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·Speak very slowly and clearly. ·Identify and point out items, objects and people as you talk about them. ·Use shorter sentences sentences. ·Using repetition when singing songs and nursery rhymes helps
learning process. ·Reading to your baby is a good idea and should be done as often as possible – ask your baby questions and point things out to make
process as interactive as possible. ·Let your baby respond in his own way when communicating with her.
Seven months. Your baby is now continuing to learn how to use his newfound language skills. He may be able to do things such as wave goodbye and may accompany his wave with babbling sounds. He can say “mama” or “dada”. Eight months. Your baby is playing games such as pat a cake and peek-a-boo. Even though he can’t speak
words that belong to these games, he can babble and talk to himself. It’s likely that your baby knows what
word “No” means by now as well. Nine to twelve months. It’s possible that by now your baby understands requests and commands such as “give it” or “don’t touch that”. Similarly, she may understand simple questions such as “where’s your rattle?” At this time you should be encouraging your baby to use gestures (and you should respond to them). For example if your baby indicates she wants to be picked up then say “you want to be picked up?” while picking her up. This helps
learning process. You should also talk about everything that you do, and use gestures (and short sentences) as you’re doing them. Here are some ways to help your baby with
learning process: ·Look at books and talk about
pictures in simple languages. Where possible try and use books that your baby is able to hold. ·Talk often to your baby using simple words to identify objects in his life. Name trees, numbers, colours, and animals as you take your baby for a walk. You should also use your baby’s name often – this way she will be able to recognise it. ·Talk back to your child when she talks with you. ·Introduce concepts to your baby, such as
“big” dog or
“little” mouse. ·Give your baby time to get his words out; don’t be tempted to complete sentences for him. ·Continue to read to your baby as much as possible. Reading should be part of your daily routine. ·From day one start to talk in a simple, short and uncomplicated way with your baby – even though she will not understand what you are saying this is laying
foundations for learning language.
Twelve months. After one year babies are generally able to say one or two words and are able to understand 25 words or more. For example if a person in
room asks, “where is daddy?” your baby will look for you. Your baby is also able to point at things (and ask for things in this way).
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