Early Communication

Learn about early language development milestones, activities to boost your baby's communication skills and get answers to common questions about language development.

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Does it ever feel like your child is having trouble getting a sentence out or repeating sounds within certain words? You may wonder, "Is my child stuttering?" It's always important to follow your instincts and ask a healthcare provider if you’d like to know more. When treated early, stuttering is much more likely to be significantly reduced or possibly eliminated. Read the full blog post on stuttering to learn more! #speechtherapy #stutter #childdevelopment #toddlerdevelopment #earlyintervention

If your child is having trouble communicating, early intervention is key! They can work with a speech-language pathologist to work through any speech issues, and the earlier it’s addressed, the better. Start by asking your pediatrician for a speech-language evaluation; they will then determine if additional help is needed. Click to learn more about speech issues in children. #earlyintervention #speechissues #communicationmilestones #developmentmilestones

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Early Speech Intervention

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Use these 3 simple language games to boost your toddler's speech development and get your toddler talking! These speech activities are based on the research in phonemic awareness and can have a huge impact on your toddler's speech! This advice is directly from a licensed speech & language pathologist! | Toddler Speech | Articulation | Vocabulary | Phonemic Awareness | Language Activities for Preschooler | Early Literacy Activities | #speechandlanguage #toddler #development #talk #literacy

Activities for Toddlers

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Add these daily language boosting tips to your child's routine and see how it helps to develop their communication skills. For more communication activity ideas for babies and toddlers, go to Pathways.org to download the FREE Baby Milestones app. #kidsactivities #toddleractivities #communicationskills #speechandlanguage #earlyyears #childdevelopment #parenting

How can parents and caregivers help toddlers learn new words? Try these 3 tips from the professsionals! #toddler #toddlers #babytalk #toddlertalk #newwords #firstwords #speechdevelopment #languagedevelopment #speechandlanguage #slp #speechlanguagepathology #speechlanguagepathologist #communicationskills #earlycommunication #toddlerspeech #speech

How can you encourage baby to talk? Or if they are talking, how can you teach baby new words? Use these tips to expose baby to new words and sounds! Read the blog for more tips to help baby with their early communication skills. #babytips #speechandlanguage #babycommunication #babytalk #babywords #earlyyears

Communication Tips

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Decoding toddler speech development: what are they trying to say and what to expect at each age. Read this blog to understand when you should talk to a healthcare provider if you have concerns about your toddler's communication skills. #toddlerdevelopment #toddler #earlyears #speechandlanguage #firstwords #speechtips

Encourage your child (from newborn to 36 months) to express themselves and communicate back to you with these speech and language tips! Whether you read, talk, or sing - use these ideas to help your child meet their communication milestones. #earlycommunication #speechandlanguage #speechtherapy #speechtips #babytalk #toddlertalk #firstwords #babydevelopment #toddlerdevelopment

Speech Development Tips

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The first 3 months of a baby’s life are a critical time for growth and development. Infants begin to learn how to move their bodies and interact with others. Watch to see the 6 different communication milestones baby should be reaching by 3 months. If you notice baby is not hitting these milestones, talk with your healthcare provider. Check out Pathways.org for more information on babies and communication. #babymilestones #babydevelopment #babycommunication #speechdevelopment

When baby “finds their feet,” they're getting familiar with their body and movements as they reach out with both hands to find their feet while on their back. Help baby reach this 4-6 month motor milestone by trying these 3 simple activities. Watch more video at Pathways.org. #babymilestones #babydevelopment #babyactivities #babytips #4monthold #pediatrictherapy #motordevelopment

Are you tracking your child's hearing 👂 and understanding 💭? Use this checklist to track your child's growing hearing and receptive communication milestones from 3 months to 3 years! Download the FREE Pathways.org Baby Milestones app for more milestones. #milestones #babydevelopment #toddlerdevelopment #toddlermilestones #babymilestones #communicationmilestones #communicationdevelopment

Communication Milestones

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Why does all that baby babbling matter? When baby learns to babble at 4-6 months of age, they're learning to manipulate sounds and play with their voice but there's also a lot more going on! #babydevelopment #babytalk #babybabble #speechandlanguage #earlycommuncation #pediatricslp #4monthsold #5monthsold #9monthsold

