The document discusses the development milestones of a child named Taksh, including his early curiosity shown through asking "Kya Hai Yeh" (what is this) and ability to speak in sentences from a young age. It provides tips for parents, such as spending quality time with children, narrating daily activities, avoiding screen time under 18 months, reading books together, exploring the outdoor world, encouraging pretend play and a healthy diet. The key message is that every child develops at their own pace, and love and attention are most important.

1. Our Cute Chatterbox
Everything the baby does for the first time is very special. Their first touch, first cry, first smile,
starting solids, first teeth, first word, each and every milestone from rolling to talking and the list
goes on and on..
Parenting comes with a number of responsibilities and spending time with our little ones is just one
of them. One thing that I have understood after becoming a mother is even when you are not with
your baby, they are still observing, listening and learning from the people that they are surrounded
with. Their mind is running way faster than we adults can ever imagine.
Have you all ever felt or thought of jotting down any of such great moments before they just go
dim??
Here’s sharing one of my wonderful moment that I have experienced with my son Taksh..
Joint family can have an important role to play here. Many see this as an opportunity and some may
not opt for the same. Ours is a joint family. Yes, more people more interaction and thereby more
learning. We all in the family have been talking and engaging with our little one from the day one.
Those eye-contact, babble as if he understands it and has all the answers, those facial expressions
and his complete body language kept us going all day long.
At the age of 4 months, he could recognize all of us in the family along with few of his toys, as he
could move his head immediately to look at them. By 6 months, he started responding through
actions and by making animal sounds when we asked him certain questions, that he had learned
watching us.
Like any other parent even we thought that his first word would be Mummy or Papa but he had
different plans. His first words were “Kya Hai Yeh”? when he was in his ninth month. An extremely
overwhelming moment at an unexpected time along with those unexpected words. One fine day in
the morning when I was serving breakfast to my husband, our curious tiny human, looking at his
Papa’s plate asked “Kya Hai Yeh”?
After that his “Kya Hai Yeh” never stopped, pointing at each and every new thing he would see. We
use to get tired answering him but he never failed to ask us again and again until we answered it. I
have always heard people saying that children are very curious and they have so much to ask, but it
was little unbelievable for us that someone who is still on his knees has started asking questions too.
Was he busy involved in making his own dictionary? What can be the level of his curiosity?
I remember the day when me and my husband along with Taksh visited paediatrician just for his 12
months check up when the doctor asked us about his milestones and I said he has started talking
and that his dictionary already has so many vocabularies. Infact when I told her about his “Kya Hai
Yeh” wala incident, she just didn’t believe us, as according to her babies start with single word but
the very next moment TAKSH asked his papa “Kya Hai Yeh” pointing at the teddy bear in the clinic.
When he completed ten months, he could speak Mummy, Pappa, Dada, Dadi and so many other
small words. He could speak two and three words sentences by the age of one and some more
bigger sentences by fifteen months.
Taksh is now nineteen months old and no less than a chatter box. There is so much he can
understand by now and just can’t stop talking at all. He can frame sentences very effortlessly. A good
Communicator, a Listener and an Imitator too who knows how to get things done from us, ask for
what he wants, follows instructions, gives instructions and so many other things. He likes to help us

2. in small things like bringing, picking, collecting things that we ask him to do. He enjoys pretend play a
lot, along with many other games like pee-a-boo, catch-catch etc.. Playing cricket and his Papa’s
tabla are his favourite..
By each passing day he was getting smarter and this has kept me motivated even more to bring out
the best in him that will channelize his abilities in the right direction at the right time. I personally
never missed to keep him busy with my conversations while breastfeeding, bathing, diaper changing,
playing, mealtime etc. be it any imaginary story.
Below are few pointers that we all followed for our little one and they can be helpful to new parents
as well:
1) Spend quality time – It is the best investment you can ever make. Early parent – child
interactions contribute positively to the brain development. Take turns when you feel bored
but don’t become complacent. Play with them, keep doing different activity, sing poems,
spend time like you would like to spend with any of your best friend.
2) Narrate them everything – Talk to them about everything. Not only about their stuff but
everything that you would want them to know. You can talk about the place, people, pets,
games or any single new thing that your little one must have come across throughout the
day.
3) Strictly no screen time – Introducing screen time at a very early age can have negative
effects on language development along with many other problems. Try to avoid as much as
one can but till 18 months it’s a big NO.
4) Read books – Try to spend at least 5-10 minutes daily on reading books together. Any
interesting picture book or a story book can be good enough. This will keep adding to their
vocabulary. We started reading books for him when he was 6 months old. “My First Library
– Boxset of 10 Board Books for Kids” and “Where Is Baby’s Belly Button” were among the
first two books that we introduced to him. Gradually I kept on adding..
5) Show outside world– Let them explore and learn about the world around them. Make a
habit of taking them out regularly for at least 15 minutes if not more. Nature has so much to
teach to your little ones. Looking at every other new thing will increase their curiosity that
will contribute in developing their cognitive skills.
6) Brain Development Games – The more the toy does the less the baby will. Do not introduce
electronic toys at the very first time to them. Give them options for open ended play that
will encourage imaginative and independent play. We did that for Taksh by getting such
wooden toys from his Papa’s shop www.funwoodgames.com.
7) Encourage pretend play – Pretend play will be more like a case study for them. Assign them
a responsible role and they will enjoy the game.
8) Healthy Diet – Nutrition is one of the important factors in the intellectual development of
young children. Their tummy is small and hence every bite counts. Avoid junk, sugar,
preservative, highly processed food in all possible ways in their early age. Prefer homemade
meals.
P.S : If your kid is reaching some milestone early, even before you expected, doesn’t mean that they
will always be early achievers in every aspect as they keep growing. Every child is different. Some
may excel early in few things but may take long for other things and vice a versa. Give them their
space and time to grow.
All they need is your attention and love. Just love them for who they are and keep doing your bit for
them to choose the correct path that will help them to come out with flying colors in their life.