How to support child's communication skills

Language development supports many other aspects of development, for example child’s ability to

• understand feelings
• communicate
• express feelings
• learn
• develop and maintain friendships/relationships
• solve problems
• read
• write

How to support language development

Language development can be supported by talking a lot with the child, starting from infancy. No baby is too little for cuddly words, little rhymes, and sweet talk.

Responding when a child communicates also supports the child's communication skills and taking turns in talking/babbling gives the child a turn to react and a feeling that his contribution has meaning!

Sometimes, a child's communication skills do not develop as expected and then it might be a case of developmental delay, language disorder, or speech disorder. The earlier any language development challenges are found, the better it is for the child's performance in school.