What age should a child normally start understanding what he or she is being taught.?

Answer 1

It really depends on what you're talking about.

We begin learning pre-birth. In utero babies have learned to self-soothe by sucking their thumbs, etc.

Children understand from about 5 months on that mom and dad are there for them or not. They begin to comprehend separateness and whether their needs are attended to or not.

For most children, learning in terms of, "Oh, everytime I throw my food dinner is over and later I get hungry" happens around 12 - 18 months.

Answer 2

the thing i've learned about children is this: they are far smarter than we give them credit for...maybe the first several weeks they don't comprehend exactly what we're saying to them, but they can tell if it's good or bad by the tone of our voice...

from the day my daughter was born, i explained things to her...how things worked, what was good or bad...if she wouldnt' stop crying, i would say that everything's alright and mommy's there for her...there's no telling if it was the tone of my voice or the words i said, either way, she'd calm down...later on, as in 3-4 months later i would tell her stuff and she'd look up at me like she understood what i was saying, but she was just too young to do anything about it...

never underestimate the intelligence of your child...always teach your child b/c they can listen and sooner than you think, can comprehend, if anything what's good and bad...