WHEN YOU SHOULD SEEK HELP
By Twelve Months:
If your baby doesn't do the following:
• Babble With Changes in Tone
• Use Gestures Like Waving
• Respond to His or Her Name
By Fifteen Months:
If your baby doesn't do the following:
• Understand and respond to words like “no” and “up”
• Say Words
By Eighteen Months:
If your baby doesn't do the following:
• Understand and respond to simple commands like “Don't Touch”
• Use at least 20 single words like “Mommy” or “up”
• Respond with a word or gesture to a question such as “What's That?” or “Where's your shoe?”
• Can't point to two or three major body parts such as head, nose, eyes, and feet
By Twenty Four Months:
If your baby doesn't do the following:
• Say at least 100 Words
• Imitate Actions or Words
• Pretend With Toys
By Thirty Months:
If your baby doesn't do the following:
• Say at least 300 Words
• Use Action words like “run”, “eat”.”fall”
• Use Some Adult Grammar, Such As “Two Babies” and “Doggie Sleeping”
By 3-4 Years:
If your baby doesn't do the following:
• Answer Questions
• Use Sentences
• Able To Tell A Simple Story