Your baby will listen to 30 million words before he turns four! Did you say enough today? Let's talk!

Don't be deceived by the "noble people are late"!

Baby's language development is an important milestone in the growth process, but the degree of language development of different babies is really different. Some babies can say the whole sentence before they are 1 year old, but some babies are 2 years old and still refuse to open their mouths.

So you might hear classic dialogue like this:

"The babies are two years old, how come they still don't talk, they are dying"

"It's all right, your language is late"

"Noble people speak late" reassures the mother a lot, and even secretly congratulates the child that she will be smarter in the future. Is this really the case?

According to some studies, oral expression is the foundation of learning, and children with language development delays often have barriers to future learning, including reading, writing, and math. And the longer the delayed intervention, the weaker the foundation for future learning.

Therefore, parents should actively pay attention to the baby's language development, if the following situations occur, we must pay attention to and take the baby to the doctor to assess whether there is a problem of language development delay.

Up to 12 months, babies have the following conditions:

Babies don't say "Mommy" or "Daddy";

Never use gestures such as waving goodbye, shaking your head, or nodding your head;

Never make consonants such as "p" and "m";

No response to simple commands such as "no" and "goodbye";

Can't point out things that interest you, such as birds, airplanes, etc.;

Never learn to talk;

Until 18 months, babies have the following conditions:

When questioned, do not point out your own body parts;

When he wants something, he doesn't use any means of communication, such as giving it to you with his fingers;

At 15 months, you still can't say a single word;

Use less than 6 words of vocabulary;

Up to 24 months, babies have the following conditions:

No response to simple instructions;

Do not play pretend games, such as combing dolls' hair, feeding, etc.;

Will not imitate the words and deeds of others;

You can't concatenate two words into simple sentences;

Do not know the role of ordinary household objects, such as toothbrushes, spoons, etc.;

Until 36 months, babies have the following conditions:

Can't use any pronouns like me, you, him;

Most of the time, strangers can't understand what he says;

Inability to understand simple instructions;

Speaking very clearly;

There is severe stuttering.

【30 Million Word Project】Learn about it!

While reviewing the information, I saw a shocking plan. A world-famous study published in the United States in 1995 found that children from low-income families heard an average of 30 million words less than children in high-income families at the age of 4, and the impact of these 30 million words on children was very large.

These children, who hear more words, will perform better when they go to school because they have a larger vocabulary, a larger amount of reading, and higher test scores.

It is precisely because this 30 million word gap is the key to children's future achievements, so the United States began to advocate the "30 million word plan".

1. What is the "30 Million Words Project"?

In fact, it is parent-oriented, helping them master the method of language enlightenment, while emphasizing the interaction between parents and children. This improves your child's reading, writing and vocabulary skills and strengthens brain development.

In fact, to put it bluntly, the 30 million word plan is to talk to the baby more often, otherwise it cannot be achieved at all. How exactly should parents talk to their babies about this plan?

2. How to achieve 30 million words?

This plan for language enlightenment is actually quite simple, with only 3 T's:

Tune In、

Talk More、

Take Turns

Tune In

Adjust consistency

When talking to the baby, many people only care about their own expression, and they don't care at all whether the baby is interested, and this kind of absent-minded listening is ineffective. Because we send them messages, they don't receive them at all.

It's only when your baby is interested in what you say that they can actually hear what you're saying. Then such information can be fully received, and at the same time stimulate the brain, then language enlightenment can be truly effective.

Therefore, when talking to the baby, be sure to adjust the content and rhythm of your speech and maintain consistency with the baby.

Take a chestnut:

Your baby is playing with cars, and if you talk to him about other topics, it won't work. Conversely, if you talk about cars, he'll be interested. Like what:

Baby, it's a car.

A red car.

We can push the car forward.

Look, cars are dripping.

Therefore, in daily life, you should carefully observe the baby's interest points, such as when he is staring at something, or when he takes the initiative to ask for it, you must seize this opportunity and quickly use some simple language to describe, such as the name, size, color and smell of this thing. You can say anything, as long as it's related to this thing.

If you want to say something to your baby, you should first grab his attention by saying "Baby, look!" You can also point to that thing and let him relate what you say to what you actually do. This is the only way to communicate in a consistent language.

Talk More

Talk to your baby a lot

In fact, since the baby was just born, as long as he is awake, you can talk non-stop. For example, when you feed him, you say, "Baby, are you hungry?" Mom feeds you. ”

Some people think it's useless to talk to a baby, they can't understand it at all. In fact, your baby's hearing and brain's response to sound are already well developed by the time your baby is born.

I remember that not long after Toot Boy was born, Toot Boy hugged him, he was hungry and began to cry, Grandma just said "Come and feed Toot Boy, Toot Boy is hungry", he immediately stopped and waited. But after waiting for a long time without coming to feed, he continued to cry, and when grandma shouted again, he stopped crying again and continued to wait. This shows that he can understand his grandmother's words.

So, don't think that your baby can't understand what you're saying, the more you say, the more he will respond to you.

The so-called talk to the baby more means that no matter what you are doing, no matter what the baby is doing, what you see, you can talk to him. Like what:

"Look, Mom now open the fridge and take an egg out"

"I'm cooking, it's tomatoes, it's cucumbers"

"Baby, mom is going to take you to the park to play, there are a lot of flowers, grass and big trees"

In short, to let the conversation with the baby penetrate into the bits and pieces of life, whether it is feeding, or bathing, playing with toys, your mouth can not stop.

At the beginning, you may feel that there is nothing to say, or the words you say feel awkward to listen to, it doesn't matter, as long as you keep talking to the baby like this, slowly you will speak very well and become a real "talker".

Because only frequent babies can form a continuous stimulation of the baby's language center, thereby promoting language and brain development.

If you really don't know what to say, then prepare some picture books to read, starting with a simple picture book. That kind of touch book with different materials is very good for babies under 6 months old, and can make babies feel different materials.

Reading promotes more vocabulary and faster language development. And with the continuous accumulation of vocabulary, when the language outbreak period comes, the baby will talk non-stop.

Take turns talking

In the process of communicating with the baby, we often only talk about it, but ignore the baby's reaction. When your baby is 3 months old, you talk to him and he will smile. Then he may start talking to you, and these are the baby's responses to you.

In the beginning, they may react more slowly, and you should wait patiently for a while to give them enough time to respond. Soon, he will understand that communication is a two-way street and that your communication will be smoother.

As they grow older and their language mastery increases, and they start speaking words or sentences, you can give them some choices instead of telling them directly what to do. For example, when you take your baby out, you should say, "Baby, it's raining outside, what are we going to bring?" Instead of "it's raining outside for your baby, we're going to bring an umbrella," give your baby a chance to say it.

When reading a picture book, you can also pause appropriately to let the baby say the next words. Every time you read, pause in different places, which is conducive to the development of your baby's language.

Toot Mom said

If you think that your language enlightenment has done a good job, but the baby still speaks late, as long as you are sure that the development is normal, you can only wait patiently, maybe one day the baby's language will burst. But while waiting, you still have to talk to the baby more, when the vocabulary accumulates to a certain extent, naturally open the state of chirping, then you don't have to be bothered!

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