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Welcome to part 7 of Baby Nursery Bedding guide on parenting from birth to one year your baby will go from crying to cooing to talking.  Those are amazing milestones for your baby to accomplishment in such a short period of time as he develops his speech and language skills. This chapter takes a look at your baby’s vocal development for the first year and tells you just what you can expect to see each month.  Keep in mind that these stages of your baby’s development are broad and that no baby will fall exactly within the timeframe of these expected milestones. 

One month.  Your baby will understand speech long before he begins to speak.  From birth they will look at your face and listen to your voice.  They will make a small range of noises that will start to mean something to you, such as their way of exhibiting hunger or pain.  These noises will include crying and certain sounds that your baby makes while they are breathing.  When your baby is feeding they will make sucking noises and sounds of contentment.

Your baby’s cry is an important way for them to communicate.  Crying lays the foundation for speech as your baby learns to control the air that comes from their lungs and learns how to use their vocal cords.  Crying is your baby’s way of telling you that they  are hungry, upset, or cold.  By listening carefully to your baby and responding to their cries you are letting them know that they are important to you.  This is how your baby first learns to communicate with you.

Two months.  Your two-month old baby is starting to pay more and more attention to their world.  They will be fascinated by the sound of your voice and will follow it around the room with great concentration.  The different tones of your voice will keep them interested for short periods of time.  Your baby will respond with a variety of cooing sounds, vowel-like sounds, and sometimes some consonant sounds such as a “k”.  You will find that your baby has quite a collection of cooing sounds that they use to communicate with you as well as discover how to use the sound of their own voice. 

At Baby Nursery Bedding, we recommend that you talk to your baby as much as possible to encourage their cooing response.  Look directly into your baby’s eyes to show that you are listening.  This helps to establish signals of communication between the two of you.

Three months.  Your baby will recognize your voice and will turn towards you when they hear you talking.  They will be starting to laugh out loud and will often startle themselves until they learn that they are the one making the sound.  Your baby will be making sounds such as “ahhhh gooo”. They will squeal when they are happy and content, again often startling themselves as they learn their own abilities.

Continue to talk to your baby as much as possible, as well as singing to them and reading them stories.  At Baby Nursery Bedding, we think the more you communicate with your baby and let them know that you are listening, the more they will attempt to communicate with you.

Four months.  Your baby is learning more and more ways to communicate with you.  They will be smiling spontaneously at everything around them.  Their soft babbling will have an almost singsong sound to it, often ranging into a high pitch that delights them as they learn to like the sound of their own voice.  There will be lots of repetition to the sounds that your baby makes.

Make sure that you respond to your baby’s “oohs” and “ahhs” with your own voice tones.  This is your “chat time” with your baby and you should take advantage of these chatty times as they learn what conversation is all about.  Your baby may also be starting to let you know when they are not in the mood for talking with you. They will turn their head in the other direction and may put their arm over their face. Theye may be showing signs of anger or frustration by crying out, especially if something is taken away from them.

Five months.  Your baby is becoming better at communicating.  They may start to mimic sounds and gestures which will allow them to express their needs.  They’ll be able to let you know if their happy or sad.  When your baby wants attention they’ll start to babble until you respond to them.  If you respond to their cooing and laughing sounds they’ll repeat these noises often because they know that they can get your attention this way.

Your baby will now be watching your mouth when you talk.  If you talk to them from across the room they’ll be able to locate you easily.  They are learning to control their vocal sounds and watch for your response to their sounds.

Six months. Your baby is now using consonant-vowel combinations.  They have discovered their image in the mirror and are probably having conversations with their new “playmate”.  Your baby’s language is becoming much more precise.  There are several ways that you can help them to continue to develop their language skills by:

• Speaking clearly, slowly, and accurately.
• Identify objects as you say their names.
• Using short sentences.
• Using repetition when singing songs and nursery rhymes; the repetition will help them to learn.
• Read as often as you can to your baby, asking questions about the pictures in the books so that your baby is interacting with you.
• Never talk “at” your baby, let them respond in his own way.
  

Seven months.  Your baby continues to learn how to use their language skills.  They have learned how to wave goodbye and may accompany this wave with babbling sounds.  They can say “mama” or “dada”.

Eight months.  Your baby is playing games such as pat a cake and peek-a-boo.  Even though they can’t speak the words that belong to these games, they can babble and talk to themselves.  Your baby understands the word “no” means, even though they doesn’t like hearing it.

Nine months.  Continue to play lots of games with your baby, especially those games that involve singing.  Your baby is responding to small sentences, such as “Take mommy’s hand.”

Ten months.  Your baby’s language skills continue to develop.  They are using their own gibberish language to interact with you and have a conversation.

Eleven months.  Your baby can now say short, one syllable words such as “bye” and continues to talk in this conversational gibberish language.  There are several ways that you can help your baby as they learn and practice their language skills:

• Talk often to your baby using simple words to identify objects in their life.  Name trees, numbers, colors, and animals as you take your baby for a walk.  Use your baby’s name as often as you can so they start to recognize it.
• Be patient and listen when your baby talks to you.  Respond to their talking in a positive way, often repeating one or two of the words they have used correctly.
• Introduce concepts to your baby, such as the “big” dog or the “little” mouse.
• Give your baby time to get their words out; don’t be tempted to complete sentences for them.
• Continue to read to your baby as much as possible.  Reading should be part of your daily routine.
  

Twelve months. At the one year mark your baby’s language skills are continuing to progress as they discover more and more about the world around them.  Before you know it your baby will be talking non-stop as they master their language and vocal skills.

Dorothy

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