Talk Through Daily Care

Step by step

1. 1Pick a daily routine: diaper change, bath, getting dressed, or feeding.
2. 2Before each move, say what's coming next ("I'm going to lift your legs").
3. 3Name body parts and objects as you go, using clear and specific words.
4. 4Pause for a few seconds after speaking while looking right at your baby.
5. 5Echo their sounds back to them ("aaah? aaah!") like a real back-and-forth chat.
6. 6Keep doing this during every routine: consistency does all the work, not one big effort.

What it builds

Babies build their entire vocabulary from the words spoken directly to them, long before they can talk. A few narrated sentences during every change and bath add up to make a huge difference in their future speech.