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Teach your baby how to use the word "help".
Kimberley Clayton Blaine: It's easy to tell when our baby is happy and content. We hear them squeal with joy and we see the expression on their face. However, it's not so easy to decide for what they need, when shriek in frustration. Since babies begin to understand language as early as 9 months of age, we can expect that some of the baby's first words will be spoken shortly after their first birthday or even later, if your child is a boy.
Babies and toddlers cry and verbalize their frustration as a way of communication. I have found a clever way to help my child let me know, when he needs my help. I often find him banging things around and crying because he simply does not have the ability to do things by himself.
For an adult the word "help" means I am in trouble. However for a child, it can mean I need your assistance. Here is what I do, when I see that he needs my help. I walk over to him and acknowledge his feelings. "You are frustrated, need help?" Then I continue to use short directives, when I hear him cry. "Help, momma helps."
After a few days of this, his crying usually seizes and he replaces it with saying "help, help" and boy, is that a lot easier for me. Once I know he is not heard, I am able to attend to his needs because he has learned the basic word "help".
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