The child begins to communicate from birth with the help of a cry - putting emotions into it. So he attracts attention to himself, expresses his demands. You need to start teaching him to talk from this age, then it will be too late.
Reflex vocal reactions - the first words
In the first months of life, pre-speech reactions are reflex. They appear in normally developing children at the same time, and do not depend on training.
- cooing;
- flute;
- babble.
Cooing appears by 1.5 months. It happens even in deaf children from birth. First, the child pronounces u-uu, ah-ah, by 2-3 months aha, boo, zy, aha. At this age, you need to help him pronounce sounds. Talking to him, answering his call.
After the flute, the child begins to babble. Pronounces frequently repeated syllables ba-ba, mother, yes-yes-yes, accompanying the speech with rhythmic movements. During this period, freedom of action is very important for the child.
After conducting many experiments, scientists have proven that those children who can move freely begin to talk earlier, better.
At the age of 8.5 - 9 months, modulated babble appears. Starts to call parents mom, dad. The child repeats syllables with different intonation, and if you ask him who it is he confidently calls mom, dad,
Congenital reactions include manifestations of onomatopoeia in children from 2 to 7 months. Cooing, babbling and flute are a game. If you start talking with the baby, he tries to make sounds, he tries to repeat after the adults. This game brings him pleasure.
It is important to know! The baby coos and babbles when it is in a comfortable environment. He is warm, dry and full. He is especially interested in repeating sounds after adults. But in order for him to begin to develop the correct articulation, it is necessary that the child sees the facial expressions of the speaking adult. It is necessary that his mother, talking to him, looked at him. In addition, the room should be quiet.
In a crumb, located in a noisy environment, all vocal reactions develop with a great delay.
Development of conscious speech
Many parents are interested in how many words a child should know at a certain age. When he has to speak in a way that others can understand him. Basically, this is all individual and depends on various factors - physiological and psychological characteristics, upbringing. But in general, the difference in normally developing children is relatively small.
At 1 year old
The kid pronounces the first words that he repeats after adults. Girls start talking a couple of months earlier than boys. The vocabulary is about 10 words (this includes own variants of the names of various objects, for example, a car - beep-beep, a clock - tick-tock, walk - top-top). First, children pronounce words in the nominative case (mom, dad) and onomatopoeic (woof bi-bi, ko-ko).
At a year and a half, they are already trying to speak in two-word sentences. Learn the imperative mood of verbs (give, go).
By the age of 2
Beginning to use plural forms. The vocabulary consists of 300 words. At 1.5 - 2 years, the first period of questions "What is this?" begins. Thus, the baby learns the world around him, forms his vocabulary.
At 3 years old
The child begins to speak in sentences, uses words in various cases. Knows how many items (many or one). Often pronounces words incorrectly, or he comes up with a new form. Very often, boys use past tense verbs in the feminine gender in relation to themselves. It goes away with age.
At 4 years old
The child should already be speaking in full sentences. Does not use onomatopoeia or inferior words. Can retell a fairy tale or everyday story. He speaks so that not only his mother understands him. Usually at this age, children do not pronounce correctly -l-, -r-. To the question "How much?" answer by calling the number while showing on the fingers. Most of the time they answer incorrectly.
It is important to know! In order for the baby to start talking correctly, on time and to know as many words as it is necessary for age, you need to deal with him.
Start at birth. It is necessary to talk with him, and he must see the face of the speaker. When the baby begins to speak, the audience is of great importance to him, he can talk to himself, but very quickly falls silent. If an adult talks to him, the baby will begin to echo him. Remember, this is a game for a child.
Why do children start talking late
In children, the cause of delayed speech development (SRR) may be:
- unformed sensorimotor sphere;
- wrong upbringing.
If a child has a ZRR associated with the imperfection of the sensorimotor sphere (diseases, birth injuries), then correction is very difficult. In this case, only specialists (neurologist, psychologist, psychiatrist, speech therapist) can help.
When raising their baby, parents very often make mistakes that lead to RDD.
The most common:
- lack of motivation;
- persistent learning;
- an overabundance of emotions;
- lack of freedom of movement.
