Maria 1y.6m.
Children are our great teachers! Probably one of the most important things to learn from them is to be happy with every little thing (which we usually take as it is): when sun shines, when one plays balloon or feeds ducks, etc. We really lack positive emotions in our routine lives and can learn to do so when looking at our child. What we can also learn is to be logical when speaking.
Children are our great teachers! Probably one of the most important things to learn from them is to be happy with every little thing (which we usually take as it is): when sun shines, when one plays balloon or feeds ducks, etc. We really lack positive emotions in our routine lives and can learn to do so when looking at our child. What we can also learn is to be logical when speaking.
Toddlers have already extensive passive vocabulary, understanding everything what is told them. They also start to try speaking themselves: imitate animal sounds, shorten the words, mix sounds in the words. The process of language development is outstandingly interesting. I’m also astonished how logical is everything what they say. Sometimes there is just one-two words enough to understand what Mary wants to tell (while for adults it can take at least a sentence of several words) – she finds exactly the words, which convey the bulk of information. Another thing is negative question, which is sometimes puzzling for an adult: Don’t you want to go to sleep? Children perfectly know what to answer: Yes! - if they don’t want and No! – if they want.
And this is probably just the beginning…
