Parents can play blending games and analysis games. For older children, this can be done with sounds. For older children, parents can show how words change with small additions. Parents may emphasize word meaning and sound structure with older children by engaging in casual word play. Children need to develop an understanding of the concept of 'word' and meanings in different situations.
Parents can talk about words and what they mean in any everyday situation.
Once you have a child attending to a word, use it in various sentences and fit it into the present context, if possible. Extend to other meanings or words with similar meanings. Show and talk about your earring shimmering in the moonlight or a wet rock. You may extend on to talk about the rock 'glistening' or 'shining' in the moonlight. I do not believe she wants to hurt others.