How does a father's role help a toddlers vocabulary expand?

Question

How does a father's role help a toddlers vocabulary expand?

Answer 1

the same way as a mother, talk to him/her, read books, explain things that you are doing, example ( daddy is brushing your hair) or whatever it is you are doing at the moment with them.  they love to repeat so encourage your kid to repeat everything you are teaching him.

Answer 2

There is much research on the concept of "extended discourse" with toddlers and how it can boost both vocabulary and later school success.  The simple explanation is to involve your child in meaningful conversation, both expressing yourself and allowing your child to respond to you in depth, ask leading questions such as "look at the firetruck, where do you think it is going?"  Get interaction with words and deeply listen and respond appropriately to your toddler and you will reap great benefits, both from the interaction with your toddler as well as helping develop very important life skills.

Answer 3

Children birth and up need to hear language from a variety of people - including fathers!  Father's play a very important role in helping a child's vocabulary expand.  Read, talk, and sing to your child as much as possible!

Answer 4

just read to him/her every night, & you're good. encourage him/her to watch more tv too. who knows, it might actually help.

Answer 5

Read to the kid, then read some more, and after that read a lot more. Then read some more.

I spent a lot of time reading to my kids when they were little until they got to about grade four and starting reading adult length novels by themselves. All of them are now working on their doctorates. The best academic gift a parent can give a child is the love of reading. Everything else flows from that.

Answer 6

It's important for a parent to recognize teaching moments. Like when you're cooking or doing simple things around the house always talk to your child about it and have him/her join in. Name things for him/her. Read, sing, play simple board games or puzzles. Have a number day were he/she can count. i.e. today is the number 2 day, where can you find two of something? two eyes, two legs, etc. This way your child is not only learning about numbers, but also the names of things. You may also do that with colors or letters. The more you talk the more the brain develops. Also reading is very important in language aquisition. Read A lot! read the label of his fav. cereal or food item. what ever opportunity you have to develop vocabulary use it. If your child is asking for something, make sure you pronounce it correctly so that your child learns it correctly. You can find a lot of helpful hints at the american pediatrics association website....www.apa.org. I believe that's the web address, but I could be wrong so make sure you google it. hopes this helps.