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Hearing
- You should make all kinds of new sounds to stimulate your child's hearing, and give her toys that make sounds. Playing with these toys can teach her about cause and effect; she shakes a rattle, it makes a sound.
- As she hears and makes sounds of her own, your child will begin to understand the importance of language, and that it can make a difference. To encourage this, you should react to the sounds she makes, mirror them back at her and expand on what she says by associating the sounds with meaning. An example: If she says 'Ba', you can point to picture of a sheep and say enthusiastically 'Yes, a sheep goes "Baa"!' ²
- You can also encourage your little one to speak by stimulating a conversation. If she babbles at you, listen
attentively as if you understand what she says, respond by babbling back at her, then wait for an answer!
The role of nutrition
While physical stimuli are important at this stage of your child's life, nutrition also continues to play a huge role to complement the stimuli and ensure optimum development³.
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