Language development standards for babies aged one year and eight months
The baby\’s language development has begun to appear at one year and eight months old. At this time, the baby\’s language understanding and expression abilities have made great progress. The specific performance is the ability to understand some simple instructive language, such as \”take pictures of daddy\” and so on. In addition, babies can also pronounce some simple words or phrases, such as \”mom\”, \”grandpa\”, \”bye\”, etc., and can identify and name things they are familiar with.
At this time, the specific manifestations of the language development level of the one-year-old and eight-month-old baby are:
1. Able to speak about 6-10 simple words.
2. Able to understand some short instructional language from parents.
3. Able to understand familiar nouns, such as \”dog\”, \”ball\”, etc.
4. Ability to use gestures to express one\’s needs and intentions.
How to promote the improvement of baby\’s language ability
In order to promote the improvement of baby\’s language ability, it is recommended that parents provide corresponding assistance and training in the following aspects:
1. Provide more language stimulation to the baby: In the baby\’s daily life, parents can give the baby more interesting language stimulation, communicate with the baby in a timely manner, and let the baby be exposed to more language to promote the improvement of the baby\’s language.
2. Read more picture books to your baby: Many studies have shown that picture books are an effective way to promote the development of children\’s language skills. The baby\’s language expression can be induced by reading picture books, allowing the baby to better learn and master language.
3. Play more games with your baby: During the game, parents can use some simple words, such as \”come here\” and \”put down\”, to let the baby understand and express, and correct the baby\’s language errors in a timely manner.
4. Tell your baby more stories: Telling stories with plots and themes at the right time can improve your baby\’s language understanding, thereby promoting the improvement of your baby\’s language expression ability.
How to identify whether your baby has language development delay
When the baby is one year and eight months old, if the baby shows the following signs, you need to be alert to whether the baby has language development delay:
1. The baby cannot express using simple words.
2. The baby cannot understand some simple instructional language.
3. The baby shows obvious silence or lack of interest in verbal communication.
4. The baby has obvious pronunciation and intonation problems in language expression.
If it is discovered that the baby has language development delay, it is recommended that parents contact a doctor or professional in time to obtain corresponding treatment and help.
Summary
In terms of baby\’s language development, babies will have preliminary language expression and understanding abilities when they are one year and eight months old. In order to promote the improvement of the baby\’s language ability, parents can provide the baby with more language stimulation, communicate more with the baby, read more picture books, etc. At the same time, parents also need to be alert to whether there is a delay in their baby\’s language development and seek timely treatment and help from a doctor or professional. Through the above measures and methods, babies can grow up happier and healthier on the road to language development.
