Motivating Language Development in Preschoolers Goes a Long Way! Verbal communication for the most part is picked up through imitation and observation. The more the interactions a child has; the better the influence will be on the cognitive development. Humans are born with reflexes and senses so that they become aware and relate to them. Children with time first start to observe, then sense, listen, smell, taste and touch. This process slowly and steadily helps in the development of the brain, and aids in connecting the body-mind awareness. The more the interactions a child has; the better the influence will be on the cognitive development. Children in their first five to six years go through several stages as their language develops and formulates. The earliest stage in a child is to make cooing sounds, then move on to soft murmurs and babbling, which advances to creating multi-word sentences. However, you shouldn’t be deceived into thinking that children understand the complex language; or even the theoretical concepts; in fact, the opposite is true. Verbal communication for the most part is picked up through imitation and observation. At some point in infancy, children listen to their parents’ converse, and then slowly and steadily they start to notice when someone is talking to them. This in itself is the base for a child's understanding and reasoning of their native language. Let us have an overview of early childhood development :-