Spiritual and Emotional Development
A child's crying from birth, especially after the first month, carries communicative value. At two months, the child makes sounds with different intonations; at three months, they laugh heartily. They start to talk at six months and become aware of their own voice. Around the eighth or ninth month, they react to many familiar words and produce single-syllable sounds. Approaching the tenth month, they can understand prompts and prohibitions and say their first few words.
Their vocabulary gradually enriches, and by the age of two, they truly begin to speak, meaning they can form short sentences using verbs; at this age, they also say their own name. Within the first two years, the child also discovers their own body. Recognizing their own body, parallel to their neurological development, will also enable them to acquire the concept of cleanliness. This acquisition requires normal emotional relationships with their environment. The child's relationship with their mother plays a significant role in these changes.