Area of Development: Language & Communication

Maria

At 7 months, Maria is curious about music and singing.

Maria's mom likes to join other parents and babies for songs and stories at a parenting class.

How Your Baby is Developing

• Listening and Understanding—Interested in listening to sounds
• Communicating and Speaking—Imitates sounds, gestures or words
• Emergent Literacy—Shows interest in songs, rhymes and stories

Helping Your Baby Grow

• Have conversations with people of varied voices and interaction styles.
• Introduce and model new sounds, gestures or words for baby to imitate.
• Regularly repeat favorite songs, stories, rhymes or finger plays.

Source: The Minnesota Early Childhood Indicators of Progress