As speech-language pathologists, we often get the question of when and how parents should address their child’s speech and language skills at home. Finding time to work on speech and language skills at home with children can be difficult and can sound overwhelming. Fortunately, a great time to address speech and language skills is during everyday routines.
Some examples include:
Washing hands: label objects (hands, tap, water), comment (hands are dirty, washing your hands, scrub them up)
Laundry: name objects (clothing items), comment (this is daddy’s, I have daddy’s shirt, wet sock), request (give me pink sock)
Bathtime: label body parts, comment (water is warm, feel clean), request (put arms up)
As always, repeat, repeat, repeat, pause to give your child time to communicate, and have fun!
