Toddler Talk...?

Question

When did your baby start to talk? Mine isn't talking yet and I'm concerned. I was a late talker as well. He will be 2 next month.

Answer 1

someone said to me once that we spend the fist 3 years teaching them to walk and talk and the rest of their lives telling them to sit down and shut up!! My friends boy is nearly 4 and is only now starting to speak fluently. It helps I think if you teach proper language from the start. eg: bottle not bot bot. Food not nummies etc etc. My boy is nearly 4 also and speaks really well but i think he has learnt from my older children. At 2 he should be able to at least tell you want he wants but I wouldn't worry. Believe me when he starts you'll wonder why you were ever in a hurry!!

Answer 2

my son started to talk when he was 10 months just little words he started putting words togther when he was a year ! He was however never around kids ! I am the baby in our family besides him so there was no children around for him to baby talk with - thing to remember dont push him but get a bright box of cereal or something that you child likes and ask him to repeat you on what the item is dont let him have it until he atleast tries to say something - dont worry to much about it though maybe your child just isnt a talker. He will be fine I am sure.

Answer 3

Actually this can cause a speech delay if you let it go too long.

Start making him ask for things. Not just pointing. But tell him he can not have a cookie until he tries to say cookie. If he tries, give him the cookie. Do this for everything. If he still refuses, start teching him some sign language. He needs to start learning to communicate in some way.

Usually they are slow at talking because they don't have to talk (you are doing everything for them before they need to ask for them) or because they really just can't get it. Some kind of communication is better than none at all.

Also, talk to your baby alot and ask him questions to see if he will try to answer.

My oldest began talking about 16 months after the doctor said "If she doesn't start talking soon, something will have to be done". The next day she asked me if she could play with her piano. She was my first and I didn't realize that she needed to be communicating by the time she was 2.

My twins were in speech therapy starting at age 1. They learned sign language first. And then they learned beginning sounds. My autistic son talks all the time now, but we can't understand half of what he says. He is 5 and is speech delayed still, partially due to being tongue tied and partially due to the autism, and partially due to him not trying to talk until real late.

Answer 4

My son is 2 1/2 and still does not talk. He has been in our States birth to three program for a year now. Some kids have a late start and some kids have problems.

Call your States Birth to Three Program. Let them evaluate your child to see if there is something you should be concerned about.

Answer 5

Don't worry it will happen soon enough. If he's an only child it may take him a little longer than one with an older sibling. We all want them to hurry and walk and talk. I think it's to take the worry off of us to know that they are normal. But before you know it you will be telling him to be quiet and sit down. Most likely by the time he's 3 he will have a good vocabulary. I would take my son for a walk around the house and point out all the single syllable word things like chair, door, dog, cat, rug, etc.... One other thing now that he's in his terrible two's he will pick up on the word "no" real quick. All my best to you and your son.

Answer 6

It all depends on the child my mother said by 2 I was completing full sentences (I talk a lot even today) but my brothers and sisters started later but they are fine now. Each child is an individual. I know people who like you were concerned that their son wasn't talking and he just turned 2. He said his 1st word a month or so later. Boys often talk later than girls and also learn to pronounce their R's later. if your really concerned talk to his pediatrician or family doctor.

Answer 7

Boys often start talking later than girls...how much of what you say does he understand? if he is understanding what you are saying, that is a good sign...
at 2 years, a child should be starting to put two words together like "more juice"...i would wait a couple of more months, and then maybe get a speech-language evaluation just to be sure....your child might be eligible for free speech services from the state

Answer 8

By not talking what do you mean. Does he have any words at all or does he talk but it is not coherent ? If he does not talk at all yet he should have been seen about 6 months ago and evaluated for speech and other problems. Call your pediatrician ASAP. My middle child didn't talk until 2 BUT we knew he had brain damage in his frontal lobe b/c of strokes so when he didn't talk by 15 months speech therapy was ordered.IF he had had no known medical condition and didnt talk we deffinitly would have sought help.

Answer 9

Don't rush it, trust me, first ya hurry up to teach them to walk and talk, then you spend the next 16 years telling them to sit down and shut up.

All kids develop differant.
If he hasnt begun using words to describe what he wants by 2 1/2 to 3, talk to your doctor, he may have a touch of autisim.

Or he may just be stubborn.
If he likes to do a lot of pointing/grunting /baby talk for what he wants, tell him unless he says what he wants he wont get it.
Keep up this practice for a while, give him 5 to 10 minutes to articulate the word.

If he points at the cookie jar, and grunts or whines, ask him "do you want a cookie?" if he nods yes, then tell him " if you want a cookie, you have to tell me, say cookie"
give him a few minutes, it might come out kinda funky for a while, like cootie or cooey, but, its a start.

Answer 10

My son started saying basic words from about 9 months but at 2 can now talk in sentences and knows his alphabet, how to count to 14 and knows most colours!!! but all children are different he didn't walk until 15 months