29/10/2025
What’s typical around 12 months?
By around their first birthday, many children are beginning to show some exciting communication milestones.
They can often:
👂 Understand around 10 words
👋 Respond to their name
💛 Recognise greetings and gestures like “hi” and “bye-bye”
👩👦 Know a few familiar people and objects (like “mummy”, “blankie”, or “teddy”)
👀 Make eye contact to connect with others
When it comes to speaking, children are often starting to:
🗣️ Use sounds, gestures, and a few words
🎶 Continue to babble
🔊 Copy different sounds and noises they hear
Every child develops at their own pace, but these early signs show that your little one is learning to connect and communicate!
Learn more from Speech Pathology Australia’s guide to communication milestones at 12 months. (https://www.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au/Public/Public/Comm-swallow/Speech-development/At-12-months.aspx)
