I Forgot My iPod!
No kidding…these are the words my two year old daughter uttered while playing in the driveway the other day. She would pretend to go to ‘work’ in her big red toy car and then drive it back to me saying what she did at her ‘office’! During one of these little conversations, Grace looked at me and said, “I have to go to my office; I forgot my iPod!”
How funny…did you ever think that iPod would be a common vocabulary word that our children use today? What ever happened to eight tracks and cassette tapes? O.K., I just revealed my age!
The point of this little story is to give you some tips on building your baby’s or toddler’s vocabulary. Remember, even though your baby may not be using words yet to communicate, his or her little brain is soaking up everything you put it…so load it up with good stuff!
First of all, do what I call a vocabulary walk with your baby or toddler. While walking through your house, point out different items or objects, and tell him what it is! You can also do this while walking through your yard, the grocery store, anywhere. But don’t just stop at the name of the object… describe it’s shape, color, size, texture, etc. and what it’s used for.
Say,for exampe, you are cutting up an orange for your breakfast while your eight month old is drinking his bottle in his high chair. You can show him the orange before you cut it and say, “Mmmm, look at my yummy orange; it’s round like a ball and tastes so sweet!” Then, after you cut up the orange, show him that the orange turned into little juicy pieces. I know this might sound like a lot of language for an eight month old, but remember, the more words your little one hears, the better!
As you can see, this is a very easy, but great way to boost your child’s vocabulary development. Stay tuned for more great ways to boost your little one’s vocabulary skills!
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