Tag: parenthood
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WHEN WILL YOUR BABY SAY THEIR FIRST WORD?
Most children say their first word between 12 and 14 months old and have between 1 and 3 words by the time they are around 15 months. According to speech and language experts, The Speech Sisters, only about 25% of children have 14 or more words at 12 months. Remember, babies begin understanding, babbling, and…
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4 Ways to Encourage Talking in Babies
You can make an essential difference in your baby’s early attempts to talk by doing these 4 simple things. 1 Slow down and ‘OWL’ Babies process language much more slowly than adults and need extra time to think, react, and respond. Speech and language experts recommend ‘Owling’—Observing, Waiting, Listening—when your baby is trying to talk.…
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Building Your Babies Motor Skills
Your baby is beginning to understand that things fall out of a tube and stay put in a container, a concept they’ll be increasingly interested in well after they turn one. A research study proved that babies who played with tubes and containers had a more advanced understanding of when something will stay inside of…
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9-Month Old Language Development
Speech and language specialists talk about two kinds of language: receptive and expressive. Receptive language is the language your baby understands but does not yet speak out loud in intelligible words. Explicit language refers to the sounds and words your baby uses to communicate. Between 9 and 12 months, your baby may begin exhibiting these…
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Kids Testing Their Limits During Meal-Time
Between the ages of 9 and 12 months, your baby learns about your expectations for their behaviour by testing limits. Meals are a standard time for this to show up. For example, your baby may play with their food, spit it out, drop it on the ground, or throw their utensils. Your baby isn’t intentionally…
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