- Around her first birthday, she will start to use a few words meaningfully. As the following months go by, her vocabulary will increase and those close to her will start to understand what she is trying to say. She will begin to experiment with inflection and tone when asking questions. She will often make gestures in order to reinforce her speech. The child will eventually start to make consonant sounds as well as continually repeat certain phrases. Parents should not expect to hear actual words at this stage.
- Around the 19th month, he will begin to understand words and apply them to the objects in his daily life, such as "ball" and "juice." As the following months go by, he will begin to rapidly add many new words to his vocabulary and string words together in attempts to make basic sentences, such as "my ball." You will often hear odd sentence constructions and the toddler will attempt to use the same word for many different objects. Parents should expect to hear no more than three-word sentences at this stage.
- Now that her vocabulary has increased, she will begin to experiment with the volume of her voice. She will start to use pronouns, such as "me," "I" and "you." She will string nouns and verbs together in order to form complete simple sentences, such as "I go there." The child will start to speak about events that she has experienced. She will often struggle with her use of irregular verbs but will show indications of her grasping the basic rules of grammar. Parents can expect to be able to ask their child simple questions, such as "Are you sleepy?"
- By the time your child reaches the age of 3, he will be able to carry on full conversation as well as adjust his tone and vocabulary to fit the person to whom he is speaking. He will use simple words to construct complex sentences, such as "I want to go outside." At this stage, parents can expect to understand almost everything their child says.
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