Joint Attention – Tips for teaching your child to engage and enjoy the company of others
Channel: 1to1 Therapy Services
Date: 2015-09-16

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HOW DO YOU IMPROVE JOINT ATTENTION? 

Here are some tips: 
- Your child will benefit from less structured natural interactions 

- Your child will learn best through play and natural interactions such as feeding and bathing 

- Get down to your child’s level, be face to face 

- Use an animated voice with exaggerated facial expressions

- Imitate your child’s facial expressions, sounds, words and actions

- Use toys or objects that your child finds interesting or motivating. Children under 2 years of age enjoy cause and effect toys.

- Observe your child and wait to see what he’s interested in.

- Follow your child’s interest by labeling objects and actions using single words or short phrases. 

- Sing to your child

- Show your child books, turn the pages and point to pictures