can doThe best thing you can do to encourage your baby's speech development is to talk to him frequently, right from the start. There's no need to feel awkward about talking to a small baby: even when he doesn't understand what you're saying he

and humming sounds that are her early attempts to talk back to you. So hearing speech and being spoken to is vital to your baby's language development from the start. While most parents do talk to their babies when they are trying to calm them, many don

A study at US Northwestern University has suggested that babies begin to develop language skills before they’re even born.“We think the very first processes of language development are actually starting in the womb because they are overhearing

Sign and Smile PC CD-Rom A simple and appealing introduction to the joys of using sign language with speech for better communication with your babyIt's quite low-tech, but then the cartoon images are soft and enjoyable so this isn't a huge problem

speech or hearing impairment. The sign for 'please'Before any child can speak, they can learn simple signs to tell you their tummy hurts, they're hungry, they need a new nappy! It can be used from the early months right up to when they begin to speak

in the areas that affect language and reading is especially rapid during the first two years of life" notes Kyle Snow, Ph.D., of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development in Maryland, USA. "Though language and reading won't be obvious to a

-natal depression as those not taking them. The babies born to these mums were also evaluated and had no differences at 18 months in their babbling, speech, language or motor development.“These results show that recommendations to increase omega 3 fatty acids

The journey of language development in your baby's first year is quite incredible. Even at birth, the eye to eye contact you can make with your child is striking. Within a few weeks, you will see the first real baby smiles, but what about baby talk

language is developing and he makes a wide range of sounds, including gurgling noises, two or three vowel sounds, squealing and giggling and, of course, crying. Your speech and his are beginning to formSocial butterflyYour baby smiles when he sees a

doesn’t understand that it's his reflection, he likes looking at himself reflected back.Broadening his speechYour baby’s language development is coming on leaps and bounds, he'll now make consonant sounds, like ‘ba’, ‘ga’ and ‘da’, alongside the vowel