ZRR can be observed not only in children with whom parents did not study. Very often the cause is overprotection. When parents, anticipating the desires of their baby, immediately give him the required thing, he just needs to point his finger. In this case, the child has no motivation to develop speech. Why talk when it's enough just to show and cry.
Very often, parents, teaching their child, require to repeat the word. But if the baby does not want to, he begins to be silent, act up, adults get angry at him, shout, or demand to pronounce the word correctly.
Thus, the child cannot be helped, he will develop a dislike for colloquial speech. In addition, it is useless to force a child to repeat a word. Children remember better when they play.
An error in excessive emotionality occurs when the child said the word, the parents were delighted, laughed. When he said it again, he did not understand the meaning of the word, did not connect the name and the subject. For him, this is just a set of letters that caused positive emotions in him and his parents. Children remember only those words, the meaning of which they understand.
Oddly enough, but the lack of freedom of movement plays a significant role for the RRR. Motor and speech activity are closely related, and this is due to the physiology of the brain. It is noticed that children who are more mobile start talking faster. The development of fine motor skills contributes not only to the formation of speech skills, but also to learning to read and write.
The experiment was conducted with children 1 - 1.3 years old. Created two groups. In the first group, the same book was constantly shown, repeating the word "Book" 500 times. In another group, actions were performed with this book. They said “Give me a book”, “Take a book”. In the second case, the word "Book" was used 300 times.
Then, in the first group, various books and toys were laid out, putting between them the book that was shown. The experimenters then asked the children to give them a book. Immediately, the children performed correctly, giving exactly the book that they were shown. But when they were asked to give another book, the guys were lost, they gave various toys. In the second group, the children, after being asked to give more books, began to submit other books.
Conclusion: By manipulating various objects, children not only remember the name better, but begin to generalize concepts.
How to help your baby speak
If the baby speaks badly or incorrectly, first you need to find out the reason why this happened. It is advisable to consult a speech therapist. If there is a suspicion of a disease, you should seek help from a neurologist.
In order for the child to start talking, you need to constantly engage with him. Only classes should be in the form of a game. In no case should he be forced to "Say this, say that." Everything should take place in the form of a free dialogue.
Also, if the child points to an object, you do not need to immediately give it to him. Immediately you need to name the object, wait for the child's response - even if he does not name it correctly, or come up with his own name.
For the development of speech, games that develop fine motor skills (mosaic) are very useful. With children under 3 years old, it must be played under adult supervision. to avoid swallowing or putting small parts in your ears or nose.
In order for the child to speak, you need to answer all his questions “What is this?”, “Why”. Often talk to him, and so that the baby is not a passive listener. For example, when taking a child from kindergarten, you need to ask what he did, what he ate. At first, he will need to be prompted, but over time he himself will begin to tell what he ate, what he played, who was put in a corner.
Young parents anxiously bent over the bed, admiring their newborn baby. Now he is so defenseless. A long and interesting learning process lies ahead. And you can help him in this, sharing the joy of the successes achieved.
What mother does not dream of hearing the long-awaited word "mother" from her little man as soon as possible. But before that happens, parents will enjoy other equally wonderful sounds. This is about the time when the baby begins to coo.
Who would you like to talk to?
By the end of the first month, at the beginning of the second, you can hear how newborn babies are trying to pronounce their first sounds. The child stretches out the vowels "a", "o", "y", "e". Adults, on the other hand, perceive sounds such as “aha” by ear.
At first, the baby listens to himself, as if talking to himself. Over time, cooing takes on some form of communication with parents. The baby is trying to conduct a dialogue in "their own language." At this time, babies are already receptive to music, and if they like the melody, they try to sing along using familiar vowels.
By the fifth month of life, the peanut is actively developing its speech abilities, and the mother can hear individual syllables, in which consonants are also present. It is impossible to watch baby talk without a smile, especially when "talkative" children chirp incessantly.
The baby begins to gurgle at the age of 1-2 months
Having reached the mark of the first year of life, many babies have a few simple words in their vocabulary. They are usually related to the child's basic physical and emotional needs. With the help of words such as “mom”, “dad”, “give”, “on”, “I want”, you can express your desires much more accurately than with the help of crying.
