Talking with Your Toddler

How to stimulate your child's language development — from first words to full stories.

Between one and four years of age, your child's language explodes. But what if it's developing slower than your niece of the same age? And how do you help your child without turning it into a lesson? This guide shows how language grows in ordinary moments: at the table, in the bath, on the way to daycare.

What you will learn

• The language milestones from 12 months to 4 years — with realistic ranges
• The five conversation techniques that most strongly stimulate language development
• Reading aloud as a superpower: how to turn every book into a conversation
• Incomprehensible speech, stuttering, and "he still says so little" — when is it just a phase?
• Bilingual upbringing: what helps and which concerns are unfounded
• When (and how) to involve a speech therapist or the well-child clinic

Includes

• Language games by age, for at home, in the car, and at the supermarket
• Reading aloud guide with question cards per type of book
• Milestone checklists by half-year
• Conversation cards: 50 questions that elicit more than "how was daycare?"

For whom

For mothers of toddlers and preschoolers who want to nurture language in everyday life — playfully, warmly, and without pressure.

Available for immediate PDF download — read on your phone, tablet, or print at home.