In the wild, they breed within social groups up to 200 birds. With that said, it is easy to include them in our family activities. Pull up a perch and have your bird join you for dinner. Grab a towel and sit on the couch with him for some one on one interaction. Involving your bird in family functions will strengthen the bond between human and birds.
Parrots are extremely intelligent animals.
As your grey gets older, he will be able to not only talk but to tell you what he wants. He will be able to string sentences together from words he has learned over time. Interacting, speaking with enthusiasm and using word association is the key to your grey learning how to speak to identify objects and situations. Parrots have the intelligence of a 5 year old child with the emotions of a 2 year old. It is not uncommon for an African Grey to not utter a word until they are approximately one to two years.