As a baby, your child might not have understood the meaning of the words you were saying to him or her, but they picked up on your emotions behind those words, such as love, pain, sadness, and anger. By the age of four months, they recognised their own name, and by eight months to a year they could understand and respond to “no,” and “don’t touch.”
From 12 to 18 months, they might not be saying very much, but your child does understand a lot of what you are saying. If you talk about a normal object like a chair or a ball, he or she will look at it or point to it. By 18 months, their vocabulary will consist of about five words, but they will understand about 50.
When your toddler reaches the age of 19 to 24 months, they will understand when you ask them simple questions and, although they may only be using 50 to 75 words, he or she understands about 200, and is also capable of listening to what you say. During playtime with your toddler, if you disagree with the choice of toy he or she wants you to play with they will understand that you have a different favourite toy to play with than they do. Your child will also start to assert his or herself – for example, if you want them to hold your hand, they will fold her arm under their armpits to let you know that they don’t want to.
Your child has a really good idea of language between the ages of two and three. Experts say that two year olds understand between 200 and 300 words, and this number can grow by as many as ten per day.
From now until the age of three, your toddler’s vocabulary will have grown to about 900, about 300 of which they will use regularly. Aside from quantity, the quality of your toddler’s vocabulary is increasing as well. He or she understands adjectives such as dirty and clean, common verbs like walk, run, and play, as well as prepositions such as over, under, and behind.
From 12 to 18 months, they might not be saying very much, but your child does understand a lot of what you are saying. If you talk about a normal object like a chair or a ball, he or she will look at it or point to it. By 18 months, their vocabulary will consist of about five words, but they will understand about 50.
When your toddler reaches the age of 19 to 24 months, they will understand when you ask them simple questions and, although they may only be using 50 to 75 words, he or she understands about 200, and is also capable of listening to what you say. During playtime with your toddler, if you disagree with the choice of toy he or she wants you to play with they will understand that you have a different favourite toy to play with than they do. Your child will also start to assert his or herself – for example, if you want them to hold your hand, they will fold her arm under their armpits to let you know that they don’t want to.
Your child has a really good idea of language between the ages of two and three. Experts say that two year olds understand between 200 and 300 words, and this number can grow by as many as ten per day.
From now until the age of three, your toddler’s vocabulary will have grown to about 900, about 300 of which they will use regularly. Aside from quantity, the quality of your toddler’s vocabulary is increasing as well. He or she understands adjectives such as dirty and clean, common verbs like walk, run, and play, as well as prepositions such as over, under, and behind.
