My child is 18 months old and can oly say 3 words is something wrong?

Answer 1

Maybe but maybe not. Some children take longer than others. If you're that worried take him/her to the doctor.

Answer 2

My son said his first words before 12 months, but didn't add much too them very quickly. I actually got worried about it, and his pediatrician said that if nothing changed in 3 months he'd need an appointment with a specialist to see if everything was ok, and before I could make an appt with a specialist, he started jabbering at me all the time! He's now 2 and a half, and in all honesty it seems sometimes he doesn't say as many words as other toddlers his age, but, his doc says he's well within normal range and will speak at his own pace. He's more advanced with his physical skills. He rides a bike already (not a trike) and a scooter, anything that involves physical skills he's pretty good at. So my thought is it's one or the other, LOL.
Between 18 months and 2 years is when you should start to see a big difference. But if you are worried, call his pediatrician who hears those kinds of questions all day every day and knows your child well enough to advise you about it.
Check out the articles below, your child is definitely in normal range. And those parents who claim the gift of fully developed conversation before age 1? Full of it pretty much, bragging or bad memories, unfortunately. :)

Answer 3

Probably not, 3 words at that age is well within a normal range. My son could only say 5 words at 3 years old. They began doing developmental testing on him at 2-1/2 (set up through his pediatrician). A therapist came to our home every 3 months for developmental testing. They say they get much better results with in-home testing because they child is in a comfortable environment. He was advanced developmentally in every area except speech, where he was lagging.

At 3-1/2, without any intervention, he began talking in full sentences virtually overnight. He started reading about a month later. By kindergarten, he was reading Harry Potter. Now, at 10, he is a brilliant boy with a great vocabulary and no speech problems. Give it time!

Oh, and you didn't say if it's a boy or girl, boys generally develop speech later than girls (I think my girl came out of the womb chatting).

Answer 4

My daughter's pediatrician said at 18 months, babies should be able to say about 10 words. You should bring this up with your child's pediatrician and see if maybe you should have their speech checked. I'm not saying to panic or anything, but if your child does need help, getting them the help sooner than later will make a big difference in their development.

My daughter is in an early intervention program, so I see how well it works in helping with many areas of development, not just with my daughter, but with other children in the program.

You might also start using sign language. This is becoming more popular. I bought baby sign flash cards from amazon.com. This can help take some of the frustration out of communication - for both you and your child. I have been teaching my daughter since she was about 4 months old. It has worked really well. Also, I just read an article in Parents magazine about baby signing. Studies have shown many positives for babies who learn to sign, including higher IQ's. It also does NOT interfere with their speech development.

Answer 5

Here's a question for you. Do you listen or do you wait to talk?

My friends son had the same slow speech development. Grandpa, a kind wonderful man that doted on his children and grandchildren, never let the little guy answer or finish a sentence.

I respectfully told Gramps he had better knock it off or he would have to go to kindergarten to speak for him. The baby went from five unintelligible words to Gramps looking for ear plugs to drown out the constant chatter (just kidding) in just a few months.

Another friend noticed an older sibling was doing the same thing Gramps was. She said it was a real challenge getting the older one to stop helping without alienating her.

And another friend noticed her boy was talking/singing television commercials. While she worked the day sitter didn't speak to the baby and watched game shows and soap operas all day long. We joked the baby could support the whole family working in NY as an ad writer. She replaced the sitter with a younger chatter box that would rather interact with the baby than watch "the black eye" (TV).

Encourage your baby to talk by speaking then look at him without you speaking. After s/he has spoken, repeat the correct word with praise. At the next check-up ask to include a hearing test when you make the appointment. It may also be as simple as too much ear wax.

Relax...ENJOY...remember this when you go hunting for those ear plugs!!!

Answer 6

No I don't think nething is wrong wit ur baby.... Every baby is different some might say a lot of words here and there and others may not. My nephew is 2 and he's just starting 2 talk on a regular basis... My SIL had him checked out cuz she also thought something was wrong, but in fact there isn't... My son is 14mths old and he saids like 5-6words but like I said er'1 is different, I think he or she will talk whenever they are ready.... keep talkin 2 ur baby so that he or she can start hearing the word and eventually he will talk. and once he or she starts won't be any stopping it lol

Answer 7

Not necessarily. Some babies start making the effort to say words before a year old but don't pronounce them well or start putting them together until much later. Other babies don't say much of anything, but then they get to be about two years old and start to just talk as if they've always been doing it.

It wouldn't hurt to discuss it with your pediatrician just in case there's something like a hearing problem and just to get reassurance if there's no apparent problem - but an 18-month-old who doesn't say much usually isn't cause for concern.

Answer 8

Ok, I am the mother of 3 and I have been thought it all. My daughter is fine, my sons are both autistic, but on opposite ends of the spectrum....NOW...relax. Nothing is set in stone. 1. Have hearing checked asap. 2. Speech therapy. Have him/her evaluated for underlying conditions. I had to learn that my younger son wasn't speaking at 15 months,...he said like 4 words, was because he is autistic. I am not saying this is the case...but this is something to check out. The sooner you know, the sooner you can get the proper treatment plan in place. Or, he/she simply doesn't want to talk yet, but at 18 months, they have a pretty good vocabulary

Answer 9

Some kids take their time in talking. My son, compared to a little girl that was a few months younger, wasn't talking scentences, but she was. A few months later, he suddenly started talking in little scentences.

Each child develops at their own pace. Your child might not be saying much today, but maybe next week or next month, it might suddenly change.

As long as he/she's brain is being stimulated with words & sounds, then you're on the right track!

Answer 10

I have an 19 month old and my husband down loaded some Disney's Little Einsteins TV show off of the Apple Store and she started to pick up words from that show and I can say it didn't cost as much as going out to the store and getting the DVDs

Answer 11

I have the same problem with my 18 month old son. I asked my doctor about it and he says as long as the baby can say a few words, you know everything is working correcty (ex. hearing). Some babies just take longer, which is perfectly fine.
Did you know Einstein didn't talk until he was 3? I think our kids are too busy thinking to be chatterboxes! Don't worry, your baby is fine.