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Your facial expressions can say as much as the words you use. Even if a 1-year old does not understand all of the words you use, she can still look at your face to make sense of a new situation.
Sometimes your face may say one thing while your voice or actions show a different feeling. Since your baby is "reading" your face, try to give him clear signals.
Use your facial expressions with clear direct language. For example, sometimes you need to say, "That's not safe. That could hurt you. Let's play with something else."

Starting around 8 to 10 months, children begin to look at the facial expressions of others to help themselves decide what to do.
In a way, children become able to "read" the emotional meaning of another person's facial expressions. This is called social referencing – looking for emotional clues about a situation in the faces of other people.
Giving 1-year-olds as many cues as possible, through words, facial expressions, and body language, can help them understand what you are trying to communicate.

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