Toddler Noise, Sensitivity & Language Development

There are specific times when toddlers should be showing signs of various stages of development. While all children do not fall into the exact timeline provided by researchers in the field, development is measured on the toddlers' relationship to those set parameters in how they respond to noise, sensitivity and language.

Levels

Repeated exposure to loud and continuous noise can impair a child's hearing. Hearing damaged during infancy will affect language development as well as sensitivity to noise.

Electronics

Toddlers should not be exposed to direct sounds in their ears from electronic devices such as MP3 players, because their ears are still developing and the soft tissue of the ear can be damaged.

Responses

Babies who don't respond to noise recognizably by 6 months should be checked for hearing loss. Toddlers who receive cochlear implants have a higher rate of success with the hearing devices than those who wait until later in life for the implants.

Stimuli

Children exposed to language stimulation are more likely to develop speech earlier than those deprived of hearing others talk in their native language.

Sentences

By age 2, toddlers should be able to put words together in two- or three-word sentences.

Mastery

Toddlers master their language skill during ages 3 through 5. Frequent ear infections or other hearing loss problems may impair this development.