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Finding my child (1)	Language remediation (1)

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A child at play The world of childhood is quite different from our adult world. It is not simply a smaller version of it. It is a different world, and you have to learn to understand it. You have to learn to "read" child's behavior. Every parent needs these skills, but parents adopting internationally may need them more then others, since you will not have the advantage of understanding your child's native language. Helping Your Child to Acquire Language: How to be Explicit, Consistent and Redundant The problem of how a child comes to know what words refer to what objects or actions is complicated by the fact that a single object or event has many parts and features which can be referred to in a great many ways. The key to helping your child to acquire language as soon as possible is to create persistent frames of references within his immediate environment. To do it you have to be explicit, consistent, and redundant.