How long does it take for a child to speak?

Each stage of a child's growth is gradual, and during each stage of growth, the child's body undergoes many different changes. For example, the growth of the first tooth is an important symbol of physical growth, but the child's first words are an even more exciting phenomenon for parents. Since each child's physical development is different, the time when children start to speak is different. Generally speaking, how old are children when they learn to speak?

If a baby can be considered as being able to speak by imitating other people's pronunciation, he or she will generally start making sounds between 6 months and one year old. The time before this belongs to the listening period. Don’t think that talking to your baby during this period is not important. If the baby does not have a language environment, he will lose the object to imitate.

Generally, babies start to speak words between one to one and a half years old, and can express their needs with body language such as gestures and expressions. At this time, the baby's ability to recognize speech is further improved, and the sounds they make can carry meaningful information. But it is more about imitation. This kind of imitation is very important. It is conducive to the continuous improvement of the functions of the baby's pronunciation organs and is the basis for accurate pronunciation.

After one and a half to two years old, they begin to know that everything has a name, like to ask the names of things, and learn a lot of words and sentences. The accuracy of pronunciation will also improve significantly during this period.

After two years old, to between two and a half years old, babies can generally speak in short sentences, have a preliminary understanding of grammar, can use pronouns, and can use sentence patterns to express tone and emotion. Continue to improve pronunciation and expand vocabulary.

Between the ages of two and a half and three, babies can generally use more complex sentences and especially like to ask questions. At this stage, many children treat language like a new favorite toy and can't stop playing with it. This is also a manifestation of brain development. Constantly asking questions indicates an improvement in thinking and cognitive abilities and desires.

After the age of three, the baby's pronunciation is basically accurate, and his or her expressive ability and vocabulary are constantly improving. Along with the development of the brain, he or she enters the peak period of language development. He or she can use words of all parts of speech, can correct grammatical errors by himself or herself, and basically will not cause obstacles in communication.

By the age of five, the baby has basically completed language development. The pronunciation is accurate and fluent, and the baby can tell stories vividly. The imagination becomes rich, and the baby often shares some fantastic ideas with the parents in clear and fluent language. However, sometimes the language or expression methods that the baby has mastered cannot perfectly express the imagination or things that the baby sees. At this time, stuttering such as stuck and dragged sounds may occur. Parents do not need to worry, as many children have experienced such situations. Parents can read aloud with their children more often to cultivate their self-confidence. As the vocabulary increases and the expression ability improves, the baby will generally become normal. However, parents should be careful not to reprimand the child harshly or ask the child to repeat in a serious manner. This may bring psychological barriers to the child and even make the child think that he is defective, and thus begin to be afraid to speak. This is also one of the main causes of psychological stuttering.