Make reading part of your baby's daily routine! At 10-12 months, you can point to pictures in a book and describe them to baby to encourage the development of their language skills. #youngreader #earlyreading #readingskills #speechandlanguage #babyactivities #reading #babybooks #pediatricslp

At 10-12 months, baby will be able to say one to two words and imitate speech sounds. Try these activities to help develop baby’s communication skills. #baby #babygames #babyactivities #babyfun #earlycommunication #babytalk #communicationskills #languagedevelopment #speechdevelopment #babytips #slp #pediatricslp Copyright © 2020 Pathways Foundation

Communication Videos

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Whether your child is reading or not, books play an important role in their communication development and learning at any age! It's important to create a reading routine from a young age, choose the perfect books for each stage, and make story time fun. If your child is too young to know the words, you can talk about the pictures, point out interesting shapes, or even make up your own ending. Learn more reading tips at Pathways.org. #communicationtips #babytips #readingtips #babydevelopment

Read books early and often with baby! Whether it’s picture books or story books, reading helps build baby’s vocabulary from the time they’re born. Use these tips to include reading into baby’s daily routine. #babybooks #earlyliteracy #earlyyears #earlyreading #babyreading #babydevelopment #babytips

Reading For Communication Development

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Try these simple sensory activities that you can easily incorporate into baby's daily routine!

Discover different sounds in your backyard or a nearby park by going on a "sound hunt" with this tune!

Use nursery rhymes to incorporate communication development into playtime.

Music For Communication Development

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The first 3 months of a baby’s life are a critical time for growth and development. Whether you play with sounds, use facial expressions and gestures, or make eye contact, use these 7 activities to help encourage baby's communication! For more FREE resources for your baby's communication, head over to Pathways.org. #BabyCommunication #EarlyDevelopment #ParentingTips #BabyMilestones #ChildDevelopment

Have you tried reading interactive books with your baby? Interactive books such as flaps, pop-ups, pull-tabs, touch and feel, and sound books are a great way to get your 7-9 month baby engaged with books! Got to Pathways.org to check out our list of 7-9 month baby activities. #babygames #babyactivities #babyreading #readingbooks #babybooks #earlyliteracy #earlycommunication #communicationskills #babytalk #babytips #boardbook #readingtips #interactivebooks #babyread

Activities for Baby

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Find out how your child can participate in the kitchen and which skills cooking with you can help develop. Even babies can benefit from being in the kitchen with you while you cook!

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Communication Milestones: 0-3 Months

The first 3 months of a baby’s life are a critical time for growth and development. Infants begin to learn how to move their bodies and interact with others. Watch to see the 6 different communication milestones baby should be reaching by 3 months. If you notice baby is not hitting these milestones, talk with your healthcare provider. Check out Pathways.org for more information on babies and communication. #babymilestones #babydevelopment #babycommunication #speechdevelopment

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7 Tips to Encourage Baby to Read

Whether your child is reading or not, books play an important role in their communication development and learning at any age! It's important to create a reading routine from a young age, choose the perfect books for each stage, and make story time fun. If your child is too young to know the words, you can talk about the pictures, point out interesting shapes, or even make up your own ending. Learn more reading tips at Pathways.org. #communicationtips #babytips #readingtips #babydevelopment

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What’s My Toddler Saying? Understanding Toddler Speech Development

Decoding toddler speech development: what are they trying to say and what to expect at each age. Read this blog to understand when you should talk to a healthcare provider if you have concerns about your toddler's communication skills. #toddlerdevelopment #toddler #earlyears #speechandlanguage #firstwords #speechtips

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9 Ways to Add Communication to Your Child's Daily Routine

Add these daily language boosting tips to your child's routine and see how it helps to develop their communication skills. For more communication activity ideas for babies and toddlers, go to Pathways.org to download the FREE Baby Milestones app. #kidsactivities #toddleractivities #communicationskills #speechandlanguage #earlyyears #childdevelopment #parenting

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3 Activities to Encourage Baby to Find Their Feet

When baby “finds their feet,” they're getting familiar with their body and movements as they reach out with both hands to find their feet while on their back. Help baby reach this 4-6 month motor milestone by trying these 3 simple activities. Watch more video at Pathways.org. #babymilestones #babydevelopment #babyactivities #babytips #4monthold #pediatrictherapy #motordevelopment

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Communication Milestones: Hearing and Receptive from Birth to 36 Months

Are you tracking your child's hearing 👂 and understanding 💭? Use this checklist to track your child's growing hearing and receptive communication milestones from 3 months to 3 years! Download the FREE Pathways.org Baby Milestones app for more milestones. #milestones #babydevelopment #toddlerdevelopment #toddlermilestones #babymilestones #communicationmilestones #communicationdevelopment

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How Can I Help My Toddler Learn New Words?

