Hasbro Children's Hospital Parenting Guide:
Reading Tips for Parents
12 to 14 Months Old
Even babies enjoy books and learn from sharing books with adults.
What to expect
At age 12 to 14 months, babies can:
- Choose a book to share.
- Point to pictures they like in a book.
- Imitate some animal sounds when they look at a picture of that
animal.
- Imitate your reactions to the book you are enjoying together.
- Pay attention to a book for a few minutes at a time.
What you can do
- Find a quiet, comfortable place for book sharing.
- Name the pictures your child is pointing to or looking at.
- Help your child turn pages.
- Ask your child questions he or she can answer by pointing, such
as: "Where's the dog?" or "Where's the happy baby?"
or "Who says 'meow'?"
- Imitate the sounds your child makes while looking at a picture.
Then add a very short phrase, such as "'Moo.' The cow says
'moo.'"
The information in this guide is provided by the Read
To Me Program at Hasbro Children's Hospital.
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