Babies Baby Development When Do Babies Talk? Tips to Encourage Language Development: 6-9 Months From tall tales to singing songs, Jamie Loehr, M.D, and Jen Meyers, authors of Raising Your Child share activities to help your baby start talking! By Parents Editors Parents Editors The Parents Editors byline means there is an experienced group of editors and journalists behind the scenes of the article. Learn more about the Parents team, our core values, and editorial guidelines. our editorial guidelines Published on January 21, 2010 Share Tweet Pin Email 01 of 11 Talk with Her Kathryn Gamble Have conversations with your baby! Respond to her babbling. Give her time to talk and then respond to what she said. Talk to her just like you would talk to a good friend. Show her something you're working on, ask her questions, and recount a memory. Hearing the inflections and intonations of conversation will help her learn to respond to you in kind. Baby Talk: A Month-By-Month Timeline 02 of 11 Baby Sign Language: Key Phrases 03 of 11 Sing to Her Kathryn Gamble Sing a variety of songs, from childhood lullabies and kids' songs, to pop and rock music. When you consistently sing one song ever time your baby needs comforting, she'll soon recognize it and calm down when she hears it. This can help in the car when you can't pick her up to comfort her; sing your song to help her relax and calm down. When Do Babies Start Talking? 04 of 11 Playing With Baby: Let the Music Play 05 of 11 Read Often Kathryn Gamble Read to your baby as often as you can. Choose books with bright colors and simple illustrations. She'll love looking at the pictures and will start interacting with the story. She may point to pictures or do hand motions that go with the story. Age-by-Age Guide to Reading Your Baby 06 of 11 Name the Parts of Her Body Kathryn Gamble Make up rhymes as you name the parts of your baby's body that you touch, such as her nose, toes, and belly button. 07 of 11 Point Out Everything Kathryn Gamble Name everything in your baby's environment. People (Mama, Daddy, Grandpa), animals (cat, duck, pig), objects (sup, bowl, flowers), and body parts (fingers, mouth, ears). How to Help Your Baby Learn to Talk 08 of 11 Tell Tall Tales Kathryn Gamble Tell make-believe stories. Simple or elaborate, they'll delight your child as long as they are told in your voice. 09 of 11 Ways to Encourage Language Development 10 of 11 Raising Your Child Raising Your Child: The Complete Illustrated Guide is an information-packed guide that leads parents through the ever-changing maze of new behaviors, developments, and challenges present in a child's first six years. It is filled with essential information, expert advice, practical solutions, and key choices to ensure a child's healthy development for their first six years—and set them up for success in later developmental stages. In addition to understanding their child's stage of development, readers are given parenting techniques and activities they can use with their child to maximize physical, emotional, intellectual, and behavioral development at every age and stage. Buy Raising Your Child: The Complete Illustrated Guide 11 of 11 More Activities for 6-9 Month Babies Kathryn Gamble Get more ideas from Raising Your Child: The Complete Illustrated Guide to help with your baby's development. Activities to Boost Physical Development Activities to Enhance Cognitive Development Activities for Emotional & Social Development Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit