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Hearing discoveries for children 6 - 12 months old
Hearing discoveries for children 6 - 12 months old
Children use their ears to receive large amounts of information from the world around them. Listening also helps babies develop language skills and stimulates brain development.
During this time, hearing will play an important role in helping your baby learn his native language. By listening, babies learn to say or repeat what their parents or those around them say.
Hearing development milestones
At around 6-12 months, your baby will be able to:
Making more and more intelligible sounds, such as "ga", "ba", "da" ...
Combine these sounds together to form sentences and can even say a real word like "mother".
Listen as others talk to you and begin to recognize common words, such as balls, cups, bottles, etc.
Your baby may be able to:
Reacts pretty well with its own name, and looks up when you say "No!".
Respond well to simple requests from you (waving goodbye, for example).
There is at least one correct word in my vocabulary.
Try to make babbling noises when you speak.
What should you do to help your baby develop hearing?
You should take the following tips to protect your baby's hearing:
Keep everything dangerous and sharp iron away from baby's ears.
Always keep your baby safe and healthy to prevent illnesses like ear infections.
Protect your baby from excessive and prolonged noise.
To help your baby grow, find ways to expose your baby to a variety of sounds. Here are some things you can do during the day with your baby:
Music discovery. Choose children's music or songs that your baby loves. You can also sing to your baby or show your baby the ticking beat of a timer and the sound of wind chimes.
Talk and read books to your baby as a baby. Don't wait until your baby gets older to do this. Listening to your voice will help your baby develop his or her ability to listen to the rhythm of language. In fact, the fact that you change the pitch of your voice by using the sound, hum and make a sound will make your baby more interested in talking with you. Moreover, the more you talk and read to your baby, the more they will learn and get used to more sounds and words because this is the stage when they prepare to learn to speak.
You don't have to cram too many words, but if your baby seems interested, tell him what you are doing. For example, if you are wearing diapers, describe what you are doing. When dressing your baby, name the colors and styles of the clothes you are wearing and describe the material of the sock you are wearing.
Pay attention to what your baby hears and comments on, whether it's the sound of an airplane engine or the hum of a cat. Determining what your baby hears will help them better understand their environment.
Things you need to note
Talk to your doctor or nurse if your baby is 12 months old and still isn't:
Look up when you call out the baby's name.
Mimics simple sounds like "mama".
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