It doesn’t matter if it’s ‘Da!’ and ‘Mummum!’ – your baby’s first words are one of the proudest moments of your life. The next step is showing your wee one how to make longer sentences. For example, if they say “Cat!”, you can simply reply: “Yes, the cat is black.”

All you’re doing is adding a bit more to what they said. Your wee one will soon get the idea of how to string words together and form sentences.