Speech Development by Age 12-13 months: Does your child…
- Produce “jargon” or long strings of syllables that have adult-like intonation and stress patters. Jargon will often sound like sentences without true words or grammar.
By Age 12-15 months, does your child…
- Find toys hidden under a blanket? Crawl or walk to toys he/she wants?
- Has your child used their first meaningful word? Are they using up to 10 words?
- Shake their head ‘yes’ or ‘no’?
- Follow simple commands (‘push it’)?

