AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -By 3 months, a baby recognizes and calms to a parent’s voice. By 6 months, babies turn their eyes or head toward a new sound and repeat sounds. By 12 months, babies make babbling sounds, responds to their name, imitate words, and may say a few words, such as “Mama” or “bye-bye."

Detailed explanation-2: -Between about one and three months of age, your baby will reach some fun hearing and speech milestones. These include smiling at the sounds of your voices and turning their head toward the direction of sound. They’ll also begin to babble and imitate some sounds.

Detailed explanation-3: -During pregnancy, many mothers find that the baby may kick or jump in response to loud noises and may quiet with soft, soothing music. Hearing is fully developed in newborns. Babies with normal hearing should startle in response to loud sounds.

Detailed explanation-4: -Your newborn has been hearing sounds since way back in the womb. Mother’s heartbeat, the gurgles of her digestive system, and even the sounds of her voice and the voices of other family members are part of a baby’s world before birth. Once your baby is born, the sounds of the outside world come in loud and clear.

Detailed explanation-5: -An unborn baby’s hearing starts to develop early. And at birth, a baby’s hearing is fully functioning. Children do respond differently at different stages of growth and development. But hearing problems may be suspected in children who are not responding to sounds.