Every child is born at his or her own pace of development, and when it comes to language skills, while many babies only babble simple words like mama, baba on their first birthday, most children can say 8 to 10 words by the time they are 18 months old. If your child’s speaking ability is slow, there is no need to worry too much.

From 1 to 3 years old, children will learn many new words and how to use them. By 2 years old, most babies have a large vocabulary and can combine words into 2-3 word phrases to express their needs and ideas for play. Children know how to use many gestures and movements combined with words to communicate effectively. At this time, if they have many experiences with language, their vocabulary will be extremely rich. Therefore, parents should always be there to play and explore with their children, because this is the golden stage for children to learn to speak.