Use the Correct Word
When
speaking with a young child we have this urge to “baby talk”, substitute words
or even fracture grammar just to simplify matters.
My advice is
to resist the urge.
It is always
good to speak in proper sentences and use the correct words. Children have the
innate ability to learn and absorb all that we share with them.
I became
aware of this many years ago while travelling along Orchard Road in the
presence of my three year old nephew. It was the Christmas season with the
streets and fronts of buildings brightly decorated.
I happened
to remark, “Centrepoint has a beautiful façade.”
A few days
later, while navigating another stretch of road, the same nephew – all three
years of him – spontaneously blurted out while pointing excitedly, “Look! That
building has a beautiful façade.”
And he was
spot-on accurate!
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