How can parents and caregivers help toddlers learn new words? Try these 3 tips from the professsionals! #toddler #toddlers #babytalk #toddlertalk #newwords #firstwords #speechdevelopment #languagedevelopment #speechandlanguage #slp #speechlanguagepathology #speechlanguagepathologist #communicationskills #earlycommunication #toddlerspeech #speech

Encourage Baby to Talk by Narrating Your Day

How can you encourage baby to talk? Or if they are talking, how can you teach baby new words? Use these tips to expose baby to new words and sounds! Read the blog for more tips to help baby with their early communication skills. #babytips #speechandlanguage #babycommunication #babytalk #babywords #earlyyears

Use these tips to help develop your little one’s communication skills through talking, playing, and reading. Remember, repetition is important! Saying a new word over and over again helps your child learn the word and repeat it back. Head to Pathways.org to download our FREE Speech and Language brochure to learn more about encouraging baby's communication development. #communicationskills #languagedevelopment #speechdevelopment #parentingtips #communicationdevelopment #milestones Montessori, First Words To Teach Baby, Language Milestones, Baby Development Milestones, Infant Development, Baby Language

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Tips for Encouraging Speech and Language Development

Use these tips to help develop your little one’s communication skills through talking, playing, and reading. Remember, repetition is important! Saying a new word over and over again helps your child learn the word and repeat it back. Head to Pathways.org to download our FREE Speech and Language brochure to learn more about encouraging baby's communication development. #communicationskills #languagedevelopment #speechdevelopment #parentingtips #communicationdevelopment #milestones

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Teaching your child to be bilingual? These tips can help

Teaching your child to be bilingual can be a wonderful gift that opens up opportunities for communication and cultural understanding. Introducing your child to two languages at a young age helps them tap into their natural language learning abilities.

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3-Month-Old Baby: Motor Assessment for Typical Development

In this video, we highlight the typical expectation for a 3-month-old baby for specific areas of the body while they are in the supine position (on back). See how baby may move their head, trunk, upper extremities, and lower extremities. If you have any concerns, reach out to your healthcare provider. For more FREE resources and information on your 3-month-old's development and milestones, go to Pathways.org. #motordevelopment #motorskills #babydevelopment #developmentmilestones #3monthsold

Why is My Newborn Crying?

As a newborn, crying is baby’s way of communicating what they want or need. Whether it's a diaper, feeding, or just wanting to be held, remain calm and comfort baby to respond to their needs. Most importantly, if you have concerns, talk to a healthcare provider.⁠ To learn more about how to respond to your newborn's needs, head over to Pathways.org. #babytips #newborntips #newbornbaby #firsttimeparent #parentingtips #parentinghacks #communicationdevelopment

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Communication Milestones

There are many different communication milestones for your child to meet in the first few years of their life. You may be wondering when you'll be able to have a conversation with your toddler, or when your baby should start babbling. Save this graphic to track communication milestones up to 36 months. Want to easily track your child's milestones in the palm of your hand? Download the FREE Pathways.org app. #BabyTalk #BabyMilestones #BabyDevelopment #ParentLife #ParentingTips

7 Activities to Encourage Communication at 1 Month

The first 3 months of a baby’s life are a critical time for growth and development. Whether you play with sounds, use facial expressions and gestures, or make eye contact, use these 7 activities to help encourage baby's communication! For more FREE resources for your baby's communication, head over to Pathways.org. #BabyCommunication #EarlyDevelopment #ParentingTips #BabyMilestones #ChildDevelopment

Early Communication

Learn about early language development milestones, activities to boost your baby's communication skills and get answers to common questions about language development.

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·1mo

Pathways.org | Free Resources on Children's Development