He begins babbling, uses repetitive sounds – “dadadada”, and imitates your sounds. He knows his own name and responds to “no” but forgets quickly. He starts to shout, and should respond well to a hearing test.
- Encourage free play on the floor near furniture against which he can pull himself up.
- Let your baby hold onto your fingers to walk.
- Imitate his sounds and have conversations with him.
- Introduce interesting toys that move, make sounds and change shape to reward his play. He enjoys bath time and plays happily with cups in the water.
- Start calling objects by their proper names. Tell him short stories and show him books with simple pictures.
- Play hide-and-seek.