Skill· 0mo–5y· 2 min
Chat & Play: Our Back-and-Forth Fun Time
A warm, playful activity that helps your child practice taking turns in conversation through simple exchanges, gestures, and sounds.
Free to do together whenever you like.
How it works
The 4-step guide, with what to look for at each step, is for signed-in parents.
What this develops
- MilestoneVocalizes back during interactionHeart· 2mo–8mo· core
- MilestonePoints and gazes to share attentionHeart· 8mo–2y· core
- MilestoneChildren’s later writing is based on skills and understandings which they develop as babies and toddlers. Before they can write, they need to learn to use spoken language to communicate. Later they learn to write down the words they can say. (See the roots of Writing in Communication and language).Mind· 0mo–11mo· stretch· Step 1
- MilestonePlays simple back-and-forth gamesHeart· 6mo–14mo· stretch· Step 1
- MilestoneBack and forth conversationMind· 2.3y–3y· stretch· Step 1
Visual example
Coming soon