Becoming a parent by blending families or marrying someone with kids can be a rewarding and fulfilling experience. If you’ve never had kids, you’ll get the opportunity to share your life with a younger person and help to shape his or her character. If you have kids, you’ll offer them …
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Bilingual Families
In some countries, it’s common for kids to learn two or more languages at a time and to use them daily to communicate and understand people around them — in fact, some kids grow up in places where four or more languages are spoken. In countries such as the United …
Communication and Your 1- to 2-Year-Old
Language development really takes off during this time, especially as your little one approaches the second birthday. Kids this age are better able to comprehend what is said to them and express what they want through words and gestures. They take joy in their ability to understand directions — and won’t …
Communication and Your 1- to 3-Month-Old
This is an exciting time for parents, as babies this age make real progress in communicating. You and your baby will enjoy two-way “conversations” — exchanging smiles and oohs and aahs. And your baby’s personality begins to show as your little one becomes a more active and alert member of your family. How …
Communication and Your 13- to 18-Year-Old
During this period, teens spend much of the day outside the home — at school or at after-school activities or jobs and with their friends. But it’s important to try to talk with your teen every day to share opinions, ideas, and information. Here are a few tips to help you …
Communication and Your 13- to 18-Year-Old
During this period, teens spend much of the day outside the home — at school or at after-school activities or jobs and with their friends. But it’s important to try to talk with your teen every day to share opinions, ideas, and information. Here are a few tips to help you …
Communication and Your 2- to 3-Year-Old
Communicating with our kids is one of the most pleasurable and rewarding parts of parenting. Children learn by absorbing information through daily interactions and experiences not only with us, but with other adults, family members, other kids, and the world. Communicating With Your Child The more interactive conversation and play …
Communication and Your 4- to 5-Year-Old
Communicating with our kids is one of the most pleasurable and rewarding parts of parenting. Children learn by absorbing information through daily interactions and experiences not only with us, but with other adults, family members, other kids, and the world. And between the ages of 4 and 5, many kids …
Communication and Your 4- to 7-Month-Old
Your baby’s range of sounds and facial expressions continues to grow, with lots of smiling, laughing, and babbling. Your baby is also imitating sounds, an important skill for learning to talk. How Babies Communicate Babies this age begin to experiment with the sounds they can make with their mouths. Your …
Communication and Your 6- to 12-Year-Old
As kids enter their school years, they become increasingly independent, spending much of their days outside the home in school and with peers. But talking with your child is still essential to bonding, so share ideas, opinions, and information. Communicating With Your Child Here are a few suggestions to aid …