My 19month old boy does not speak except 'ma'. What shd. i do?

Answer 1

He is well within the "normal" range for speech development. Some children say very little till almost 3! Then they don't shut up. If he responds to your voice and you know his hearing is ok, then follow advice on the answer that said to encourage that he ASK for what he wants...don't worry...have seen several kids older who were late talkers...very bright kids.

Answer 2

Does your 19 month old have an older sibling??? If so the older sibling may be talking for the younger sibling I.e. 19 month old (lets call him Johnny) points and the older child says "Johnny wants some juice." You get the juice for Johnny... Johnny has now gotten the juice without uttering a word... Johnny is a pretty smart boy to be able to get what he wants with a minimum of effort... If this is the case Johnny will speak when the older sibling goes to school and is no longer there to be Johnnys voice...

Also see if you are giving Johnny what he wants from gestures and other nonverbal ques.. If this is the case start asking Johnny to verbalize more for instance instead of getting the juice when johnny points at it say "Would you like some juice?" he will enveidibly nod or give some other nonverbal affirmation... Then say "Can you say juice?" ask a couple times queing him to understand you want him to verbalize.. Don't go so long that he becomes frustrated buut affirm with each request that you want him to verbally interact.. He will quickly begin verbalizing more... Even if Juice comes out "Duce" he is trying just keep saying teh word correctly and he will begin saying it correctly... Do no begin calling Juice "Duce" along with him that reaffirms an incorrect speech pattern... It may be cute for a 2 yeear old to call it "Appo Duce" but it won't be so cute when the child is 5 and starts kindergarten...

If neither of these is the problem do a simple at home hearing test... Get behind Johnny where he can't see you, make a noise (not saying his name) clap, snap your fingers, ring a bell. etc. something to get his attention.. Just a noise, make sure you don't do something that causes a floor vibration etc... Just sound.. You will know very quickly if there is a hearing problem that could be contributing to his lack of vocalization...

Johnny may also be just an observate child.... Taking in the world without much to say about it.. If this is the case Johnny will grow out of it and have unlimited opinions soon.. At which time you won't be able to shut him up...

Answer 3

My girls talked really early... I honestly think the reason they could speak in complete sentences by 2 years old is because of the "Sears" catalog.... that's right! From the time they could sit in a high chair, I would get the Sears catalog and put it in front of them while they ate. As they would eat, I would turn to anything in the book and talk to them and tell them what it was they were looking at. This was not the same repetative little books that are normally read to children... this was everyday items. As they got old enough to turn the pages, it did not matter if they got food on it because it was the Sears catalog.. but they would point to different things and I would tell them what they were pointing at and make up a story about whatever it was... I know it sounds dumb ... but it worked!

Answer 4

Geez Judy that was a rude cement.Shame on you.
Don't sweat,you have done nothing wrong and I'm sure your son is "normal". On my sons second birthday all he could say was dad and dog. But it was shortly after that his speech took off. It seemed like it was in one day that he just started saying everything. I had an awesome pediatrician at the time and this was what he predicted would happen. And said it was normal especially for a boy (because this wasn't the case with my daughter or my niece.) If its stressing you, take him to see his doc. that way you have piece of mind.But your a good mom to be concerned. Good luck!

Answer 5

Don't worry about it, there is nothing wrong with it. Albert Einstein and Thomas Edison were both very late talkers. The theory is that the part of the brain that is normally used for synthesizing vocabulary (in late talkers) is being used for other things, and could result in some amazing talents.
Have your child checked to make sure that there is nothing physically wrong, and if there isn't, dream away. Your child could end up having very unusual intellectual capabilities.
Read Late-talking Children or The Einstein Syndrome, both by Thomas Sowell, if you want to know more.

Answer 6

People on here are going to freak you out, but every baby developes at his/her own rate. My son is almost 2 yrs. and he doesn't talk either. Oh, he says a few words, and he can say more, but only when HE wants to (just a little stubborn- I blame that on his daddy LOL) Don't worry too much just yet. Talking is kinda like walking. One day they don't, the next they do. Give him a few more months before you rush him to the doctor. Unless you notice any other problems just wait for him to get there. Start with please and thank you, those were the first for my son besides mama, dada, and nana. Every single time he hands you something say thank you. Every time he wants something say please. Name things as you pass them, or hand them to him. Chances are he'll follow suit.

Answer 7

Start with food, try to get him to say it before you will give it to him. But really, this is not considered a delay at this time. At some point soon his speech will take off -- then watch for 3 word phrases -- things take off after that begins. I know several kids in my neighborhood who didn't say much until 24 mos....and now speak well.

Answer 8

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Answer 9

My 20 month old son has speech develpment delay as well, call your local intermidate public school district (special needs school district) by federal law they must evaluate your son within 2 weeks of your call & provide free help (class) if necisarry regardless of your income leval. My son is in a one on one speech class (i am in the room too) he has improved so much in the past 2 months

Answer 10

No, u are right to be worried! He should be saying two words
or more together by now. Have his ears checked, really he
may need to have tubes put in one or both ears. He may not
be hearing at the level he should be, this has happened to
one of mine and that's what we found out and now he 2 and
just starting to say a few more words.Plz look into!Good Luck!