Offering your child choices throughout the day is a great way to work on their communication skills.  When a child has choices they feel like they have control over a situation and also feel like they are in charge.  Start small by offering your child two choices in different ways throughout the day.  Some simple ways you can work on this at home include:

• Offer two snack options
• Show your child two different books and have them choose which one they’d like you to read
• Show your child two different toys and have them choose which one they’d like to play with
• Offer different cups to drink out of
• Show them two shirts and let them pick which one to wear