| Having your child finally start to speak is one of | | | | Starting at 12 months. Most toddlers will be |
| the first milestones for a toddler. Their speech | | | | babbling in their own language. Parents and close |
| may not sound like much at first, but it is a step | | | | relatives will be able to understand them, but to |
| towards communication. | | | | everyone else it is just babbling. They will have a |
| Language development starts to occur gradually | | | | 1-5 word vocabulary and can point to their nose, |
| over time when toddlers interact with adults, and | | | | ears or other body part. At this age toddlers will |
| it's a very natural process. We as parents are the | | | | start to understand the power of communication. |
| most influential people when it comes to teaching | | | | An example of this is your child asking to be |
| our toddlers how to speak. Your children will look | | | | picked up to reach something they can't. |
| at you when you speak and try to imitate the | | | | Starting at 18 months. Toddlers at this age will |
| sounds. One of the best ways to help your | | | | have about a 100 word vocabulary, most of |
| toddler's speech development is to talk to them. | | | | which will be items your toddler uses and sees |
| There are plenty of times when my toddler is | | | | such as a spoon, car, cup, etc. Keep in mind most |
| speaking to me, he's 14 months, in his own | | | | of the words will be unclear, but they will all have |
| language and I have a conversation with him. | | | | meaning. They will start joining words together |
| Even though I don't understand him, I'm still helping | | | | and be able to say their name. |
| him to develop his speech. | | | | Starting at 24 months. Your toddler at this age |
| Reading is another great activity that parents can | | | | will have a greater vocabulary and will start to |
| do with their toddlers to help speech | | | | learn how to regulate his volume when speaking. |
| development. Introducing your child to books at | | | | They will start to understand what "I", "me" and |
| this stage helps prepare them for preschool. And | | | | "want " mean, and be able to answer simple |
| the key here is to set some time aside everyday | | | | questions like "Are you hungry?", or "Do you want |
| and read to your toddler. | | | | water?". |
| Toddlers will learn speech at different rates, some | | | | This is only a brief list of the milestones your |
| faster than others. But the important thing is that | | | | toddler will achieve. Furthermore, all children are |
| it should be a steady development. | | | | different, so the rates at which they achieve |
| Here is a list of milestones a toddler will reach | | | | them, will vary. |
| given his age. | | | | |