1) "Narrate" your child's activities so that they will know that
they have your focused attention. This will support them in
language and thinking development. 2) Choose children's books
with large print words and extremely clear pictures. This will
help your child to understand what they are seeing and to learn
to read words. Many children's books have very small words and
very complicated pictures. 3) Purchase foreign language
cassettes and videos. It is much easier for toddlers to pick up
other languages at this age than it will be later on. 4)
Purchase computer software for toddlers. The software will often
employ keyboard skills, since it is difficult for many children
to use a mouse before the age of two and a half. 5) Buy alphabet
letters for bathtub use and make a new word every time your
child is in the bathtub. Your child will begin to make the
connection between spoken and written language. 6) Use
repetition. Some parents get frustrated when a child wants a
book read three times in a row, but this