How to help your child start cooing then talking
For this, it is not necessary to make a lot of effort. The ability to coo as a process of speech formation is inherent in the child at the DNA level. Even deaf-mute children can walk. However, there are recommendations to speed up this process.
Communicate with the baby
Speak all your actions when swaddling the baby, bathing him or feeding him. You will notice how attentively the baby listens to your words. After all, a gentle, calm voice plays an important role in the psycho-emotional development of a child. Avoid lisping, it won't do you any good.
Reception of repetition
Repeating after adults is one of the favorite activities of children. Play with the baby in a conversation on the topic “aha”, while adding new, simple sounds.
Finger games, massage
The palms can be lightly stroked, and the fingers can be kneaded in turn. Everyone recognizes the fact that developing fine motor skills of the hands, especially the fingertips, stimulates the development of the speech centers of the brain.
Kids love finger games. Such activities help to expand vocabulary, and if you sing rhymes, your ear for music develops. The most famous finger games have been familiar to us since childhood: Magpie, Ladushki, Orange.
Finger games help the child in development
If the baby is stubbornly silent
Don't worry if your baby hasn't started cooing by the second month. Remember that every baby is an individual that cannot be adjusted to the generally accepted framework. This is not necessarily a deviation, rather, a feature of your baby. So be patient and wait.
If the silence is long enough (more than 7-8 months), consult a pediatrician. The reason may be related to hearing loss, and may be neurological in nature. In this case, the pediatrician will refer you for examination to the right specialist.
It happens that children begin to hum, and then stop. Perhaps this is caused by fear or poor health. But most likely, the baby is just comprehending new speech skills and will soon surprise you with a squeak or a mischievous infectious laugh.
As we have learned, cooing is an important stage in speech development. Children all over the world walk very similarly, and only by the second half of the year of life, the sounds of their native language begin to take some form in the mouth of an infant.
Enjoy these moments. Record them on video devices. After all, the memories of the first achievements of your baby will eventually be as pleasant to you as they are now.
So all the worries associated with pregnancy and childbirth are left behind - your baby is nearby, quietly snoring in the crib. The first month after childbirth, the mother can recover and enjoy the happiness of motherhood, since the newborn spends most of this time sleeping. But starting from the second month of a child’s life, it is already necessary to deal with his development - the baby begins to hold his head, focus his eyes, pronounce the first sounds and parents begin to wonder when their child will start to hum?
At what age do babies start cooing?
At one and a half to two months, the baby is already beginning to recognize his mother, at the sight of her he waves his arms and joyfully “sings” vowel sounds - “a”, “o”, “u”. Due to the guttural process of pronunciation, the so-called gurgling or separate pronunciation of letters and syllables is obtained.
If initially the baby uses these sounds only for entertainment, then after a month in this way he designates relatives and familiar objects (for example, he communicates with his favorite toy or imitates his favorite melody).
After four months of life, the child has squealing and pronunciation of the first unspoken letters - “m”, “p”, “b”, “g”. But do not forget that all children are different, and if a child at 4 months does not pronounce consonant sounds, this is not a cause for alarm. You just have to wait a little, and the baby will definitely prove himself!
By six months, the first syllables appear in children, some of which may sound “a-gu”, “gu-ga”, “u-ba”. Their pronunciation in different versions contributes to the development of speech, which the mother should encourage and contribute to its disclosure.
Let's learn to hum together
In order for the child to start pronouncing sounds earlier, you need to deal with him daily, starting from 1.5 months of life.
- Talk to your baby. When the child saw you, he said “aha” - smile at him, reciprocate, thereby attracting his interest and encouraging further communication. From the first days of life, a child feels a connection with his mother, and therefore any contact with her has a positive effect on the improvement of his speech. When communicating with your child, say all the details: what toy do you keep, what is the weather outside the window, what kind of porridge are you cooking for dinner. Let the baby not understand you, but the very fact of communication is important for him - he catches the intonation, sounds and remembers them, so that in the future he will try to reproduce it himself.
