How to Hear Babies at 6-12 Months?

Medical Video: Your Baby's Development from 9 to 12 months - Boys Town Pediatrics

Babies use their ears to capture information about the world around them. Hearing can also make it able to learn languages and stimulate brain development.

During this time, the sense of hearing is an important part of helping your baby learn mother tongue. By listening, he will learn to speak or repeat what his parents or other people say around him.

Hearing development stage

When you are 6-12 months old, your baby must be able to:

Make lots of clear sounds, like "ga", "ba", "da ', ...
Bring together some of these sounds to make "sentences" and maybe blend into real words like "mama"
Listen while talking and start to recognize common words like balls, cups, bottles ...

He may also be able to:

Respond when the name is called, and see when you say "No!" Or "No!"
Respond to your simple requests (for example, "Dadah!")
At least one word in the vocabulary
Make chatter in order to chat

Your role

Although some types of hearing loss are inevitable, there are a number of things you can do to protect your baby's hearing:

Keeping things out of their ears, including cotton bud
Keep it healthy so you don't get ear infections
Protect it from long, loud sounds. Do not let him be in a place with a loud sound that even adults must shout while chatting.

To help your baby's development, look for several ways to introduce it to voices. The following are some of the things you can do every day:

Explore music. Choose your favorite children's songs, or your favorite pop songs. Sing for him. Show his rhythm in the sound of seconds of the clock and the sound of bells.
Talk to your child and read to him, starting from the time he is born. No need to wait until he gets bigger. By listening to your voice, he will train his ears to recognize the rhythm of the language. Using a different tone of voice, using accents, singing, or voice vocalization makes the connection between you and your baby more interwoven. Plus, the more you talk to him, the more voice and words he learns as he gets ready to talk.

You don't need to bombard your child with words, but if he seems interested, tell him what you are doing. For example, if you are cleaning up your house, do it while narrating what you are doing. When you put on your clothes, tell her the name of the color and type of clothes you are wearing and explain the texture of the socks on her feet.

Watch the sounds around your baby, and explain to him what the sound is. Whether it's the sound of an airplane engine or the snoring of a cat, identifying what your baby is hearing will help him understand his environment.