When should a 2 year old start talking?

Question

She says no and puppy. thats it. The rest is mutter.

Answer 1

When she's ready. Just keep talking to her and give her a chance to say her piece. When she's ready, she'll talk.

Answer 2

Does she say "da da" or "ma ma" or any other words used daily around the house? Also, is she the only child?

My daughter will be two in August and has a 50 word vocabulary. Every child is different though. It helps to read, repeat words over and over, and ask your child a lot of questions. Also, talk to your child when she mutters as if you are having a conversation so you think she understands. Not only will she begin to pick up words you say, but will want to learn more words to have bigger conversations as she gets older.

We enrolled our daughter in classes a little over a year ago and had the same concern right around when she turned 18 months. She was saying "da da" and that was about it. It made me feel like I was doing something wrong, but she eventually began picking up more words as she got older. Her teacher told me that by the age of two they need to have a 50 word vocabulary and to begin putting two words together. My daughter can say "all done", "bye bye", "pee pee", and a couple others.

It takes a lot of work. Try not to get frustrated, it will happen before you know it. Good Luck! Hope this was a little helpful!

Answer 3

It depends. Sometimes kids don't want to talk until around 3 and that can be normal.

It's hard to answer this one. My son is 4 and autistic. He didn't really speak until he was almost 3. My daughter is 2 and says only a few clear words but she has a hearing loss.

Get an Early Intervention screening.. it's free (all of their services are free!) and if your child is progressing normally, than great, they can tell you that. If not, then you can at least have a starting point on where to go from there. Click on the link below for a list of Early Intervention resources for the U.S. (it's different depending on your state)

Answer 4

Most kids start to say a couple little words when their abt a yr- yr & a half...like mama or dada, & just simple little words tht are very easy to pronounce. I have a son tht just turned 2 & he's constantly picking up words here & there. I mean he's not saying them all completely right like we do but he tries. & I work w/ him here & there repeating words while he tries to say it. Sometimes he doesn't say it right the first time or 2 but than gets the majority of the word out. But each kid is diff & unique, although if tht's all your child is saying at the age of 2, your child may have a speech problem & may need to take a little class like thing for it. I have a little cousin who's like 4 & had to take it & he's been starting to talk more little by little. Alot of times it's just on how you work w/ her. Like if you just do things for her w/out talking to her alot or don't work w/ her saying words kinda slow so she can try to say them, than she's not gonna learn. You can even read to her, talk abt the pics on the page..tell her what each thing is a couple while u point at it..giving her a chance to obsorb the new info. Than you can ask her where...is? & she's not gonna necessarily gonna get it the first time always, but try to make it a reg thing to read each day at some point. Same thing w/ things in yals everyday life, when you give her something tell her what it is a couple times..being sure to still be holding or showing her at the same time. & I can almost guarentee she'll start to pick things up alittle at a time.

There's even some kids tht are just being lazy. They might know & be aborbing things but just don't want to talk. & will talk when she good & ready & wants to. But still work w/ her reguardless.

Answer 5

Kids start talking at all different ages. My first son was speaking in complete sentences when was one. My second son is now one, and he says a couple of words. If you are really worried about her development, then consult her pediatrician. It is helpful to talk to her a lot, but not baby talk. Make sure that you are telling her what things are in books, or at the park, etc.

Answer 6

My daughter said a lot of words before she turned 1. She could have a speech problem or she could just be developing in that area a lil slower. A lot of kids that develop physically early take a little longer when it comes to talking, and a lot of kids that talk early sometimes develop physically later. If your pediatrician isn't concerned, it is probably nothing to worry about.

Answer 7

When they get ready!!! I thought my son would never talk so I took him to the doctor to find out if something was wrong and after the doctor examined him he turned and had a smirk as he replied, Nothing is wrong with Cody he is just not ready to talk. Believe me when I tell you this, once he started talking he has not stopped!!! My son is now 21 years old!!! You will probably have a talker on your hands! Enjoy:-)

Answer 8

she may be talking but you don't understand it....like she's speaking a foreign language.

when you say something to her make sure she is looking at your mouth.
like when you are coloring and you pick up a red crayon....
say "look (kid's name) it's a red crayon".
make sure to anunciate every word...if you slur your speech or mumble words she will to....
like the diff between "come here" and "com ere".

is she in a day care??
i know my friend's 3 year old was talking, but no one understood him and once he started day care...WOW what a difference.
suddenly, he called people by their name (before everyone was "daddy"), he said things so clearly!

so, work on her watching your mouth and put her name in front of words to help her learn them better.

for example you have a cup and your kid's name is kayla...
say "look...kayla's cup" this helps her identify with the object better and if she looks at you and you speak clearly she will understand where one word starts and the other ends.

keep up the good work! at least she has 2 words down!

take care.

P.S.
also be sure to ask her open questions...not just "is the truck red?" but "what color is the truck". she won't always get it right or at all in the beginning, but keep working on it and she will get it!
i would start with common house items, then colors, food, textures, shapes, numbers, ABCs...these are all good starter things in her learning!

Answer 9

I would be very concerned about this. What does her pediatrician say about this? My daughter is 2 y.o. and she says 3-5 word sentences. Are you reading to her? Do you talk to her in a normal voice like you would to another adult? Do you engage her? I would suggest getting her hearing checked and check for a speech impediment.

All the best!

Answer 10

Give her time to develop. Normally at that age they are already talking, Have you talked with your doctor to see what the problem is. She might have a hard time talking. Good luck.

Answer 11

My oldest daughter was like that also. Does she seem to understand what you say? She is probably fine, just a slow talker. There was nothing wrong with my girl either.