Tiny Steps, Big Leaps (Paperback)

Paperback. Help Your Child Find Their Voice-One Meaningful Moment at a Time Communication begins long before a child speaks a first word. "Tiny Steps, Big Leaps How Early Intervention Coaching Unlocks Your Child's Potential at Every Stage The Communication Pillar: Language Birth to Fluency" is a compassionate, practical guide for parents and caregivers who want to understand and support their child's communication development from infancy through the preschool years. Drawing on an Early Intervention coaching perspective, Anila K. Smith explains how cries, coos, eye contact, gestures, first words, sentence building, storytelling, listening, and conversation all develop through everyday interaction. Rather than turning language development into another milestone race, this guide helps parents observe what their child is already communicating, respond with confidence, and recognize when additional professional support may be helpful. Inside, readers will discover: How communication develops before spoken words appearWays to encourage cooing, babbling, gestures, and shared attentionPractical strategies for building vocabulary without flashcardsGuidance for speech-sound development and common pronunciation patternsSupport for multilingual families raising children with more than one languageWays to encourage two-word combinations, grammar, and storytellingAge-appropriate listening and direction-following expectationsCalm guidance about late talking, speech concerns, and developmental screeningTips for working effectively with a speech-language pathologistRealistic home-practice ideas that fit naturally into family life This is not a guide about pressuring children to perform. It is about creating connection, noticing progress, and helping each child feel heard and understood. Because every gesture, sound, word, and story is part of something bigger: your child learning how to connect with the world. "Listen closely. Respond warmly. Celebrate every voice." This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…