53 steps checklist for your baby

Birth to 3 Months
Reacts to loud sounds	Yes No
Calms down or smiles when spoken to	Yes No
Recognizes your voice and calms down if crying	Yes No
When feeding, starts or stops sucking in response to sound	Yes No
Coos and makes pleasure sounds	Yes No
Has a special way of crying for different needs	Yes No
Smiles when he or she sees you	Yes No

4 to 6 Months
Follows sounds with his or her eyes	Yes No
Responds to changes in the tone of your voice	Yes No
Notices toys that make sounds	Yes No
Pays attention to music	Yes No
Babbles in a speech-like way and uses many different sounds, including sounds that begin with p, b, and m	Yes No
Laughs	Yes No
Babbles when excited or unhappy	Yes No
Makes gurgling sounds when alone or playing	Yes No

7 Months to 1 Year
Enjoys playing peek-a-boo and pat-a-cake	Yes No
Turns and looks in the direction of sounds	Yes No
Listens when spoken to	Yes No
Understands words for common items such as “cup,” “shoe,” or “juice”	Yes No
Responds to requests (“Come here”)	Yes No
Babbles using long and short groups of sounds (“tata, upup, bibibi”)	Yes No
Babbles to get and keep attention	Yes No
Communicates using gestures such as waving or holding up arms	Yes No
Imitates different speech sounds	Yes No
Has one or two words (“Hi,” “dog,” “Dada,” or “Mama”) by first birthday	Yes No

1 to 2 Years
Knows a few parts of the body and can point to them when asked	Yes No
Follows simple commands (“Roll the ball”) and understands simple questions (“Where’s your shoe?”)	Yes No
Enjoys simple stories, songs, and rhymes	Yes No
Points to pictures, when named, in books	Yes No
Acquires new words on a regular basis	Yes No
Uses some one- or two-word questions (“Where kitty?” or “Go bye-bye?”)	Yes No
Puts two words together (“More cookie”)	Yes No
Uses many different consonant sounds at the beginning of words	Yes No

2 to 3 Years
Has a word for almost everything	Yes No
Uses two- or three-word phrases to talk about and ask for things	Yes No
Uses k, g, f, t, d, and n sounds	Yes No
Speaks in a way that is understood by family members and friends	Yes No
Names objects to ask for them or to direct attention to them	Yes No

3 to 4 Years
Hears you when you call from another room	Yes No
Hears the television or radio at the same sound level as other	Yes No
Answers simple “Who?” “What?” “Where?” and “Why?” questions	Yes No
Talks about activities at daycare, preschool, or friends’ homes	Yes No
Uses sentences with four or more words	Yes No
Speaks easily without having to repeat syllables or words	Yes No

4 to 5 Years
Pays attention to a short story and answers simple questions about it	Yes No
Hears and understands most of what is said at home and in school	Yes No
Uses sentences that give many details	Yes No
Tells stories that stay on topic	Yes No
Communicates easily with other children and adults	Yes No
Says most sounds correctly except for a few (l, s, r, v, z, ch, sh, and th)	Yes No
Uses rhyming words	Yes No
Names some letters and numbers	Yes No
Uses adult grammar	Yes No

How To Talk To A Toddler

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When a child loses concentration

by Marcin Peksa

I remember when I was teaching my daughter to speak, there were days when she quickly lost concentration.
I knew that, at that moment, I shouldn’t push the teaching too hard.

It would be unpleasant for both parties.
If I’d only known there was a simple way to increase concentration in toddlers.

One day, I found and applied an approach described in the scientific work of Dr. Chen Yu and Dr. Linda Smith.
After that, I noticed that my daughter could maintain her attention longer.

Here‘s the approach:

Make eye contact.

According to the study, children whose parents make eye contact during play can maintain concentration longer.

This makes it easier for them to focus on speaking in the future.

Simple strategies:

Watch your child, and when he or she focuses their eyes on some object, name the object
Praise your child when he looks at you while talking.

After implementing these strategies, I noticed that my daughter could keep her attention longer.
It‘s your call.

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How to inspire a toddler to speak

by Marcin Peksa

One of the problems I encountered when teaching my daughter to talk was to dare her to speak new words.
I tried different ways, but every time I hit a wall.

Her stubbornness led me to use one of the more effective methods I’ve found.
When I started using this method, my daughter became more brave.

It’s all about using parallel talk.

Here are some simple strategies:

Watch what the baby is doing
Describe the behavior or what he hears or sees
Use age-appropriate language
And teach this method to your family and friends.

Thanks to this method, I my daughter started to learn new words.
By the way, I showed my parents that I appreciated their help.

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Don`t make that mistake again

by Marcin Peksa

When I taught my daughter to talk, I struggled with various problems.
But this one wasted a lot of time.

My daughter had her own names for different things or animals.
Whatever I did, my daughter spoke in her own way. I was irritated all the time.

Then I discovered this simple solution.
When I applied it, my daughter soon began talking better.

Here‘s this solution: the theory of reinforcement.
It states that you always need to reward the efforts of the child.

Whenever your toddler names something, show him that he did well:

Make eye contact with your toddler
Smile sincerely
Pronounce the word correctly.

When I started using it, I noticed that my daughter was more eager to talk.
Don’t waste any more time. Try it!

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