“Along with a child’s first steps, the first spoken word surely ranks as one of the high points in a parent’s life. Those first words — along with early phrases — stay in a parent’s mind. Later, we take for granted the physical and intellectual feats that children exhibit on a regular basis, but those first words, usually 10 to 20 by 18 months are truly spectacular.”
[read more here: Your Child’s Speech and Language Development (pdf). Your Family’s Health, Fall/Winter 2014.]