One way to encourage your toddler to talk is to introduce basic sign language. In my speech experience, I've learned that you can't force a child to talk. You can, however, make a child sign by simply taking their hands in yours and signing a word.
So, if your child is gesturing or grunting or a ball, teach them the sign for ball. Then ask them, "want ball?" as you sign and ...
Ever since my son, Jesse, could talk, he called his older brother, Caleb, "K-butt!" I'm not sure how it came about, but that what came out and the name stuck. Caleb didn't mind much, but Jesse was the only person who was allowed to call him that name. If my husband or I jokingly called him "K-butt," Caleb would respond, "hey, my name is Caleb!"
When Jesse turned four, Caleb de ...
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