Age Hearing or Understanding Talking or Signing
6 Months
  • Does your child try to turn toward the speaker?
  • Does your child smile when spoken to?
  • Does your child stop playing and appear to listen to sounds or speech?
  • Does your child seem to recognize mother's voice?
  • Does your child's babbling sound like the parent's speech, only not clear?
  • Does your child make lots of different sounds?