Beyond Words - Communications Tips For 18 Months Old Children

Tips for 18 months

Communication Tips
For 18 Months Old

Take turns banging on pots and pans
Put objects in plastic containers; shake them, open and close them, take things out and put things in; add words like "in", "out", "more" and "shake"
Fill up containers with water or sand; take turns dumping out, and talk about "pour out", "put in", "wet water", "dirty sand"
Take turns putting on each other's shoes, boots, and talk about "too big/too small", "My shoes", "Your boots"

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Point to and name body parts when dressing and at bath time During bath time, play with water toys, splash water Go for a walk; point to and name objects that you see - rocks, birds, trees, cats, etc.
Can follow simple instructions ("Show me the... Give me the...") Can point to 3 body parts when asked, "Show me your mouth" Can understand more words than they can say	Using at least 10 words or word attempts (mama or "ba" for "ball") Can say "No!" Can ask for what they want using sounds or words (Points to object and says "uhuh!" or "baba")
Likes to play with toys that make sounds and do things (Jack-in-box) Likes to move to music
A child who is not trying to talk ( Contact the York Region Preschool Speech and Language Program at 1-888-703-KIDS) A child who started to use words, but stopped

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