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We all know how discouraging and exhausting it can feel to try to engage in interaction with someone who doesn’t seem interested in talking to us or playing with us – whether it be a young child, a colleague, even our spouse at times.
Too often, I see caregivers try to help their children learn new words by telling them to “say” a word. Building a child’s vocabulary is a process, and requires many steps.