- Repeat after the child everything he babbles. But between his "words", try to insert your own. So the baby will quickly remember all the sounds and with great desire will begin to imitate you.
- Talk to your baby in a sweet and playful way, but pronounce each word correctly without distorting it - “lisping” harms the formation of correct speech.
- Develop your child's facial muscles who take an active part in staging a beautiful speech. Sit opposite the baby and pronounce syllables, actively working with facial muscles: stretch your lips with a tube, pull them in a smile almost to “the very ears”, depict how a lion growls, how bunnies eat, how a cow lows, and a horse laughs. The kid will not only be entertaining, but also instructive to repeat all the movements after you.
- Have creative activities with your child that contribute to language development. For example, with the development of fine motor skills of the hands, a process takes place in the cerebral cortex that is responsible for the ability to correctly articulate words in the future. Get finger paints that develop similar games, massage the inside of the baby's palms - this is an important part of the origin of the process when the child begins to coo.
- Teach your baby to sing. In the formation of speech, vowel syllables, which are the easiest to sing, first of all “work” in children. It is worth showing your child just once, how, for example, the mouth opens wide when pronouncing the syllable “a” or the lips stretch out funny when the sound “y” is heard, as the baby will remember and begin to repeat after you, singing to the beat. Such an activity will bring not only peace, but also help to work the muscles of the face in a child.
- The feeling of complete and boundless motherly love will help to form children's speech. When communicating with the baby, do not forget to smile and stroke him, kiss him on the cheeks and nose, gently press him to you. With such expressions of emotions, you give the baby comfort and the development of bright babble.
Why can a child stop cooing?
Closer to six months, parents should pay attention to the formation of the child's speech. The cooing and babbling are just a pre-speech stage in the improvement of the speech apparatus or the so-called precursors of words.
The reasons for the sudden silence of the baby may lie in his psychological state. Remember that the main point in the development of the child's speech has been and will be constant communication with him.
- the baby can shut up if he sees that his mother is upset about something, does not smile and does not read fairy tales. If you do not find time to play with your baby, this can provoke silence;
- a quarrel between parents in the presence of a child can have unpredictable consequences for his speech development. For the well-being of the crumbs, your invisibility will be the best option when sorting out the relationship;
- if the baby hums incorrectly or indistinctly, do not correct him. In an attempt to protect the baby will be silent, because this is the only and easy way for him to protect. Remember that criticism is a bad companion in the formation of speech;
- it is difficult for the baby to concentrate when family members communicate with him in different intonations. For example, mom is lisping, and dad is talking correctly. In such an environment, he is lost and "shuts his mouth shut";
- suppression of speech is facilitated by overprotection of the baby, when he is not given a chance to express himself with words.
In addition to psychological factors, the lack of speech can be affected by:
- hearing problems. With poorly distinguishable sounds and words, it is almost impossible to recreate them with a crumb. The reaction of the child to his name or a spontaneous loud sound indicates that everything is in perfect order with his hearing. It is important to follow this when the baby begins to learn to speak;
- if the facial muscles are not sufficiently developed, this may affect the child's prolonged silence. Contact a speech therapist who will select a set of exercises for the development of facial muscles;
- a reason for silence may be a nervous disease suffered in utero or during childbirth. Perhaps the baby needs to be checked by a neurologist.
The main role in the development of speech is played by the humming of the crumbs. In any corner of our planet, children seem to walk in the same manner, and only by 7-8 months of life, individual sounds in the mouth of a baby begin to turn into words of their native language.
With the birth of a baby, an amazing cycle of events awaits parents, one of which is the moment when the child begins to talk. The first word of the crumbs can be safely called the most unforgettable moment in the life of mom and dad. When does a child start cooing and cooing, smiling and delighting parents with colorful, unforgettable moments?
In the first month of life, the newborn does not utter a single sound; during the first weeks, only crying and groaning can be heard from the baby, with the help of which the baby expresses his desires. The first agu or arbitrary pronunciation awaits the parents a little later. Cooing is an attempt by a baby to communicate with relatives, to express his desires and requirements. When a child begins to coo, this can be taken as the child's first initiative to communicate. But cooing still cannot be called a full-fledged, conscious pronunciation - the baby is simply trying to repeat the sounds heard from parents and other family members.
