Communication
Which toys can support children's speech development?
How speech develops in babies and infants
First, babies' communication is characterised by body language, facial expressions, sounds such as laughing, crying, and their first baby gabble. Parents have a feeling for what their child wants to "tell" them. Only after some time do children begin to speak their first words. Each child will reach this point at a different speed. Some infants speak their first words at around 9 months old, while others don't speak until their 2nd birthday. In order to promote the development of their young ones' speech, parents can actively support children in this learning phase with toys. To that end, it's important to note that children can learn up to 10 new words per day. Experts claim that the a child's first 50 words are their biggest hurdle at the beginning of speech development.
Wooden books support children's speech development
Children love stories from Mum, Dad, or their grandparents. Regardless of whether a child can understand them yet, it's important to speak with them. Even simply telling stories and the fact that your child is listening to them trains furthers their childhood speech development. Combined with fine motor activities such as turning the pages of books together activates the brain's speech centres. The reason for this is that the fine motor skills and speech centres in the brain are right next to each other and positively influence each other since both regions are activated simultaneously. In addition, reading aloud has other positive effects, such as the development of hearing abilities, strengthening the parent-child bond, and increasing children's concentration skills while they actively listen.
Expand vocabulary with wooden books
Expand your vocabulary with wooden books
Role-playing toys activate children's speaking skills
Stimulating communication with role play toys
How playing with dolls promotes speech development
Dolls make a positive contribution to communication skills
Parlour games encourage linguistic exchanges
Classic games support the language development of children
