Continuing on with our series of blogs about the different milestones children should reach at certain stages and ages this blog covers the child development milestones for an 18 month old baby. The different things they do and say gives us an idea of their stage of development and which child development milestone they are at. You can use the below as a general check-list to ensure that your child’s development is on track for their age.
Looking and Listening/Hearing and Understanding
Happy to choose their own activity
Does not like intervention from chosen activity
Follows simple commands e.g. ‘where’s your nose?’
Understands mainly naming words ‘shoe’ ‘ball’
Explores alone as long as parent is close by
Talking/communication
Can say several single words
Shakes head for ‘no’
Points at desired objects
Sounds mainly include following consonants: b, d, g, m, n, w
Size of Vocab: 10 – 20 at the 18 month child development milestone
Social/Emotional/Play
Gives objects to others as a form of play
Plays basic pretend – feeding a doll
Scribbles on their own
Knows what everyday objects are used for e.g. telephone, spoon
Please note that the child development milestones outlined above may not apply to all children in this exact manner. However if you are worried or concerned about any aspect of you child’s communication or language development please do not hesitate to seek the treatment that your child may need. Please contact us for an appointment with our Speech and Language Therapists.