Experts say that most newborns already on the second or third day after birth begin to hear and distinguish sounds. The kid is actively trying to listen to the speeches of his parents and others - and the better he does it, the sooner the household will hear from the crumbs the first, long-awaited “aha”. When exactly do babies start cooing? At what age does the baby start to walk?
As pediatric practice shows, even babies belonging to different language groups begin to hum with the pronunciation of the same sounds. The easiest way for babies to succeed is vowel sounds - “a”, “o”, “e”, “y”, “and”. After that, the crumbs also have guttural speech, which is called cooing. This type of speech activity got its name due to its similarity with pigeon cooing.
At the age of about 3 months, children are already learning to independently connect sounds with each other, creating various combinations - “aha”, “aha”, “agu-gu”. The birth of the first speech skills in a newborn is accompanied by adaptation to environmental conditions - he already knows how to recognize mom, dad and other people around him, answer them with a smile. This is exactly the moment when the child begins to coo and "communicate" with the household. A baby may start humming a few weeks earlier or later - it depends on the individual developmental characteristics.
In order to accelerate the development of speech skills, you need to constantly engage with the baby, talk, sing songs to him. Newborns need a positive reaction from others to their cooing. In this case, the crumbs will have an interest in the further development of speech skills.
What time do babies start cooing? At the age of 2-3 months, the crumbs complete the process of formation of brain regions “responsible” for the development of spoken language. It can be concluded that the child begins to coo at this age. Pediatricians are sure that if at the age of five months the baby did not start to walk and gurgle, this is a serious cause for concern, which may indicate a delay or problem in speech development.
What can I do to get my baby to hum faster?
Many parents ask the question, how to teach a child to hum? When the baby begins to coo, parents can speed up this process - they must constantly talk to the baby, communicate, and not just care. A kid, even a newborn, definitely needs to tell fairy tales, sing songs, rhymes and nursery rhymes, paying special attention to the careful pronunciation of sounds. A little patience - and the baby will begin to repeat the sounds he hears, cooing. How else can you help your baby learn the basics of speech skills?
- A huge role is given to the emotional component of communication between parents and the newborn. It is necessary to communicate with the child in a calm, measured tone. In no case should you scare the baby. It is necessary to maintain a calm atmosphere in the house.
- The development of fine and gross motor skills of the hands - the child can touch with his hands a variety of objects that differ in shape, texture and other characteristics.
- Parents need to actively gesticulate during a conversation, play finger games - for example, the well-known “patties” or “magpie-crow”.
- When talking with a child, parents should not lisp and distort sounds and words - children should learn the correct pronunciation.
As soon as the newborn begins to speak his first sounds, mom and dad can play "repeat" with him. To do this, parents repeat all the sounds uttered by the children, gradually adding new, simple sounds or sound combinations to them - after all, at how many months the children begin to gurgle depends on the parents.
An important condition is a favorable environment. A happy, dry and well-fed newborn begins to coo and gurgle much earlier than a baby in a stressful situation.
What to do if the baby does not hoot?
From how many months babies start to walk, we have already described above. But you can’t count on a specific period and you shouldn’t panic if, upon reaching 2-3 months of age, the parents have not yet heard the baby’s cooing - it all depends, of course, on the individual characteristics of the baby’s development. A few weeks should not be a serious cause for concern, because at what age a child begins to hum is a relative concept.
Now moms and dads know at what age children begin to say the first “aha”. In the event that at 4-7 months the baby has not begun to coo and gurgle, this may be a sign of hearing impairment or pathologies in the development of the speech apparatus. In this case, you should definitely consult with a pediatrician who will prescribe all the necessary tests and conduct an examination.
But it’s not enough to know when babies start humming, because in some cases a slightly different situation arises - the child develops fully, hums, but then abruptly stops and falls silent. Most often, such sudden silence is associated with fear or a stressful situation, the development of a certain disease. In any case, you need to consult a pediatrician who will help determine the cause of the silence and eliminate the problem.
