Parents are always excited to hear baby talk especially when they have waited for their little one to start saying words. However, they may not realize that the moment their baby was born, he or she has started communicating with them. Parents may not hear words but they would notice their baby to show some facial expressions like smiling or grimacing. Sounds and at times gestures are the baby’s first ways of communicating aside from the usual crying when hungry or feeling uncomfortable. However, for every stage in their baby’s growth and development, his or her communication ways become more prominent until he or she is able to say some words.
By the end of three months, parents may notice more baby talk in the form of cooing as their baby learns to respond. At this time, the baby starts to look at the mouth of the person talking to him or to her. Parents may notice also more interaction on the part of their baby especially when he or she hears a familiar voice. At six months, parents may notice that their baby is already producing some consonant-vowel combination that is said repeatedly. Parents usually equate it with some meaning but the sounds that they hear from their baby do not actually have any meaning yet.
Baby talk at nine months will become prominent and parents may be too happy as their baby starts to understand and say some basic words. The baby also responds when his or her name is called. Parents may also be able to notice that their baby has his or her own unique tone of voice. The baby is also able to make use of more consonant sounds at this time. Parents may also tell what their baby is feeling when they hear how the baby talk is rendered.
By the age of one, parents may feel truly delighted as they hear the baby talk that corresponds to meaning. Their baby at this time is able to follow a very simple instruction. Parents should not be in a hurry though when it comes to the language development of their baby. Though there are developmental tasks for each of the stages of growth and development, there are factors that need to be considered. Some babies may learn how to speak and understand very early but there are those that develop a little later. Parents do not need to worry about it unless that their child is really too far behind from the progress of other babies of the same age.
