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Sound Copying

👶 4–6 months Cognitive

Make sounds and wait for your baby to try to copy them.

In the Little Play app, this activity appears in week 21 of your baby's personalized plan.

Sound Copying, a baby activity for 4–6 months

How to play

1
Make a raspberry, click your tongue, or say "ba-ba-ba."
2
Pause and look at your baby, giving them time to try.
3
Celebrate any sound they make back.

What you need

• Nothing at all. Just the two of you.

Why it works

Making sounds back and forth with you is the foundation for speech and teaches your baby that their voice matters.

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