Language Gifts And Activities To Enrich The 7-12 Month OldShe recognizes familiar sounds and what they mean. She’ll turn to look at the source of the sound…or try to find it if she can’t see it. The fun really begins now…he still babbles a lot, but some of that babbling resembles speech. He may even say her first word. She laughs, and you just can’t help laughing either. He discovers that his mouth can make different sounds besides cooing and babbling. So he experiments with smacking…sputtering…squealing…even yelling and finds that he gets attention. I remember an incident between our granddaughter and her grandfather that was just hilarious. She also begins to recognize names of familiar objects as well as respond to a single verbal request. Receptive language (understanding the meaning of spoken words) increases. Again the best gifts are free, interactive activities.
So what if he hasn’t said his first word by age one? Generally, they do begin to talk by their first birthday. I’m not an expert, but our youngest son said very few words before he was about two. However, once he started talking, he talked in sentences, and we haven’t been able to hush him up since! He’s the most verbal of our three boys. Boys do tend to be less verbal. This has been a marvelous year! It’s been fun to play with her, and now she responds to you with greater understanding. What will it be like when he's a toddler? Ready to find out?
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