{"id":751,"date":"2017-03-15T11:00:09","date_gmt":"2017-03-15T15:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/dcc\/helping-young-children-learn-language-2\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T14:00:52","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T18:00:52","slug":"helping-young-children-learn-language-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/dcc\/helping-young-children-learn-language-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Helping Young Children Learn Language"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3585\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/02\/Quinn-Dombrowski-baby-reading-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/>As an au pair, you have an important role in a child&#8217;s life. When you are caring for young children up to 45 hours per week, there are lots of opportunities to help them learn language. Many host parents are eager for their children to be exposed to a foreign language. If this is true of your host parents, you can try the suggestions below,\u00a0in both English and your native language.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Read<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0&#8211; Read to them daily, point out pictures and ask questions. Even if they can&#8217;t answer the questions, this is still modeling conversation.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Talk<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0&#8211; Point out objects around them,\u00a0names of their body parts, explain what you are doing and places you are going. Long before babies can speak, they benefit greatly from hearing someone speak to them.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>Sing<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0&#8211; You can\u00a0sing childhood classics or make up your own silly songs. If you are looking for song ideas,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theteachersguide.com\/ChildrensSongs.htm\">HERE<\/a>\u00a0is a great website with lists of songs, lyrics and links to YouTube videos* of the songs. \u00a0Children&#8217;s music is also available at the public library and even on iTunes.<\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Words<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; As children move from toddlers to preschoolers begin to point out written language.<\/li>\n<li><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Writing<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; Toddlers and preschoolers can begin\u00a0to learn pre-writing skills by drawing with crayons or doing finger paints.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>*The American Academy of Pediatrics <a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthychildren.org\/English\/family-life\/Media\/Pages\/helping-kids-thrive-in-a-digital-world-AAP-policy-explained.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recommends<\/a> no screen time for babies under 18 months of age. 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