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These six months are marked by rapid development of your baby’s vocabulary and his grammatical ability to form basic sentences. New words every day, two-word sentences and much more await you during this exciting period.
Your toddler’s language skills are developing quickly and on any given day, you may be treated to several new words. By the time your toddler is two, he may have a vocabulary of between 50 and 70 words. Your baby begins putting together two-word sentences that clearly express intent, like “Mommy food!” He may leave out prepositions, verbs and adjectives, but still manages to communicate his message very clearly (perhaps a little too clearly at times…). This shortened form of verbal communication speech is known as telegraphic speech. You still need to be especially attentive to your baby’s gestures and facial expressions to understand what he is saying. “Mommy food!” could mean “Mommy, I’m hungry and want to eat,” or “Mommy is preparing food.”
Towards the end of his second year, your baby can tell if he is understood or not. When he feels he has failed at getting his message across, he will try to correct the situation. Pay close attention to these instances when he searches for new ways to communicate an idea and make sure to encourage his attempts to explain himself again –especially when he is visibly frustrated by being misunderstood.