What Should My Baby Be Doing?
12 - 15 Months |
How Your Child Will Grow:
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Things You Can Do:
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| Physical: Begins to walk by themselves; will cruise first (holding onto furniture); begin to climb |
- Provide safe places for your baby
- Praise their efforts
- Walk hand in hand |
| Hand Skills: Begins self feeding (lifts cup with two hands; starts to use a spoon); turns 2-3 pages at a time; tries to build/stack objects |
- Provide baby size cups / spoons
- Give your baby books
- Give objects to stack (i.e. blocks) |
| Language: Talks nonsense words; voice goes up/down as if speaking (jargoning); can usually say two or more words besides “mama” “dada” |
- Talk about day’s activities, household objects, toys and people |
| Cognition: Understands more of what is said; comes when called by name; starts to be aware of “do’s and dont’s” |
- Give only simple directions at a time
- Teach your baby “shoulds” and “should nots” for safety |
| Social: Plays by themselves, but also likes to be with other children and adults |
- Spend some special time with your baby |
