When did your child start talking? Saying words other than Mama and Dada?

Answer 1

Every child is different of course, but in our case, my 13.5 month old doesn't distinguish between us as Mama and Dada. We both get called Dadadada when she's happy and we both get "Muuuuuuummmmmmm" whenever she's sad.

For about a month and a half she's been making consistent sounds for consistent things. i.e. When we ask her what a dog says or what a monkey says she makes the same noises every time even if they aren't exactly 'correct'. She also picks up certain toys and calls them certain things. (Although for the most part her 'words' for them are in no way recognizable for what they really are. About the closest she's ever come was calling a plush chicken "chi-ta" for a few days, but now she's stopped with that 'word'. She does call a little plush dog "da" for the most part.)

She also consistently repeats back the right number of syllables when we tell her what something is. (Just nowhere near the right consonants or vowels.)

I try and try to get her to talk, but I'm starting to wonder if she's just being lazy because when we ask her to bring us a certain toy or book she always brings the correct one. (She's been walking since 9 1/2 months.) She'll even go to her room to get things that we're asking for that aren't in sight. Tonight the battery cover came off the back of an old TV remote that we gave her (without batteries in it so she'd stop trying to take ours) and I pointed at it and asked her to bring it to Mommy so I could fix it and she did it without hesitation.

Her pediatrician told her to start working on talking at her 1 year appointment a month and a half ago, (as if we're not TRYING all the time!!) but another slightly older baby in our Mommy's group and one of my cousin's babies born a month before my daughter both started talking a couple weeks before Christmas (when they were both about 14 months old) so I'm guessing (hoping) it will be anytime now for actual words from my daughter too.

Take care.

Answer 2

My 2 year previous son started speaking very early. He could say a reliable 20 diverse words by the time he exchange right into a million, so the guy who reported boys are slower than females is faulty. yet all little ones relatively are diverse. I also have a chum who's 2 year previous is two days older than mine (they are 32 months) and he not often says something. He tries to speak even although that's merely babbling all of the time... and his very own mom cant eben understand him. i does not hardship approximately it too plenty until he gets to be 2. If he nonetheless isn't announcing better than what he's now, once you're taking him for his 2 year examine up i could point out it to ur well being care provider and notice what he says, yet for now i could says hes enormously known. wish this helps! :)

Answer 3

My oldest about 9 months, she was able to have a full conversation by 13 months.
my youngest about 10 months, able to talk in sentences by 18 months. She wasnt able to verbalise as well as my first and was about two when we could finally understand the sentences she was saying. She is now nearly 4 and her speech has improved dramatically, although some letters she still can not pronounce properly.
Each child is very different as my kids demonstrate. They all learn at their own pace.

Answer 4

my 1st child started at 10 months mama but didnt say dad till 17 months.but my second child started with cat at 11 months then mama and dad by 13 months. every child differs and has there own rate of growth.example my first child was walking at 14 months while my 2nd was walking at 11 month.

Answer 5

my friends oldest child is 3 and still doesnt talk very much, the youngest is 18 months and talks about the same as the 3 year old really.
i was 14 months and my younger brother was 9 months, he wa also walking at a very young age, 7.5 months! i was 15 months before i did,
its entirely up to the child concerned

Answer 6

Each kid is different and it depends upon the household. If there are multiple languages depending upon the difficulty of the language he/she may not speak completely in the more difficult one for a long time although you will recognize understanding when they follow your direction in any language.

Just keep exposing your child to new words and he/she will amaze you when he/she decides it's time to talk using words you didn't think your child knew.

Answer 7

About 8 months.

Answer 8

I cant remember when my son started talking i think it was when he was about 2 but my cousins son is one and a half and talks up a storm he can say everything if you say a word to him he will repeat it i cant believe it i have never seen someone talk so good at such a young age