Dec 29, 2019
Get the handout: 16 gestures that help your child learn to talk.
Your child will start to use gestures to express a meaning. This is a major step in using intentional communication. Your child learns to use meaningful gestures by seeing your examples during interactions with you.
Your child will learn to express they want something and don’t want something and use about 5 meaningful gestures. Early gestures include: give an object, shake head no, reach for something they want, show an object, wave goodbye.
Today’s activity: Respond to a movement your child uses that could mean “more” or “no.” Follow through on what they “said.” Say the word you think they intended.
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