How old is the baby at the latest to talk?

When babies are just born, they cannot express themselves with words and can only express their emotions through crying and laughing. As they grow older, they will slowly begin to learn pronunciation. As parents, we all hope to hear our babies call dad and mom earlier. However, some babies start talking very late, which makes some parents very worried. So how old is the latest a baby can talk? Let us find out.

First, how old is the baby at the latest to be able to speak? Children's language development follows certain rules. Generally speaking, the first sound a baby makes is crying. More than a month after birth, due to different mouth shapes, the baby can make different vowels (ɑ, o, etc.) and consonants (b, t, etc.). At 6 to 7 months old, the child will unconsciously call dad and mom; at the age of one, the first batch of understandable language begins to appear, such as simple words like Deng Deng and Tang Tang; at the age of two, he can say about 300 to 400 words and some simple phrases, such as eating, going to work, etc. Of course, each child's language development has individual differences, some are early and some are late, but if a child cannot speak or has no communicative language by the age of two, he must be taken to the hospital.

Second, what should I do if my baby starts talking late? Mom should talk to the baby more often. The baby will not learn to talk without being taught. A baby's speaking ability is different from his height and weight, and it cannot be improved without parents' guidance. If you don't let your baby speak during the process of raising him, then he will not be able to speak no matter how old he grows. Some babies cannot hear sounds. Whether the ears can hear is the first step in the baby's language progress. Before babies learn to speak, they imitate their mother's pronunciation. If a mother thinks that the baby will naturally learn to speak over time, and does not consciously teach the baby to speak, the baby will never learn to speak. When a baby cannot express himself, he often becomes anxious, angry or crying. When a mother teaches her baby to speak, she should pronounce the words clearly and accurately so that the baby can see the shape of the mouth clearly. When a mother talks to her baby, she should stand opposite the baby so that the baby can see the mother's mouth shape when speaking. She should also pay attention to speaking clearly and accurately. It is not possible to speak without moving your mouth like a ventriloquist, because the baby always looks at the mother's mouth shape.

How old is the latest that a baby can speak? The latest that a child can speak depends on the development of each baby. The fact that the baby speaks late does not mean that the baby has developmental delay. If you are very worried about the baby's condition, it is recommended that parents take the baby to the hospital for a full-body examination, and also go to a professional institution for an IQ and EQ examination.

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