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Famous
First Words: 4 Signs Your Baby Is Ready to Talk
While parents are understandably excited to hear
their baby's first words, psychologists say that
words aren't the only indication of language development.
Here are four signs that your baby could be talking
in no time:
1.) Famous First Words
When babies are about 10 months old, they may
suddenly produce their first recognizable words.
More often than not, the very first words are
"Da-da" and "Ma-ma." These
utterances are really abbreviations of words.
"Ba" is short for bottle, "cuh"
for cup, "mo" for more and "soo"
for shoe. For the time being, simple sounds like
these are all a baby can manage, and they're easy
enough for parents to translate.
2.) Understanding What You Say
One very important sign that your baby is learning
to talk is that he or she understands more and
more of what you say. Words such as Mommy, Daddy,
baby, shoe, ball, juice and cookie are probably
understood now, or will be soon. A baby may now
also understand names of family members or pets.
3.) Waving Bye-Bye
For the first time, baby may be able to follow
a simple instruction such as "Wave bye-bye,"
"Bring me the teddy bear," "Stop
that" or "Kiss me." This shows
that your baby has learned not only separate words
and their meanings but can understand a whole
idea expressed in words. This is an important
milestone in language development, and it is a
good sign that your baby will be talking before
you know it.
4.) Babbling
A baby may also begin what psychologists call
"jargon" or "pseudo" conversations.
Your baby will babble just as if talking in sentences-imitating
an adult's speech pattern, facial expression and
tone of voice. This conversational babble is another
sure sign that your baby is getting ready to talk.
Keep Talking!
Keep on talking to your baby in ordinary conversation,
repeating the names of familiar objects and describing
what you're doing… a major event in the lives
of babies and parents alike is about to take place-baby's
first words!
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