Every child is born at his or her own pace of development, and when it comes to language skills, while many babies only babble simple words like mama, baba on their first birthday, most children can say 8 to 10 words by the time they are 18 months old. If your child’s speaking ability is slow, there is no need to worry too much.

Parents play a big role in helping children develop language and literacy skills. Research shows that talking, reading and rhyming to children is a great way to help them develop these important skills.

As a parent, one of your most important jobs is to teach your child to be more disciplined. It takes time and patience. Don’t let your child get away with it because you think he or she is too young to understand rules and consequences. However, doing this will require learning effective and healthy discipline strategies.