https://lauravanderkam.com/2021/09/learning-to-talk/ Writer, Author, Speaker Mon, 27 Sep 2021 18:41:14 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://lauravanderkam.com/2021/09/learning-to-talk/#comment-262244 Sat, 25 Sep 2021 22:28:48 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=18191#comment-262244 Yes, I was home with my son over the summer and am back into work this September and it feels like every day I come home and he’s learned a new word! (He’s 18 months.) I will say sometimes I feel like I need a translator because he’ll be shouting a word and if I can’t figure it out he gets frustrated! So we still do a lot of pointing, haha. It’s a sometimes-trying but very cool stage for sure!

]]> https://lauravanderkam.com/2021/09/learning-to-talk/#comment-261348 Thu, 23 Sep 2021 17:40:39 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=18191#comment-261348 ]]> So cute to read about the baby learning and trying new words now 😍

]]> https://lauravanderkam.com/2021/09/learning-to-talk/#comment-261084 Wed, 22 Sep 2021 15:04:15 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=18191#comment-261084 One of my favorite stages of child development! Well, they are all my favorite stages, but the language explosion is so fun.
I noticed that my son said “no” a lot, too. Yes, it’s part of developing independence, but I also noticed that when he wanted to show assent he didn’t say “yes”, or anything consistently. And I realized that we adults didn’t, either! We have a lot of words for assent, like yeah, sure, okay, sounds good, etc. Perhaps for a toddler there were too many phrases for assent! He seemed a bit flummoxed when he didn’t know how to tell me “yeah, that’s the thing I want”. I started making a concerted effort to say “yes” more often, along with those others, and the toddler did, too.
Have fun!

]]> https://lauravanderkam.com/2021/09/learning-to-talk/#comment-261073 Wed, 22 Sep 2021 14:41:51 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=18191#comment-261073 I’m the youngest of five. I’m 50+. I’m still the baby! 🙂

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