Typical speech and language development between six and 12 months
Between six and twelve months, the majority of babies will learn to:
How can I help my baby's speech and language development?
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- Turn and look at the person speaking.
- Make eye contact.
- Copy adult facial and mouth movements e.g. opening mouth wide.
- Smile when someone else smiles at them.
- Make a variety of different noises e.g. gurgling and cooing.
- Use a number of different cries to communicate different needs.
How can I help my baby's speech and language development?
- Copy the different sounds your baby makes.
- Talk to your baby.
- Make eye contact with them.
- Smile back at your baby
- Make your face and voice interesting (trying pulling funny faces and making silly sounds).
- Learn to recognise the meaning of the different cries your baby uses and try to respond to them as consistently as you can.
Specialist Speech Therapy is a private speech and language therapy practice providing high quality speech and language therapy services to children and adults across the West Midlands (Birmingham, Solihull, Warwickshire, the Black Country and beyond). Contact us today for a free, no obligation discussion of your precise needs or to arrange an appointment. There is no waiting list for our speech and language therapy services.