Ah language and communication! As parents, one of the milestones we long for is to hear our child say our name. But then a few months down the line, after our toddlers have repeated ‘mummy?’ or ‘daddy?’ for the 500th time, how many of us can honestly say we haven’t briefly, but wistfully, remembered the months of baby ‘quiet’ when our child was blissfully silent?! When you think about it the ability to talk and communicate our needs and desires is incredible. It is one of the skills that separate us from the rest of the animal kingdom and it is something that as parents we can do a lot to encourage and develop.
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