Some toddlers may be able to say up to 500 words now and probably know their own name.

Your toddler may be speaking more clearly now. They are beginning to use the word “no” more often to show their independence.

Your toddler enjoys having you read books about things they like to do. For example, if your family goes on an airplane trip your toddler may enjoy reading books about airplanes.

At this age you may notice your toddler is more interested in writing, even though they might not be able to hold a crayon very well yet.

Your toddler will soon be starting to put two words together to make short sentences like “more milk” or “daddy bye-bye.” These short sentences help them to describe what they are wanting or thinking.

Your toddler may prefer to use certain words over and over. They might like object words such as “dog”, “ball”, or “doll”, while others will prefer to use words such as “bye-bye” or “again.”

Now that your baby is 10 to 12-months old, you can help them to learn better language skills if you actively talk and play with them.

Most babies still can’t say words at this age, but all the words they hear are important in growing those parts of the brain that they will use later to start saying words.

At about 6-months your baby starts babbling or making sounds such as “babababa” or“mamamama”.

Even though your baby can’t talk yet, they are still learning to understand words. This is the first step in developing language. That is why it is important that you talk with your baby even though your baby can not talk back to you.