Skill· 0mo–3mo· 2 min
Chatting with My Baby
Parent engages in natural conversation with baby throughout daily activities, exposing baby to the rhythm and melody of human language. The agent guides the parent to talk about everyday things — meals, plans, siblings — and observe whether baby responds with guttural sounds, vowel sounds, or other vocalizations.
Free to do together whenever you like.
What you'll need
Baby alert and content, facing parent. Quiet environment with minimal competing noise. Parent close enough for baby to see facial expressions clearly — about 12 inches away.
How it works
The 3-step guide, with what to look for at each step, is for signed-in parents.
What this develops
- MilestoneVocalizes back during interactionHeart· 2mo–8mo· core· Steps 1, 2, 3
- MilestoneMakes vowel-like cooing soundsMind· 2mo–4mo· core· Step 2
- MilestoneMakes early non-cry soundsMind· 0mo–3mo· core
- MilestoneResponds to a speaking personHeart· 0mo–14mo· core
- MilestoneLearns that own voice and actions have effects on others.Heart· 0mo–11mo· stretch· Step 3
- MilestoneLooks at and follows facesHeart· 0mo–12mo· stretch
- MilestoneChildren’s later writing is based on skills and understandings which they develop as babies and toddlers. Before they can write, they need to learn to use spoken language to communicate. Later they learn to write down the words they can say. (See the roots of Writing in Communication and language).Mind· 0mo–11mo· core· Step 3
Visual example
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