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But listen closely and one day youll hear it: the first real word.
But when those sounds start to transform into words with meaning, its a milestone that feels like magic.
When do babies start talking?
Babies start talking that is, attempt to express themselves in words with meaning anywhere between 9 and14 months.
At4 months, your baby will likely babble or even copy some of thebabblingsounds hes heard you make.
Consonants like “m” and “b” may also appear too.
All of this brings baby closer, day by day, to saying his first word.
When do babies say their first word?
Your baby will be eager to pick up on your verbal cues.
Ask questions, hold one-sided conversations and listen if your child answers.
Hell be encouraged by your attention and excited to hit it one more time.
as early as 7 months.
Or your child might not start to say words or word-sounds until as late as 18 months.
Every child develops at his own pace.
A stranger might not understand it, but the parent will, she says.
By theage of 2, he may be able to string a few words together, like All gone.
