Strategies to Improve Child's Communication Skills

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What is a recommended way to help reduce a child's stress?

Listening with patience and avoiding interruptions (correct)

Talking quickly to the child to encourage fluency

Correcting the child's grammar emotionally

Discussing the child's speech difficulties in their presence

Why is it advised not to discuss a child's speech difficulties in their presence?

It helps the child understand difficult words better

It can make the child conscious of speech patterns (correct)

It encourages the child to speak faster

It improves the child's vocabulary quickly

Why is it recommended to eat dinner as a family regularly?

To avoid communication with adults

To have a calm environment for correcting children's speech

To avoid family conversations

To share vocabulary with children (correct)

What should parents be cautious about regarding preschoolers' vocabulary?

Preschoolers imitate vocabulary from older family members Signup and view all the answers

How should correction of children's vocabulary be handled?

With unemotional correction Signup and view all the answers

Why is it important for adults to role model slow speech when talking to children?

To help children develop clear speech patterns Signup and view all the answers

What is one way to encourage preschoolers' vocabulary building?

Reading aloud to the child Signup and view all the answers

Why might answering a preschooler's questions be challenging according to the text?

Preschoolers' questions are often philosophical Signup and view all the answers

What is an effective technique for correcting preschoolers' behavior, according to the text?

Engaging in a 'time out' Signup and view all the answers

What should be the duration of a time-out period for a preschooler?

As many minutes as the child's age Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following are negative sources of stress for preschoolers, as mentioned in the text?

Parent losing a job Signup and view all the answers

How can parents promote healthy family functioning according to the text?

Respecting creativity and flexibility in children Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a preschooler imitating swear words they hear from parents or older siblings?

Bathroom language Signup and view all the answers

Which term refers to the repetition of words or syllables in speech, particularly seen in preschoolers?

Broken fluency Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe a preschool girl's strong emotional attachment to her father?

Electra complex Signup and view all the answers

Which term describes the tendency for children to favor one hand over the other for tasks like writing or drawing?

Handedness Signup and view all the answers

What do preschoolers typically do as a way to explore and learn about new experiences, even if it leads to behaviors like being improperly dressed?

Want to do things for themselves Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the large body build of an individual?

Endomorphic body built Signup and view all the answers

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