Becoming a Toddler...

Your little one is becoming a toddler and is curious about everything around him/her. Take the opportunity through play, reading and music to encourage your child’s speech and language development.

By 15 months, most
children will:

When to call for help:

• take turns making sounds
• say 2 or 3 words, but not clearly
• understand "no" and shake their head
• reach or point to something they want while making a sound
• understand simple questions or directions like "where is your nose?", "show me your shoe".

• Your child does not try to say words, make sounds or gestures to tell you what he or she wants.

By 18 months, most
children will:

When to call for help:

• understand words and point to parts of their bodies like "nose, ear"
• look for things when asked to, like "get your hat"
• make new gestures and/or words like you do
• make gestures or ask for "more" or "again"

• Your child does not make sounds or gestures like you do.
• Your child started to use words, but stopped.
• Your child does not use any words.