One of the most stimulating experience for new parent would be is hearing their baby utter their first words. It is hard to say for sure when to expect your baby to say first words, but most babies will be able to say 3 to 5 words by the time they are about a year old. Manyaa has started trying to talk sooner than this. like “ma ma” and “da da” as early as six months of age. While baby may be practicing making sounds and imitating at this age, probably doesn’t actually understand the meaning of the words they are babbling just yet.
Early expressive language
Birth to 3 months
Baby starts learning to communicate with you very early. One of the first ways your baby communicates with you is by crying. You may even discover that your baby has a different type of cry depending on what baby is trying to communicate to you.
4- 6 months
At around 4-6 months your baby will start babbling. Baby respond to you by smiling and cooing. You may hear baby making vowel sounds first like “ooh” and “aah” and then later will start combining consonants and vowels to make sounds like “da da” or “ba ba”.
7-12 months
Your baby’s receptive language will really start to blossom during this time. Baby will understand more and should be able to understand simple instructions like “no-no.” Your baby may not be talking just yet but baby should be babbling by now. Pay attention to baby and you may notice baby trying to imitate sounds or gestures that you make.
Baby’s first words
Your baby will likely say his first words sometime between 11 and 14 months. By 18 months, you can expect him to be able to say up to 20 words. Not all babies, however, develop at the same pace or reach milestones at the same time.
Encouraging your baby to talk
Here are some things you can do to encourage your baby to talk:
Early expressive language
Birth to 3 months
Baby starts learning to communicate with you very early. One of the first ways your baby communicates with you is by crying. You may even discover that your baby has a different type of cry depending on what baby is trying to communicate to you.
4- 6 months
At around 4-6 months your baby will start babbling. Baby respond to you by smiling and cooing. You may hear baby making vowel sounds first like “ooh” and “aah” and then later will start combining consonants and vowels to make sounds like “da da” or “ba ba”.
7-12 months
Your baby’s receptive language will really start to blossom during this time. Baby will understand more and should be able to understand simple instructions like “no-no.” Your baby may not be talking just yet but baby should be babbling by now. Pay attention to baby and you may notice baby trying to imitate sounds or gestures that you make.
Baby’s first words
Your baby will likely say his first words sometime between 11 and 14 months. By 18 months, you can expect him to be able to say up to 20 words. Not all babies, however, develop at the same pace or reach milestones at the same time.
Encouraging your baby to talk
Here are some things you can do to encourage your baby to talk:
- Imitate your baby’s sounds and encourage to imitate you. Try smiling when baby smiles, laughing when baby laughs, or making “ooh” and “aah” sounds when baby makes “ooh” and “aah” sounds.
- Play games like “peek-a-boo” and “so big” with your baby. Your baby will learn to anticipate what comes next and learn to mimic you during play time.
- Talk to your baby throughout the day. For example, when you get baby dressed, tell what you are doing. Little things like saying, “mommy is putting socks on your feet now” will help your baby learn new words.
- Read to your baby. First word books are great for teaching your baby new words. It may take a while before your baby is able to say the words in the book but may be able to identify words by pointing.
