Contents:
- Medical Video: Baby and Toddler Milestones, Dr. Lisa Shulman
- Stage 1: Crying
- Stage 2: Oceans
- Stage 3: Talking (babbling)
- Stage 4: The appearance of the first word
- Stage 5: Development of two words
- Stage 6: Gestur
- How to stimulate baby's language stages?
Medical Video: Baby and Toddler Milestones, Dr. Lisa Shulman
Who, who doesn't like babies? Almost everyone likes this adorable adult candidate, except for those who suffer from it pedophobia. But, many of us, who are not yet parents, are confused by what the baby wants. For many people, babies are like cool toys to be hugged, held, and kissed, because they do not understand the way of communication that babies try to convey to their caregivers (parents, grandmothers, or baby sitter) and people around him. In fact, babies already understand what is being said by us even when they are still in the womb. Here are the language developments that occur in babies and their meanings:
Stage 1: Crying
Babies have cried even from birth. When newborn, the baby's cry indicates that his lungs are filled with air. Apparently, crying is one response from the baby to the outside environment. There are also various types of baby crying, namely:
- Normal crying. There are some experts who say that crying is a baby's way of telling caregivers that he is hungry. The characteristic of this cry is that there is a pattern that usually consists of the sound of crying itself, pauses for a while, and short whistling sounds. Regular crying usually sounds louder than other cries.
- Crying out of anger. When a baby cries out in anger, the sound of crying will sound like when there is air forced into the throat.
- Crying because of illness. Usually the sound of a baby's crying sounds very loud and there are times when the baby holds his breath.
Stage 2: Oceans
Babies usually start babbling at around 1-2 months. The sound of the baby's babbling is formed from the sound of air that is processed in the throat. Babies usually chatter when they feel happy when they are on their caregivers.
Stage 3: Talking (babbling)
Chatter is the result of perfection of babbling. Chattering itself is the result of combining dead letters and vowels, such as "da", "ma", "uh", and "na" (Pujaningsih, 2010). Babies can start chattering when they are in their middle years.
In deaf infants born to deaf families who use sign language, babies will tend to chat with their hands and fingers (Bloom, 1998). This learning process will also appear at the same time as other babies who use sound in chattering, that is, in the middle age of one year.
Stage 4: The appearance of the first word
Before they can speak fluently, babies actually understand the words that they cannot say (Pan & Uccelli, 2009). Just like when a baby is able to know his own name at the age of 5 months.
Even so, the baby's first words usually come out when the baby steps 10-15 months. On average at 13 months, babies understand 50 words, but new babies are able to mention it after 18 months of age. Between 18 months and 2 years, babies have been able to say 200 words. This is called vocabulary spurt, or rapid growth in understanding and pronunciation of words by babies.
Stage 5: Development of two words
At the age of 18-24 months, babies usually can convey things with two words, such as "cat out", "it's a book", "want this", etc. In conveying the meaning of the words they say, babies use gestures, various kinds of tones, and different contexts.
For example, when a baby says "mama susu" by pointing at a glass, the baby may feel thirsty and want to drink milk. But if the baby points to a glass and says "blue glass", chances are the baby just wants to show his caregiver that he saw a blue glass, not thirst.
Stage 6: Gestur
In addition to conveying his message with voice, the baby also moves his body to clarify what he wants to say. The use of this gesture appears around 8-12 months. Babies have learned that the gesture of waving means "dadah" and people who are more mature who make a waving motion will disappear. Babies also learn that nodding means "yes" and can point the cat that is passing to be invited to play.
In parents with high socioeconomic status, parents tend to use a lot of gestures when communicating with their babies (Rowe & Goldin-Meadow, 2009). Gesture use in 14-month-old infants born to families with high socioeconomic status is associated with more words known to infants at the age of 54 months.
How to stimulate baby's language stages?
To make your baby smart in language, it is good to continue to stimulate the baby to continue to recognize their mother tongue. Avoid using baby language (such as "sour smell" to "smell" acem") To continue to train babies so they can speak good language. The key is to invite babies to chat in the right language, listen to songs, and use gestures when speaking so babies can learn more vocabulary in language.
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