Here are tips for you to help your child with invitation. Be face to face with your child. Your child needs to see your eyes, mouth, and facial expressions. It is important for your child to see how you are making those sounds with your mouth. If your child does not make eye contact or look at you directly, you can hold an interesting object closer to your face to draw attention. To imitate your child's sounds, actions, and facial expressions, if your infant makes a face or smile, imitate his facial expression. As you imitate, your child will be more likely to engage. It's that back and forth. This turn-taking is the beginning of learning conversation. Wait for your child to babble or say a word and then imitate your child's speech. Watch your child playing and imitate their actions. If your child is banging on a drum, imitate him by banging the drum as well. Help your child imitate motor actions by clapping your hands or gestures such as waving. You can use hand over hand to assist your child to imitate these actions. Imitate your child during people games such as peekaboo. Sing songs repetitively to your child. Once he has heard a song many times, he may begin to imitate the sounds, words, and actions. Help your child by saying a line and encouraging fill in the blanks. For example, the wheels on the bus go and he'll should fill in with round and round. Animal sounds are a great way to encourage imitation. Have fun with your child while you play with a farm set, puzzle, or book. Say moo or meow and wait for imitation.