How do children develop their language in the first 4 years of life?

Language is a means of communication, which plays an important role in perception, thinking and other psychological processes. The first years of life are decisive in the formation and development of language for children.

1. Language development of children

1.1. Stage under 1 year

  • Stage 0 – 3 months
    • Startled by the unexpected noises.
    • Face the talker.
    • Crying shows that the baby is hungry or angry.
    • Start pronunciation to show interest.
    • Frequently pronounce to express voice, sound.
  • Stage 4 – 6 months
    • Pronunciation to express your requirements and desires.
    • Reflex pronunciation when listening to singing.
    • Pronounce when you're alone or someone else.
    • Pronunciation shows pleasure.
    • Distinguish between angry or cheerful voices.
    • Stop crying when you hear a voice.
  • Baby 7 – 9 months
    • Repeat the same sys such as "three-three", "ghost".
    • Start pronunciation to reply when called a name.
    • Play more games: Clap, hang out.
    • Stop working when you hear a name call.
    • Looks like you're singing.
    • Call to get attention.
    • Know how to use gestures, language to express: Shake your head to say "no", nod,…
  • Period 10 – 12 months
    • Babbling about 4 or more sys, like a short sentence without a real word.
    • Talk to adults with a tone.
    • Give toys to adults upon request.
    • Follow an order as simple as "put it down."
    • Express understanding the requirements heard by the gestures of the head, body.
    • Increase attention to speech over a long period of time.
    • Say a few words like bye bye, three.
    • Start to recognize objects, images through name calling.
    • Can be used to explode, nasal sounds (p, b, d, m).

1.2. Stage from 1 – 2 years old

  • Period 13 – 15 months
    • Use 7 words or more.
    • Use your voice and gestures to get the desired object.
    • Keep chirping with more right words.
    • Imitate new words, speaking near single words.
    • sing.
    • Understand some simple questions: Where? something?
    • Recognize the names of body parts: Eyes, hands, nose, mouth,…
    • Enjoy the melody.
    • Use more negatives (p, b, m, n, h)
  • Period 16 – 18 months
    • Speaks 20 or more single words.
    • Say many meaningful words.
    • Reduce gestures, use more speech to communicate.
    • Imitate the words heard.
    • Understand more than 50 words.
    • Identify some clothes, toys, food.
    • Get objects in sight.
    • Pronounce most of the negatives.
    • Pronounce the inn (p, b, m, n, h).
  • Period 19 – 24 months
    • Capital from about 200 – 300 words.
    • Combine 2 words.
    • Imitate sentences of about 2-3 words.
    • Often there are new words.
    • Start using your own name when talking about yourself.
    • Use the possessed (child)'s nod.
    • May ask the question: Where? What is this?
    • Know how to coordinate words to form sentences.
    • Simple sentences have words, no words, an words.
    • Try to "tell a story" to convey the message.
    • Follow the simple 2-step instructions.
    • Pronunciation (p, b, m, n, h, d)

Children

Children practice speaking progressively through each stage

1.3. Stage from 2 – 3 years old

  • Period 25 – 30 months
    • Use sentences 2 – 3 words more often.
    • Use your own nod: Child, mother, aunt, aunt,…
    • Use sentences with 2 or more words (handwashing, bathing, going to bed).
    • Start calling the names of the basic colors.
    • Repeat 2 counts, repeat words, phrases.
    • Read your favorite poems and songs, speak a default sentence.
    • Pronunciation (p, b, m, n, h, d, f).
  • Period 31 – 36 months
    • Capital from about 900 words.
    • Say the full sentence easily (3 – 4 words).
    • Answer full name.
    • Start using more complex languages.
    • Ask the question: Who? where? something? Why?
    • Use the pronoun: You, mom, her, her…
    • Use words and/because.
    • Use a non-sentence: No, no.
    • Use multiple words to point to the location.
    • Understand the concept of time: Today, tomorrow…, understand which one is not here.
    • Understand 2 – 3 command words in a sentence.

1.4. Stage from 3 – 4 years old

  • Period 37 – 42 months
    • Can be clear.
    • Use a connection.
    • Use the word: Because, because.
    • Q: When? how much? why?
    • What is the description of the object for?
    • Can hear the story for 10-15 minutes.
    • Understand difficult concepts such as quality, quantity, material.
    • Understand the concept of day, night, distinguish different activities at day and night.
    • Understand the concept of opposition as full/filled, like/after,…
    • More comparative, poor, higher/lower,…
  • Period 43 – 48 months
    • Capital from about 1500 words.
    • Talk about the painting and the book story.
    • Recount simple event experiences in order.
    • Re-sing songs according to memory.
    • Comparison, inferm.
    • Q: How much? How's it going?
    • Children know how to use jokes, perform short plays.
    • Answer questions, give more information.
    • Convey ideas, speak grammar correctly.
    • Play more subtle fantasy games.
    • Understand the order of events, the meaning of words, comparative structure.
    • Follow the 4-step guide.

2. Children with language retretness

Children

Some children show signs of slow speaking

Up to 20% of children are slower to speak or use words than their peers. Some children even show behavioural disorders due to irritability because they are incapable of expressing what they want to say.

Being slow to speak is sometimes temporary and can be lost with the help of a family. Parents need to erest the child to "speak" with gestures or sounds, spend a lot of time playing with their children, reading books and talking to them.

Sometimes, slow re-speaking can be an alarming sign for more serious problems such as hearing loss, developmental delays in other areas, retest of learning diseases (often diagnosed when children go to school), even autism.

When your child shows signs of speech delay, language disorders, parents should not wait or hope they will return to normal development on their own. Instead, send your child to see a doctor or psychiatrist to help him improve his condition. In the unfortunate case, if the child is slow to speak due to pathology or psychology, early detection of the disease will make the treatment process easier.

The Psychological Clinic – Share99 Times City International Health Hub is one of the leading specialized medical facilities in terms of examination, consultation, outpatient treatment of psychological and mental health issues, including language disorders in children. The clinic with modern and advanced equipment and facilities and a team of doctors and experts who are lecturers in the psychiatric department of Hanoi Medical University help the results of examination and treatment achieve the highest results.

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About: John Smith

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