Keeping Track Of Your Baby's Hearing in Their First Year.

The first year of your baby's life is an important one.

Between 0-6 months

Your baby should be able to identify environmental sounds like a

Toys that make sound

Music

Startles when loud sounds

Smiles when spoken to

Babbles and cooing, baba lala da da

Cries differently to different needs

laughs

Expresses excitment and displeasure differently

From 6 - 12 months

Enjoys playing peek-a-boo or pat-a-cake

Turns to look in the direction of sounds and noise

Listens when spoken to

Understands simple words, like “mommy,” “daddy,” “no,” “bye-bye.”

Recognizes words for familiar objects, like “cup,” “milk,” “book”

Responds to simple phrases, like “wave bye-bye,” “all gone,” “where’s daddy?”

Starts responding to requests, like “come here” or “want more?

Associates sounds with objects like the doorbell or telephone

Babbling should sound “speech-like” with both long and short groups of sounds strung together like “tatata,” “bababa”

Uses non-crying sounds to get and keep your attention

Gestures to communicate, like waving goodbye or raising arms to be picked up

Begins using first few recognizable words like “mama,” “hi,” and “no”