Raising Little Talkers Blog

Are you looking for a fun and easy way to boost your toddler’s language skills? You’ve come to the right place. I have some tips and tricks to share with you for ways you can grow your child’s vocabulary while using a favorite in my house: Magnatiles!

Having a toddler who grunts or whines instead of speaking can be extremely frustrating not just for you as the parent, but also for your toddler! Trust me, I get it! The good news is that grunting and whining are, in fact, a form of communication. So even though grunting can be really hard to hear all day long, try to remember it is a first step for expressive language skills.

Parents often ask, "My little one says lots of words, but how do I get them to start combining words?" I am all too familiar with that scenario, so here are some tips to help your child bridge the gap from words to sentences.

Toddlers are inquisitive and eager learners! Understanding instructions can help your child develop essential skills. Get my top tips for getting your child to follow directions.

Learn easy ideas of ways to incorporate language building into playtime using 5 toys you probably already have at home.

What if I told you that there are speech therapy strategies that are easy to incorporate into what you’re already doing at home? Here are three familiar household items that you can use to start building your toddler's language skills today!

Find out why your toddler isn't talking yet.

If your toddler is 12-18 months old and doesn’t readily imitate words, it’s important to back up and make sure your child has mastered the steps that come before verbal imitation.

Babbling starts between 4-8 months of age and is a critical stepping stone to talking. If your baby isn't babbling yet, try some of these tips below to get it started!

We all know that routines give toddlers a sense of security. Knowing what comes next makes them feel safe and secure (um, hi, me too). But did you know that routines are important for language learning?

Talking is not related to intelligence! If your child isn't talking yet, it has nothing to do with how smart they are. Phew! Ok, back to academic concepts...

When toddlers are learning to speak, they are trying to coordinate all the different muscles of the lips, tongue, and jaw and it’s a complex process. Errors are to be expected.⁣⁣ When an individual sound is produced incorrectly, it's called an articulation error. When a child exhibits a pattern of errors, for example, dropping off the final sound in words, this is called a "phonological process".

Truth be told, there are no "best" development toys, toys to help with speech, or toys to help toddlers talk.The most important toys to help toddlers talk are those toys that motivate your individual child.