New Independence, The Young Toddler

Children develop skills at different rates, but by 1 year, usually children will:

Listen carefully, and turn to someone talking on the other side of the room.
Look at you when you speak and when their name is called.
Babble strings of sounds, like ‘no-no’ and ‘go-go’.
Make noises, point and look at you to get your attention.
Smile at people who are smiling at them.
Start to understand words like ‘bye-bye’ and ‘up’ especially when a gesture is used at the same time.
Recognise the names of familiar objects, things like ‘car’ and ‘daddy’.
Enjoy action songs and rhymes and get excited when sung to.
Take turns in conversations, babbling back to an adult.

Originally posted on www.talkingpoint.org.uk