| By 12 months, most children will: |
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- Understand their own name
- Understand words like "bye-bye" or "up"
- Say sounds like "ba ba, na na, ga ga"
- Laugh and try to make sounds like you
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| When to call for help: |
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- Your baby does not wave back at you when you say "bye-bye" and wave
- Your baby does not try to show you things by reaching and looking
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| What you can do to help your child to learn at this age: |
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- Talk simply, clearly and slowly when talking to your child
- Look at your child when he or she communicates with you
- Praise your child's efforts to communicate
- Play children's music and stories and listen to your child
- Talk about new places and experiences before you go, while you are there, and when you get home
- Expand on what the child says. For instance, if the child says, "dog", you say, "big dog"
- Ask questions that encourage your child to talk
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