Month 6

Babbling- vowel and consonant chains^6,14

Teething so able to produce new sounds with teeth (lip-to-teeth, tongue-to-teeth)⁶

Produce sounds along with body movement⁶

Produces consonants with front and back of tongue⁶

Appears to recognize words like daddy, bye-bye, and momma¹⁶

Begin producing sounds to initiate communication and attention¹⁴

Consonant production in front of mouth increases⁶

Monosyllabic babble⁸

Reacts to differences in intonations and reflections¹⁴

Babbles longer repetitive sound sequences (increased volume, pitch, intonation variation)⁶