Childbirth is a serious test for mother and child, requiring several weeks to restore strength and energy. During the first month, the baby's body adapts to new environmental conditions and "comes to life". Parents do not even imagine how many unexpected and amazing experiences await them!
Already in the second month of life, the baby develops a need for communication, when the child begins to coo, smile and “speak” in ways available to him.
In pediatrics, there are standards for the development of infants, significant deviations from which may indicate violations. It is important to observe the behavior and skills of your crumbs - timely detection of problems helps to correct them in time, preventing serious consequences in the future.
In this article we will talk about the emotional and psychological development of a one-month-old baby - the period when the child begins to walk and be interested in other people.
From this article you will learn
First communication skills
Initially, a newborn needs only physiological satisfaction of needs. After a while, communication becomes necessary. The first person becomes a mother who sings songs, treats with tender phrases filled with love.
Of course, the baby is not yet able to perceive words and realize what exactly the parent is talking about. This will only happen after a few months. However, behind the content is an intonational basis, which is already understandable and important to the baby.
From the first weeks of life, the little one learns to pronounce sounds and their combinations. The "vocabulary" of a month-old baby consists mainly of a few consonants. He begins to say something similar to “ghy”, “khy”, which gradually change to “u-ue”, “ay-u”. After some more time, the baby begins to sing vowels - to walk.
The first word in a baby's lexicon is "ahoo". Why is everyone saying it? It is this combination of sounds that is most easily given to a child. Having mastered its pronunciation, the baby is constantly improving, singing his “agu-u” and enjoying his own voice. Closer to two months, children use sounds already to communicate with their parents, attracting attention or responding to their appeal.
How to encourage your baby to talk
Every parent faces a serious task - to teach their baby to communicate using human speech. Cooing is an important stage in the development and formation of conversational skills. Of course, it will not be possible to force a child to coo, but why not encourage him to communicate?
How to teach a child to hum?
- Constant conversations. From birth, you should talk with the baby - comment on actions, talk about your feelings, share experiences. What exactly will be discussed - it does not matter. As a result of such conversations, kids get acquainted with various emotional colors, and the more of them, the better.
- Imitation. All children are well-known "repeaters" who, at any age, watch their parents and repeat their actions. When talking with a baby, this should be used. When the child begins to walk, you can repeat the sounds after him, inviting him to a dialogue, then gradually include new ones in the conversation.
- Palm massage. Finger games and massaging the palms contribute to the development of hand motor skills, which is closely related to the speech abilities of children.
An excellent solution for the development of a baby’s speech is folk art, which has a characteristic melodiousness. How many jokes, rhymes and songs are familiar to us from childhood? All of them perfectly beat the cooing and encourage the baby to babble with mom.
Folklore is easy for kids to understand, which is why children at any age are happy to pick up such games as: “Okay, okay, where were you? By Grandma!" or “Geese, geese! Ha-ha-ha! Do you want to eat? Yes Yes Yes!". Only a couple of months will pass, and the baby will begin to recognize his favorite jokes, singing along to the joy of mom and dad.
If the baby is silent
The answer to the question of how long it should take after childbirth for the baby to start cooing cannot be unambiguous. All babies develop individually. Some children begin to "talk" as early as the third week of life, while others are silent for up to three months.
Sometimes the baby starts to walk and after a while abruptly stops making sounds. Why is this happening? The “culprits” of the phenomenon can be the following reasons:
- transferred stress;
- change of scenery, adaptation of the child to new conditions;
- poor health, illness;
- mastering other speech skills (laughter, squealing, squeaking).
Children who are not interested in communicating with their parents at 5-6 months deserve special attention. As a rule, such a deviation from generally accepted norms indicates hearing impairment or neurological problems. In this case, you need to contact a specialist.
It is difficult to predict in advance at what months the child will begin to master the skills of emotional and verbal communication. Mother's behavior is of great importance - only a caring, loving and affectionate parent can induce the desire of her crumbs to explore the world. Some experts recommend talking with the baby even before his birth - already during this period, in their opinion, a person is able to perceive speech.