Pt. 1. Getting started -- Setting up your child's early intervention program -- Taking care of yourself and your family -- How your early efforts can help your child engage with others and boost your child's learning -- pt. 2. Everyday strategies to help your child engage, communicate, and learn -- Step into the spotlight: capturing your child's attention -- Find the smile!: having fun with sensory social routines -- It takes two to tango: building back-and-forth interactions -- Talking bodies: the importance of nonverbal communication -- "Do what I do!": helping your child learn by imitating -- Let's get technical: how children learn -- The joint attention triangle: sharing interests with others -- It's playtime! -- Let's pretend! -- Moving into speech -- Putting it all together.
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