Which tip works best for your little one?! These are a few of my favorite strategies to use when playing with blocks! -model simple words and sounds over & over & over again. If you feel like a broken record, you’re doing it right! -over emphasize the first sound in a word, baby may attempt just the first sound before the full word like he did here in the video! -combine actions/gestures with sounds & words! Often times baby will imitate actions first and then gradually start combining them with

What songs or rhymes do you LOVE singing with your baby or toddler? Verbal routines (things we say/sing the same way each time, over and over) are KEY to helping babies and toddlers learn to talk and sing! #Songs like #oldmcdonald are verbal routines. Babies’ and toddlers’ brains begin to expect what comes next as they get to know these routines. Don’t forget the PAUSE! When we pause before a sound or a word in a familiar song, we give a child the chance to join in. It may just be wiggling with