Building longer attention span for adult-led play and creating more instances in joint attention is crucial to establish prior to building language skills. I talk about attention for child-led and adult-led play, what joint attention is, how to set up your environment to encourage better attention, and a few activities to encourage joint attention.
Links to attention-based articles:
#281 Skills Toddlers Must Use Before Words Emerge - #4 Joint Attention - teachmetotalk.com
How to increase toddler attention span - Teach Your Toddler To Talk
15 Activities to Increase Your Toddler's Attention Span (mylifeandkids.com) (This link has lots of pop-ups)
Simple Trick May Improve an Infant's Attention Span | Live Science (an article about research related to increasing child attention)
