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Helping your child practise communication in everyday routines
Build your child's communication inside everyday routines: narrate what you're doing, pause to let them take a turn, follow their lead, expand their words by one, and sing repetitive songs. Responsive back-and-forth interaction tied to real moments is the most evidence-backed way to grow early language — little and often beats long sessions.
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Build your young child's speech and language at home through daily back-and-forth talk: narrate the day, follow their interest, add a word to what they say, pause to let them respond, read together and choose faces over screens. Warm, frequent interaction matters more than flashcards.
Read the answer AnswerOne Everyday Therapy Activity for Speech, Language and Communication
Try "Sabotage Play": set up everyday play so your child needs to communicate to get what they want, pause expectantly for 5–10 seconds, honour any attempt, then model the next-level word or sentence. It builds requesting, turn-taking and language naturally for 3–7 year olds, with no special equipment.
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