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Stand with baby in front of large mirror. Ask baby to point to different body parts when you name them.

Helps baby learn to understand receptive language (how to take in messages from others.)

Related Milestones

Produces long strings of gibberish (jargoning) in social communication

10–12 Months

Says one or two words

10–12 Months

Imitates speech sounds

10–12 Months

Related Abilities

Is interested in interacting with others, e.g. peek-a-boo (10-12 months)

Points to objects of interest (10-12 months)

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