Does the child use gestures along with words to get the message across?

Does the child use gestures along with words to get the message across?.

Observe a parent and child age 2 or younger talking for at least 30 minutes. Don’t include any of your own interpretations. For example, say that the baby cried loudly, not that it was hungry or needed a diaper change. You can say that it ate quickly when fed, though. Explain exactly what you saw and heard.

How did the parent talk to the child? Did he/she use “baby talk,” talk slower or otherwise make it easier for the child to understand? Did he/she use gestures to reinforce their talking/

What level of language has the child reached? (Babbling all sounds, babbling mostly sounds from the language used, one-word, two-words, full sentences) Does the child use gestures along with words to get the message across? What else is the child doing to communicate?

Does the child use gestures along with words to get the message across?

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