In order to survive, we have to communicate with people, this is easy sometimes because it is the people we love, and sometimes we have to communicate with an individual we don’t like. Whether willingly or unwillingly, we convey our feelings and thoughts to the individual in front of us. Well, have we ever questioned our relationships with the people we live under the same roof and lead our lives? With the social benefits and the roles determined from birth, people are directed to establish a family and then, of course, they are directed to have children. The nuclear family formed by men and women together begins to develop with little guests in the process. In addition to the spouse role, mother and father roles are included in life. Do you question your relationship with your children? How do you think, as a mother or father, how do you communicate with your children? Do you remember how we communicated with your first child? Or when did it happen?
While mothers initiate communication earlier with the effect of the baby’s feeling during pregnancy, unfortunately fathers wait for the child to reach a certain age. This process can sometimes extend to school age. As a result, disconnections can be observed in communicating with children, and unfortunately, the next stage of this results in conflicts between parents and children. Talking about the mother’s womb with the child and sharing with daily life not only strengthens the personal bonds of the child, but also facilitates the adaptation to life. Communication of the mother, father or close environment (relatives, friends etc.) Of course, this process should continue after birth. After the young family member is accepted as an individual and informed about the events, the development of children also has a very important place. The biggest contribution to this is self-confidence. Development takes place in interaction, so an individual with self-confidence takes a more courageous approach in establishing relationships with people for his future. In this case, it indirectly affects language skills.
When we look at child development, we can say that it is gathered under 5 main headings; Cognitive Development, Language Development, Motor Development, Social Development and Self-Care Skills. All developmental stages are very important in themselves and affect each other. For example; It would not be right to say that a child who is behind in language development is also ahead in social development. A child who cannot express himself cannot communicate with people, cannot understand the desires and complaints, so he will not feel comfortable in the society, so he will become silent and withdrawn in the process. Or, they may exhibit problem behaviors as a result of their inability to express themselves.
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