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Pets Talking Tips
If there are pets in the house, they will be naturally curious about your baby and the baby about them. Use their interactions to talk about the pets and appropriate behavior when handling and interacting with pets and other animals.
Conversation starters from Talk With Me Baby
- “Do you see the doggy? That’s Fred, he lives here too. Fred meets people by sniffing. I put my hand out to show Fred he can sniff me and I won’t hurt him. Now I can pat his head. Good, Fred. We have to be sweet with our animal friends, nice and gentle.”
- “Hi, kitty! Can you wave hello to the black kitty? Do you want to give kitty a treat? Let’s put a treat down for kitty to enjoy.”
Download the Talk With Me Baby app for more talking tips.
Talking Tips are provided by Talk With Me Baby, an Atlanta organization working to bring the concept of language nutrition into public awareness and educate caregivers on the importance of talking with their baby every day, in an effort to close the word gap.
