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How to Promote Babbling with your 6 Month Old
Should my baby be babbling at 6 months? 6 months may sound early, but between 6-7 months is actually when we typically do see babbling begin to emerge. There will still be a lot of silly sounds and vocal play, but don’t be surprised if those vowel sounds your baby is making start to have consonants in front of them! Babies typically produce reduplicated babbling first, which means that they begin to repeat syllables of one vowel + one consonant sound (Lanza & Flahive, 2008). Reduplicated babbling: /ma ma ma/ , /ba ba ba/ This is the type of babbling we would expect to see emerging around 6-7 months. Variegated…
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4 Ways to Encourage Babbling
How exciting is it when your baby transitions from those sweet coos and goos to early babbling? This is where my almost 6-month-old is at, and I’m loving every second of it. Did you know that as a mama, there are several things you are probably already doing without even knowing it to help set those speech and language skills up for success? As an SLP, I’ve started paying attention to all of the things that I’ve been subconsciously using with my little guy at home to encourage his skills, specifically his babbling. Wondering when your child should start babbling or wondering if they’re late? Babies typically begin canonical (reduplicated)…
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The Easiest Therapy Tool to Work on Speech and Language at Home
One of the easiest, no-prep, most versatile therapy tool I guarantee you have multiples of in your house right this second? BOOKS! I’m a big fan of using books in therapy and reading with my own little ones. They make regular appearances in most of my therapy sessions, no matter the diagnosis. The great thing is, you really don’t need a ton of books to target a variety of language goals (although if you have kids, let’s be real you probably have a ton of books). Shared reading, or engaging in an interactive experience while reading a book with your child, is a great way to encourage language growth and…
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3 Ways Reading to Your Baby will Encourage their Language Skills
As a pediatric speech language pathologist, I have seen a lot of littles with speech and language delays. One of my favorite and most consistent suggestions for home practice I give to parents is reading with your child! Shared reading, (i.e., reading/looking at a book with your child) has many positive impacts on those little developing language skills. It is seriously never too early! Wondering what’s normal for your child’s age? Check out these literacy developmental milestones to get a better idea: 3-12 Months: -Chewing and patting books -Focusing on large and bright pictures -Sharing books with pictures 12 Months – 24 Months: -Recognizes books by their covers -Listens to…
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5 Ways to Help You
Welcome to Just Another Speech Mom! I’m glad you’re here. This is designed to be a safe place that exists to help empower parents to improve their child’s speech and language skills. As a pediatric speech language pathologist, I have worked with so many kids a variety of ages who have been diagnosed with a speech or language delay. As a mom of littles, I naturally look for ways to encourage my kids’ speech and language skills at home and want to share what I’m doing with you! My passion is to help kids improve their communication abilities and to work with families to get everybody on the same page.…
