Conversation needs to be interactive and needs to respond to what the child is saying.
You need to repeat what the infant is saying. This is to let the infant know that you've heard them, and understood what they said. It's also to model correct pronunciation without criticising. And you then spin off the conversation to thinking and imagination and play.
"Look! A fire emiGGen!!"
"Yes! It's a fire engine! What do you think they're doing?"
(The 'sing song' voice we use to speak to young children feels silly. But apparently it's important.)
Television and tablets have their place, I guess. Some of the CBeebies content (Children's tv from the BBC) is good. And children need some empty relaxing time.
You need to repeat what the infant is saying. This is to let the infant know that you've heard them, and understood what they said. It's also to model correct pronunciation without criticising. And you then spin off the conversation to thinking and imagination and play.
"Look! A fire emiGGen!!"
"Yes! It's a fire engine! What do you think they're doing?"
(The 'sing song' voice we use to speak to young children feels silly. But apparently it's important.)
Television and tablets have their place, I guess. Some of the CBeebies content (Children's tv from the BBC) is good. And children need some empty relaxing time.