Building Your Child's Language Skills

During the first six years of a child's life the brain is most affected as it grows and matures. It is during this age that Speech and language development are most critical. The Broca’s area and the Wernicke”s area are the two main areas within the brains complex structure that gives the ability to process words that are spoken and written.

Language development can be defined as, the expression and vocalization of symbols and sounds as perceived and interpreted by an individual through the growing and learning process. Early childhood language development has been studied for well over a century, and today still posses the question, “How are languages organized in the brain?” Although most parents are not seeking to find the answer to this question, they are actually the best candidate when it comes to developing their child's speech and language skills. Depending on your child's age, the object is to constantly make sounds, say words and speak in complete sentences to your child. A fun way to challenge your child in language development is to introduce educational toys into their daily play time.

Educational Toys are a way for parents to open the door to the wonderful world of communication to their child. The construction and design of educational toys for this age group have several attributes that parents will find helpful and fun that will stimulate your child to verbalize thoughts, ideas and even emotions. So parents spend plenty of time interacting with your children, getting them to talk-it-up and before you know it, your child will begin to impress you with their vocabulary.