Question about 18mo?

Question

My son is 18mo and he can say a few words clearly without me prompting him like mamma, dadda, sissy, doggie and oddly enough scarecrow (sometimes he will say something that sounds like football when my boyfriend is watching a game but it isnt really clear). I know all kids develop at different rates but I was wondering what other kids his age are saying (without you have to prompt them - he can say a few other words like baby but doesnt see a baby and say baby). Its been 8 years since my daughter was his age, I dont remember where she was developmentaly at 18mo. Thanks is advance.

Answer 1

Hi Kristen! Even if you could remember your daughter's development..try not to compare his to hers! All babies are different.

Your little one sounds perfectly fine! My son walked REALLY early (started to at 7 months and by 10 months was fully walking and running)..his verbal skills came a little later though..he wasn't clearly talking until 2..which I thought was so late. But now he's 5 and in Kindergarten and I can barely remember when I was stressing out so much about that because his verbal skills are PERFECTLY FINE...sometimes too fine!

And now I have a 16 month old who is just starting to say some words and I see others in her daycare who talk more then her so then i have to take my own advice and not compare her to others. She will come into her own when she is ready.

:)

Answer 2

Our pediatrician says that at 15 months, she looks for 3 words. I found that incredible, since my kids were early and prolific talkers.

My younger daughter is almost 16 months old, has about 45 words, uses them on her own, can put them together into 2 and 3 word sentences, and can ask or answer questions.

The pediatrician says she's at the high end of normal, but not exceptional. And, like I said, having 3 words would also be developmentally appropriate.

Answer 3

I'd say he is right on target. I have a 17 month old boy and he is doing the same type of things. He says all the normal first words but then comes out with something off the wall and my wife and I look at each other and laugh wondering if he really said what we thought he did. All three of my kids went through this similar pattern of speech development. Quite normal indeed!!

Answer 4

i work with children 18 to 24 months. their vocabulary ranges from kids who can say things like "momma, daddy, yay!, bye, ball" and a few more to kids who can almost use complete sentences. most of the time when we get kids in my classroom (at 18 months) their vocabulary is about the same as what you're describing. between the 18 months & two years, their vocabulary usually dramatically increases. i would encourage you to keep prompting him, encouraging him to use words. i would also suggest letting him interact with other kids around his age and older. seeing a two year old receive praise for identifying something or using a certain word might encourage him to try to use words more, as well.

Answer 5

Unfortunatly, like you said, they are all different. I have two 2-year old nephews, one can say anything and everything (sentences, etc.) the other you can barley understand his words and he doesn't even speak in sentences yet.
When my children were young I found that reading to them really sped up the "talking" process. You may want to give that a try.

Answer 6

Our boy aged 19 months is the same way only a few words. Boys talk later than girls why I dont know.

Answer 7

My 18 month old says:
mama,
Dada,
baby,
dar (star),
dar (car),
mia (cat),
woofwoof (dog),
din (drink),
bor (ball),
ba (bath),
teyee (telly)
sue (shoe)
and has words for fish and cheese that I can't pronounce or even get close to spelling.

She has just started nodding and shaking her head in response to questions that she asked too.
I know her pronounciations aren't perfect, but I know what she means and we can work on proper sounds later...it's lovely to see her communicating at last :)

Thanks for asking this question, it was great to actually sit and think about what my girl actually does say!

Answer 8

my daughter could just speak or repeat anything whatever we'd say and not only in english but 3 different language now she's 20 and she speaks almost full sentences .then it varies from kid to kid she could'nt walk perfectly uptil now. its okay if he's saying what you want to listen i think "mumma" being the most important.keep talking to him my daughter learnt that ways 3 language