There are lots of things to talk about around the holidays! For typically developing children and children with language delays, try some of these conversation starters:
- Make a craft or talk about a craft your child made. Then, ask who, what, when, where, and how questions about it.
- Ask the child about family traditions.
- Discuss special items that they eat for holiday treats and meals.
- Have them name as many things as they can that have to do with the holiday.
- Talk about plans- who is going to be there or where they are going.
- Make cookies and then have them tell the person you gave them to what they did to help.
- Have the child help wrap presents and talk about the shapes of the boxes, colors of the paper, and ribbon.
- Have them retell you a story about the holiday after you have read it to them.
The main idea is to promote verbal expression and get the child talking- so avoid yes/no questions and try open-ended and engaging topics.
This time of year, I have lots of fun holiday talks with children in speech therapy.
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