| From eight to nine months | | | | reinforcement will also help your child learn about |
| The baby starts noticing his own voice and may | | | | objects and words. |
| start experimenting with the sound of his cry. | | | | Appropriate toys should be those that require |
| You should be familiar with his different cries by | | | | skills like pinching, turning, pushing or pulling. |
| then and you should avoid picking up your baby | | | | You can also help your child develop the habit of |
| when he cries without any detectable reason to | | | | waking and sleeping early. |
| avoid spoiling him. | | | | From eleven to twelve months |
| At this stage, not picking up a crying baby will | | | | A baby can now vocalize and imitate the intensity |
| keep him from being over-attached to his | | | | of an adult's voice and does "baby talk." |
| caretaker and help him be more independent, | | | | If a baby is unable to chew well, he cannot move |
| without suffering from emotional disturbances in | | | | his tongue well, which may result in delayed |
| the future. | | | | speech development such as lisps. |
| Start feeding your child solid food as he needs to | | | | Slow speech development may also be the result |
| start using his teeth, which help shape his speech | | | | of slow upper body muscle development. |
| development. | | | | Avoid giving your child too much sugar, meat, |
| From ten to eleven months | | | | eggs, dairy products, processed food and |
| Provide a safe environment for your child to | | | | artificially flavoured products. |
| explore, as exploring builds his knowledge base, | | | | This can result in hyper-activeness, a weak |
| experience and scope. | | | | immune system and slow brain development. |
| Your baby should have a simple vocabulary by | | | | A healthy diet including natural foods like |
| now and should be able to respond when you ask | | | | vegetables can result in effective discipline and |
| questions like, "where's your leg?" "where's your | | | | education in a child. |
| eye?" and such. | | | | If you want to find out more, you can read more |
| Picture books which feature words rather than | | | | of my articles. |
| story books are appropriate for children this age. | | | | P.S. |
| Showing picture cards with real objects with vocal | | | | |