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6-12 months old:
At age six months, your child . . .
repeats the same sounds
smiles when spoken to
reacts to loud, angry, and friendly voices
turns and looks at new sounds
babbles for attention
At age eight months, your child . . .
responds to name and pats image of self in mirror
produces four or more different sounds
frequently uses syllables ba, da, ka
understands "no" and "hot"
listens to own vocalizations and those of others
tries to imitate sounds
At age ten months, your child . . .
may say "mama" and "dada"
shouts to attract attention
uses speech sounds rather than only crying to get attention
plays peek-a-boo
says a syllable or sequence of sounds repeatedly
At age twelve months, your child . . .
recognizes name
says 2 - 3 words besides "mama" and "dada"
imitates familiar words
understands simple instructions
recognizes words as symbols for objects: car - points to garage, cat - meows
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