As you play games with your child, you might be tempted to ask lots of questions about what they're doing. However, they may not always have the answers at this stage. It's often better to give your child the words for what they're doing by describing their actions.
See how this can be applied to playing copycat games with your little one.
How asking fewer questions and describing actions helps children to learn
It helps them to:
- Enjoy chatting without the pressure of lots of questions
- Link your words to their actions and learn new words more quickly
- Learn the language they need to talk about what they’re doing
Instead of asking your little one lots of questions as you play, try describing what they're doing using lots of action words for whatever they're doing as you copy them and vice versa. For example, 'mummy's spinning around' or 'Aubrey's spinning around'.
