My son is almost 9 months old and says baba bye bye and baby but I can't get him to say any other words. I keep saying mama to him but he will never say it back . He makes the motion with his lips but won't say the word. ANy suggestions?
2006-06-23 02:40:15 · 15 answers · asked by LADY H 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
He is still learning how to make the sounds he hears in his environment, he's not even trying to consciously make real words yet. Don't worry, he's just learning now...he'll get there! He's probably in a transitional babbling stage, using repetition and learning to shift intonation, etc. Around, or a few months after, his first birthday, he should be starting to come up with one-word productions.
Babies have so much to learn about our language in such a short time, just keep talking and reading to him, and enjoy every moment!
2006-06-23 02:53:11 · answer #1 · answered by Kari 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have found that my children and my grandchildren always said other words before they ever said mama and the reason I think this is, is because mama is the first one to respond to them. They have to call dada to get a response from him but mama always comes running. You cannot make them say something they are not ready to say but have heart that the reason behind it is because they trust you to always be there if there is a problem.
2006-06-23 09:49:44 · answer #2 · answered by nana4dakids 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately, mama is one of the last baby words that he will say. Dada, baa baa, by by are easy words for his mouth to form. M, P, S, are harder consonants for the learning mouth to say. Isn't that just how it goes. We do all the work and still get no credit. Seriously, give it time and he will say it. Just know in your heart that you are the most important thing in his life and it will come in due time.
2006-06-23 09:48:59 · answer #3 · answered by brittme 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
give him time at 9 months if you want them to do something so bad they never will my daughter would say dada for 11 months and then when i gave up on her saying mama she said it so just give him time dont worrie he is playing a game it called mommy wants so i wont do lol
2006-06-23 09:47:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just keep saying it. Repitition is how he will learn, If you tell him to say "mama" and point to you all the time..eventually he will catch on..it does take time though. You know how kids are..they won't do much of anything on your time...but he will learn..I promise!
2006-06-23 09:45:11 · answer #5 · answered by all8418 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
babies learn by repetition and they will jump from consanant to consanant, b words, then d words etc...at 9 months he is repeating sounds he has heard and learning he has a voice, saying 'mama' isn't far off and he will say it, with time.
2006-06-23 09:43:44 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
be patient with him and he will say it eventually infants find some words easier to learn than other words and this may vary to what words are easier to say depending on the child do not push him to hard
2006-06-23 09:47:09 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
read and repeat he'll talk soon enough [ you'll be sorryyyyyyy!]
mouths do amazing things once he starts look out he'll amuse you, annoy you, and embarrass you. and dump you stuff into the street for everyone to know about... sure you want him to talk?? here's a site free language skill development
2006-06-23 10:38:36 · answer #8 · answered by Clyde 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All you can do is keep saying it over and over. Refer to yourself as mama, such as "Can mama have....." or "Mama loves you". Eventually he'll get it.
2006-06-23 17:50:36 · answer #9 · answered by guineasomelove 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He will just give him time. For some reason they always say Dada first!
2006-06-23 09:46:10 · answer #10 · answered by sc 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