is developing rapidly at this time. At the end of year one some toddlers may be adding several new words every day and at around 18 months old they may be trying out two word combinations such as ‘Mummy look’ or ‘Daddy gone’. By the age of two language skills

todder that he was perfectly happy with how things were previously and he'll soon get used to it again.Babyexpert.com top tip:It'll help get your morning routine off to a better, less stressful start if you get up half an hour before your toddler

and relationship problems in later life. So why the sudden decline in language development of under-3s? There's a whole host of possible reasons, says Liz Attenborough, manager of the National Literacy Trust's Talk To Your Baby Campaign. ‘Parents' hectic working