Dirty Dishes, Goofy Giggles

While you clean up the dirty dishes, show your child a dirty dish and say “yuck” with a funny face. Your expression should make them giggle. With each new dish, use a new word, such as “sticky” or “goopy.” See what funny words they can come up with too.

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Your child learns communication skills from your tone of voice, facial expressions, body movements, and words. They also learn to love the sound of words when you use funny words.

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