, then give him a regular Nth. Remember, though,
that he's still a baby, and never leave baby alone in the tub. Too many things
might happen.
As long as you can keep him on it, the bath table is convenient for dressing and
undressing the baby. When he gets a little too lively, however, you'll have to put this
handy object away for safety reasons.
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