2006-11-16 13:38:12 · 11 answers · asked by kfinns 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
That is pretty much up to you. The more you interact with him/her, the more they will learn and try to comminicate.
Not saying that your baby will be giving orations by age 4 if you interact with him/her 24/7, but clincal studies have proven that babies who are stimulated, read to, talked to, loved, and touched more, learn and develop in more healthy, and faster ways than the opposite.
2006-11-16 13:56:41 · answer #1 · answered by konstipashen 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In my personal experience my daughter started saying words around 15 months. Another baby in the family around her age didn't start saying words beyond mama & dada till after he was a year. Even then you can understand my daughter but you can't understand my cuz. So it really depends. I wouldn't start to get worried until he's over 1 1/2 and doesn't have more than 20 words in his vocabulary!
Experts say:
As our children go from baby to toddler, we parents find ourselves intently listening for that first word to pop out of our baby's cute little mouth. Many babies actually begin to speak their first words at about 10 months starting with easy words like mommy, daddy, and dog. These words (and sometimes it's even short phrases) tend to disappear when the child begins to walk. This is due to the fact that toddlers can only really concentrate on mastering one task at a time. New words begin to reappear towards the end of the second year, at about 18-24 months. At this age toddlers can learn a remarkable 10-20 new words every day. Once toddlers hit age 2-watch out!! Here come the words! Although boys and girls meet the language milestones at approximately the same time, scientists have found that girls tend to start talking on average about 1 to 2 months earlier than boys. By the age of three the average child will have a vocabulary of about 50,000 words. To see where your child's normal language development should be, check out the language development chart at http://www.suite101.com/external_link.cfm?elink=http://childdevelopmentinfo.com/development/language_development.shtml.This chart covers age-appropriate milestones that your child should be meeting and gives links to sites that cover warning signs of speech and/or hearing disorders.
2006-11-16 14:02:19 · answer #2 · answered by vetsmom_rgv 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My sister's child did not start really talking until he was three or four. He babbled and looked like he was talking for a long time but it was completely unintelligible. He had a mild disorder with his tongue and also some mild hearing problems. He is six now and extremely verbal.
If you're asking because your concerned your child is not on schedule, know that there is a wide range for "normal." My nephew saw a speech therapist when he was just a little tike, and she did exercises with him to increase the mobility of his tongue. Worked like a charm. He may also have gotten tubes in his ears. See the link below for what to look for at each age.
2006-11-16 14:13:29 · answer #3 · answered by Millie M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-02 14:29:03 · answer #4 · answered by emogene 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It all depends on the child and how you interact with him/her. If you talk to him/her a lot then they will probably start talking around 12 months. At 24 months, they should be saying two worded sentences.
2006-11-16 13:43:32 · answer #5 · answered by PeachyKeen 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it all depends, my friends son started talkin now and hes 2 but my nephew can say a few words and hes 1 1/2 so just around those ages
2006-11-16 15:47:59 · answer #6 · answered by Meg 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good Luck hunny! It is up to the child when they are ready. My son is now 2 1/2 yrs. and finally started talking more words.
2006-11-16 13:46:05 · answer #7 · answered by sunshineprincess032003 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
average is 15 words by 18 months
2006-11-16 13:46:51 · answer #8 · answered by noitall 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My daughter said mama at 4 months but did not understand it until 6 months. At 11 months her vocabulary is at about 20 words now.
2006-11-16 15:04:04 · answer #9 · answered by KCBaker 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
first words usually come around 7-8 months, but remember every child is different.
2006-11-16 14:15:29 · answer #10 · answered by chevroletgal06 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