Is there anything I can do to encourage speech in my child?

Language develops from interactions and children need to hear language to learn language. Giving your child time and attention and talking to them as you feed them, bathe them and interact with them encourages speech development even if it seems that your child does not understand you yet.nnCommunicating with a non-verbal child can be challenging and you may feel frustrated when you cannot understand what your child is trying to tell you, but responding (even if you are wrong) reinforces that their attempts at speaking are meaningful.