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Before a child is even born, they are able to hear their mother's voice. Around 18 weeks into the pregnancy, the inner ear begins to form. This makes it that children are able to hear the tone, timbre, and fluctuation of their mother's voice and the language itself. They can also hear things like couching, sneezing, and their mother's heartbeat.

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1. Babies use crying as their primary form of communication.
2. Although it's not really talking, there are different cries that mean different things.
3. Children are able to perceive sounds from different languages in these first couple of months before they lose this "universality" ability.

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Example of adults supporting baby's OLD in this stage

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Example of adults supporting baby's OLD in this stage

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1. Talk to your baby as you're going about your day.
2. Be close to your baby's face as you speak to them so they can learn your face along with your voice.
3. Have time for the baby to hear speech without other distractions like the TV or music.

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BABY PLAY - HOW TO PLAY WITH 0-3 MONTH OLD NEWBORN - BRAIN DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES

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1. By this stage the baby is starting to coo, but is not making any distinguishable words.
2. The baby will now use babbling to get the attention of others. They start to understand that speaking is an attention grabber.
3. The baby will start to use different sounds to express their feelings. They are understanding that their feelings can not only be displayed with their face but also their words/tone of voice.

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Example of adults supporting baby's OLD in this stage

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Example of adults supporting baby's OLD in this stage

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1. When the baby coos, coo right back. It will help them to know that their coos catch your attention and are their form of communication.
2. Narrating your day will help the baby to become familiar with words and sounds.
3. Asking questions, although you won't get a response from the baby, will help them to understand that interaction is a part of communication.

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How to Talk to Your Baby: Step-by-Step Guide to Talking to Baby, Imitation Tricks and More

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1. Babbling starts around 6 months, including consonant-vowel blends.
2. Babies start to recognize prosody, including the ups, downs, and "flow" of language.
3. At this stage, they begin to understand 2-way conversation and actively engage in it.

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Example of adults supporting baby's OLD in this stage

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Example of adults supporting baby's OLD in this stage

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1. Just like cooing, adults should babble along with their baby's babbling.
2. Adults should become more excited when their child displays any sort of imitation or learning. It helps encourage the child.
3. Singing to your baby can help them hear another version of communication, as well as encourage them to "sing" along.

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5 Tips How to Encourage Babbling Speech Therapy Tips

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1. Most children will put together 3-7 words to make "sentences" to communicate.
2. Holophrasing becomes their main form of communication. Ex: "Cookie?" most likely means "May I have a cookie?"
3. Children this age tend to over generalize, forming groups of things that are not necessarily the same thing. Ex: Any 4-legged fuzzy animal is a "doggy"

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13-18 Month Old Communication Milestones

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1. Encouraging imitation will help to enhance their language further, especially when starting to form small sentences.
2. Help the child by pointing to things and saying their names. This will help them learn about connecting pointing as well as growing their vocabulary.
3. Repeating words and phrases to the baby as you do things will help them to grasp key phrases and give them the chance to possibly imitate.

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HOW TO TEACH YOUR 1 YEAR OLD TO TALK | TEACHING MY TODDLER | DITL OF A STAY AT HOME MOM 2019

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1. At this stage, children are able to follow simple commands .
2. Children at 18 months are able to start creating short sentences that adults will be able to understand 2/3 of what is being said.
3. Children are able to differentiate the difference between nouns and verbs

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CUTEST 18 MONTH OLD TALKING  | TODDLER SAYING HER FIRST WORDS

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1. Adults at this stage in their child's OLD should engage in conversation! Just like in the video, asking question and giving time for the child to answer is important.
2. Adults should have their child verbalize and express their feelings. This will cause children to use their words which is growing rapidly at this stage.
3. Adults can support their child by having the child read with them at nighttime before bed! Having the child turn the pages and follow along with their finger is important for supporting the oral language development at this age.

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Talking With A Toddler | 20 Month Update.

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1. At this age, children typically are able to handle 3-4 word sentences.
2. Able to answer questions like, "What do you want for lunch?"
3. Can name common objects, animals, and colors in picture books

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Language Development In Children | 3 Year Old Vocabulary

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1. Adults can engage in conversation before bed when they are reading books together (which characters they like, what they don't like, etc.)
2. Describe objects (The ice cream is cold or the hot chocolate is hot!).
3. Offer functional cues

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1. Children at this age typical can tell their favorite show, animal, color, food.
2. Children are typically speaking in more complex sentences that are longer.
3. Continuing to expand their vocabulary.

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1. Adults can support their child in this stage by continuing to conversate but also by cooking with them. In this case, Roman is baking with his mom so he is becoming familiar with directions and ingredients while learning manners.
2. Do dress up and magical play with costumes!
3. Include the child in cleaning up, have them learn that toys are separated by objects much like other stuff in life.

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1. Children at this stage in ODL, will be able to differentiate between morning, evening.
2. Will be able to speak in complete sentences with 5-7 words.
3. Tell jokes and understand somewhat what they are saying
4. Reading books themselves

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1. Adults should continue to conversate with their child but listen to their feelings and allow them to express themselves because they are aware of themselves and what's happening around them.
2. Encourage child to read books aloud at nighttime together.
3. Ask questions to child! Get their gears going so they are forced to use their vocabulary they are rapidly learning.

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You Have to Hear This 6-Year-Old's Advice for Her Divorcing Parents