Development
10-12 Mths: First Words
Did you know... by 10 months old, babies can tell the difference between
their own regional accent and 'foreign' ones? Your baby's language skills
are coming on in leaps and bounds!
She
understands her name and simple commands and begins to say words. She
may be so delighted with her ability to say a word that she uses it indiscriminately.
Some
babies prefer to come up with their own words. When this happens don't
say 'no', just use the proper word instead.
I say, I say, I say... !
She understands a lot more than she can
say and can follow simple instructions. She responds to your phrases with
a babble of gibberish, spoken like a sentence. This is all part of learning
to talk. Answer her with simple emphatic sentences to keep the conversation
going.
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