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Expressing Needs: The child is able to tell a parent she is hungry or uncomfortable by purposefully crying/fussing.
"Lily hasn't eaten lunch and is very hungry, so she cries when her father picks her up." -
Begins to attend to social patterns, is aware of strangers and unfamiliar situations.
- “Lily makes eye contact to mom and the person she’s talking to” -
Lily starts producing reflexive sounds and is now able to distinguish own language. Cooing and "gooing" begins
Mitch walks over to Lily's crib and before he reaches Lily, Lily is already producing sounds like "guhhh" and "aaahh". -
Early Communicative Intent: This is when the child is able to laugh, vocalize, and anticipate their caregiver's reaction.
"When Lily and her father are playing peek-a-boo, she lets out a giggle every time her father shows his face from behind his hands." -
Vocal play and babbling begins.
Lily's cousin Alex comes over to play with her. Alex rattles a toy in Lily's face as she is laying down. Lily gets excited and starts with a soft coo which then turns into a high pitched squeal. -
fixes gaze on face and engages in joint attention and understanding familiar names (“mama”, “bottle”)
- Lily fixes her gaze on her mother’s face, then looks toward a toy when her mother points (showing joint attention). When her father says “bottle,” Lily turns toward the bottle, indicating understanding of familiar words. -
Reduplicated babbling begins
Cam puts a bowl of food for Lily, he goes to grabs a spoon. Lily is anticipating the food is saying "da-da-da-da-da!" As if chanting for that food -
Differentiate Own Name: At this milestone, the child is able to differentiate their own name from other words, recognizing intonation patterns.
"When her father wants to get her attention, he looks toward his child and says 'Lily' in a high-pitched voice. In response, Lily turns around and smiles at her father." -
Intentional Gestures: At this point, the child is able to use gestures (pointing, showing, giving) to either request or share attention.
"Lily wanted her dad to look at the dog across the street on their walk, so she vocalized a high-pitched babble and pointed to the dog." -
Lily comprehends simple routines (“bye-bye”, “up”) First words appear; often tied to familiar people, objects, routines.
- Lily's dad waves and says “bye-bye,” she smiles and waves back.
- She also says simple first words like “mama” and “ball"