He says da da and ma ma and the rest is just grunts. He understand's everything we say but he just won't say words. Is he still in the normal range for his age or do you think that he's really delayed and needs to get help? (The doctor says give it more time)
2006-12-01 06:26:42 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
Absolutely normal! I'm wondering if this is my mom asking the questions cause it definitely describes my little guy. Same age, same grunts. My dr and mother in law keep reassuring me there is no problem. First, boys speak later than girls so don't compare him. Second, he understands everything than you know there is no problem in his hearing or comperhension of commands. That would be the main concern. My husband didn't speak until he was 3. My mother in law took him to specialist after specialist and they all said the same thing. If they understands everything you say to him or ask him, he is fine. The speaking just comes later.
2006-12-01 06:34:40 · answer #1 · answered by Jamie S 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's fine! My daughter is 14 months and is perfectly fine and is really bright. She only says mama and dada and babbles a LOT. I have the book "What to Expect the Toddler Years" and it says that by 16 months they should have a 1-3 word vocabulary. So, umm as long as he knows mama and dada (that they are "names" for him to use) and not just babbles it, then he's fine. It's kind of irritating when people get so worked up about a child's development. Children are VERY different and some are simply more vocal than others anyways. My nephew has skipped a grade because he is so intelligent and he didn't say a single word until 2. He is still extremely quiet at 13. It's just people's personalities. When the doctor has a concern, then it is time to be concerned...otherwise, why worry? Enjoy your grandson, don't judge him.
2006-12-01 06:38:06 · answer #2 · answered by angie_laffin927 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Give it more time until he's about 2. Boys don't normally talk until a little later. My son was 2 1/2 and said a handful of words and adopted his own sign language. We had him tested by the county and he was deemed as 25% delayed. He took speech therapy for 5 months. He's 6 now and we can't shut him up! You can help him but trying to get him to pronounce the sounds if he wants something. If he wants a cookie tell him he needs to say cookie. Even if you just get the hard c sound praise him and reward him. I found that I was just giving most things to my son because I knew what he wanted without him saying anything. He will be just fine.
2006-12-01 06:42:27 · answer #3 · answered by party_pam 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Each child is different. Give him more time, one of these days he'll start talking and you won't get him to be quiet...lol! My children all talked at different ages so it just depends on the child. My oldest didn't talk until he was almost two, my middle didn't talk until about 18 mo and my youngest started talking at less than 1yr old. So it just depends on the child. What helps speed their development is being around slightly older children, they tend to want to keep up with them more. So play groups, daycares, church groups, etc. are good things for only children to be in if the parents wish for a slightly faster development. However this does not always work, every child is different in how they develope and in their own good time they'll be talking in complete sentences. So just wait it out, very soon you'll see your grandson talking up a storm.
2006-12-01 06:35:30 · answer #4 · answered by masmalan2004 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If other people are talking for him, there's not a real reason to answer. I work with a two year old who understands everything, and is very bright, but when he says five words a day, it's a lot.
Give it more time; your grandson may also just be an observer, waiting to make sure it's okay if he talks.
2006-12-01 06:29:05 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I remember a little boy who didn't talk until he was three. He was the fourth child in his family. His Mom found him one day talking to a toy while playing. He had figured out that he didn't need to ask for anything, since everyone made him good offers all the time. Everyone insisted that he respond once they knew that he spoke. He was and is quite a character. He dressed as Superman with a cape back then.
In general, girls speak sooner than boys. He'll
talk when he's ready, in his own way. Your doctor will let you know when it's time to worry.
As long as he can hear OK, he will speak OK.
Sometimes little ones can be encouraged to sing and that may get them going too. You just don't know until it happens.
2006-12-01 06:41:35 · answer #6 · answered by Susan M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my son is the same age and hes starting to say words but not clearly and sometimes he even goes on tangents in his own language. i worried also but the truth is they will learn. u got plenty of time with him, i think by 3 or 4 if its still bad MAYBE he has a little disablilty but u never know look how much that hes learned so far IMAGINE another month or so all the new things he'll come up with!! Dont worry Im sure hes going to be a chatterbox and ull be begging for him to hush once in awhile, LOL!
2006-12-01 06:35:16 · answer #7 · answered by toolate 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my son in straight forward words stated automobile and mommy until eventually after 2 years previous. through 2 a million/2 he change into speaking better and at 3 he's putting forward sentences.... he had heavy pacifier use until eventually 2 a million/2 years which messed which include his pronunciation yet he speaks effective. each and every baby varies, if all else is primary do not worry a lot
2016-10-08 01:36:05 · answer #8 · answered by kinnu 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He's definately in the normal range...it can go to three and a half...also if he has an older sibling that will delay that developement since the older child may solve some problems for him so he doesn't have to talk.
2006-12-01 06:34:53 · answer #9 · answered by ♫ giD∑■η ♫ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My son really didn't talk till about 20 months, then out of nowhere he started talking now he can carry on a conversation at 29 months. if he doesnt start talking by 2-2 1/2 talk to the doctor.
2006-12-01 06:32:32 · answer #10 · answered by mommy of 3 boys 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