Talking baby: helping your child discover language

Overview: what can they do?

Beginnings

A sea of sound

Talking by accident

Are they talking yet?

Eureka! First words

Thinking, play and language

The one-word stage: expanding words and worlds

What's the use of language, anyway?

Early meanings: look what I can tell you!

Putting it together: more than one word

Later meanings: expanding language into complex concepts

Listen to what I can say: early sound development

I can really say a lot now! Later sound development

'No' and 'won't': short sentences with a big impact

The three 'terrible question' stages

Talking in the world

Language is needed everywhere

Questions and answers

Is there a problem?

Resources and further reading.