The Hanen Centre's video: Sounds and Gestures: Building Blocks for your Child s First Words

Like all parents, you’re probably very eager to hear your child’s first words! But before learning to talk, your child must learn to communicate without words through sounds and gestures. Let’s explore some of the most common ways children communicate without words and what you can do to help encourage their language development. This video series is part of a public awareness campaign highlighting the power of parent-child interactions to set the stage for language learning. The campaign is spearheaded by the Hanen Ontario Provincial Preschool Speech and Language Initiative, in collaboration with the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services. Stay Connected: Website: http://www.hanen.org Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/thehanencentre Twitter - https://twitter.com/TheHanenCentre Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thehanencentre LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/thehanencentre The Hanen Centre is a not-for-profit organization committed to promoting the best possible language, social and literacy skills in young children. We believe that parents and caregivers have the biggest influence on children’s early language learning and that the best learning happens during the everyday interactions they have together. We created this channel as part of our efforts to share practical, research-based information with these important people in children’s lives so that they can nurture the early skills that make a life-long difference for all children. We aim to educate and raise awareness of Hanen programs and their concepts. This channel is for parents, caregivers, speech language pathologists and other professionals working with young children.