Baby
Language Development Milestones
Baby's speech developments in the first year, caught on video
When babies coo and babble, we can't help but melt: Making huge efforts to produce such tiny voices is adorable—and helps further Baby's language development. Check out these speech milestones in the first year, as put forth by the American Academy of Pediatrics (unless otherwise noted) and captured by parents on YouTube.
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Begins to imitate some sounds.
By 3 months
Vocalize vowel sounds for your one- to three-month-old and you might just hear "aaaaaaah," "eh eh eh eh," or "uhh uhh uhh" right back at you. More than just baby sounds, these are the basis for learning language.
Follow your child's first year of development using our interactive milestone checklist.
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