Play is a great opportunity for parents to teach everyday behaviours such as manners. The best form of encouragement is simply allowing the child to feel appreciatied and noticed. This simple gesture greatly increases a sence of self worth and strengthens self esteem. Language ond communication are key skills in our world. There are many ways in which parents can help in the develpoment of these skills through play.
Babies love to be spoken to.
They love to hear differnet pitches and sounds. It' s important for parents to immitate the sounds babies make, and in turn the babies will imitate the parents sounds. Point out verbally everything you see. Even if the child is too young yet to understand, it enhances later understanding. Play and talk in front of a mirror, wave while saying bye-bye, put on puppet plays.