Your Brilliant Baby in Week 51: Emerging First Words

by Jan Faull, MEd

Week 51 Brain Booster

Want to get your child talking? You needn't do anything more than offer a play-by-play account of everyday occurrences—and using body language and squeals, Baby will surely let you know which she's most interested in. A simple "Uh-oh, the juice spilled on the floor" or "Look at the ball rolling across the carpet" will do.

Describe your actions and your baby's behavior, talk about objects and events, and leave the rest up to your child—her language use will soon explode!

Your Week 51 Toolbox

Related skills and topics this week include …

  • Week 11: Raising a Bilingual Child
  • Week 14: Understanding Cause and Effect
  • Week 37: Coming to Terms with Disappearance
  • Week 20: All About Trajectory
  • Week 26: Differentiating Lullabies & Play-Songs
  • Week 23: Understanding Stable and Unstable Objects
  • Week 52: The Importance of Pointing
  • Slideshow: Language Development Milestones (Caught on Video!)
  • 10 Ways to Boost Your Baby's Brain
  • Next week, look forward to: Week 52: The Importance of Pointing
  • Catch up on last week: Week 50: Social Referencing

    Curious about how else Baby might be developing right now? Learn more about her brilliant brain and her growing body here:

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