Parents of the baby are looking forward to the moment when he finally says his first word . Experts say that there are no single calendar dates for the onset of speech occurrence in children. Some babies begin to say the word "mom" when they barely turn 6-7 months old, while others are silent until 1.5-2 years old, forcing parents to worry.
When does the child consciously say the word "mom"?
Many children (according to some, their 40%), the first word they say is "mother", while other children begin their communication with others with a categorical demand "give" (such kids 60%). Parents should know that the child begins to speak the word "mom" when all the stages of speech development, including active babble, imitation in intonation, mastering of a variety of different sound combinations and sound imitation of sentences will pass.
More often than not, children who start early (at 6-7 months) say the word "mom" do it unconsciously, and only by the year the child covenants mother deliberately when he needs something.
The main condition for the normal development of the child's speech is a sufficient amount of live communication. The development of the speech of the child consists of two components: passive possession of the word (understanding someone else's speech) and active communication (speaking). And what's important is that without an adequate supply of passive vocabulary, an active speech will not develop.
However, many mothers are wondering why their well-developed child does not say "mother" in any way. Here, individual characteristics of a child's development are possible, which has a fairly extensive passive vocabulary and does not begin to use active.
How to teach a child to say "Mom"?
- Communicating with the child, you should accompany your actions with the word "Mom": Mom went, Mom will bring, etc.
- Play with the baby in developing speech games: hide behind your hands and ask him "Where's Mom?". Be sure to encourage the child for the right answer with praise.
- Try not to foresee the child's desires, let him learn to ask for what he needs, then he will quickly say his first words.