When you are unclear and inconsistent in your responses to behaviors, children are likely to repeat the behavior. Guidance and disciple help children learn self-control and judgment. By following these guidelines, you can promote children's self-discipline and confidence. As babies, they can only cry and smile. But by the time they enter kindergarten, they can use thousands of words and string them together following complex and subtle rules.
Language is more than the ability to listen and speak.
It involves thinking. The more advanced their language, the better children can understand, identify, compare, and describe experiences. Beginning at birth, talk and sing to your child the same way parents have done for hundreds of years. Bring your face close, and make eye contact. Say the child's name often, and describe what you are doing.