How many words did your little one say at 14 months?

Question

My daughter is 14months and does not seem to talk much yet. She will say mama, dada and good. She babbles like crazy and follows directions, she just does not say many words. I always read to her and talk all day long with her. If she is not saying more by next month at her 15month check up, of course I will talk to her doc about it, I was just curious about other little ones her age.

Thank you for any input!

I forgot to mention, she has always been ahead physically. Sat up early, first steps at 8 months, walking well by 9 months, climbing, dances to music, etc.

Answer 1

Please don't listen to the folks that tell you to 'make your daughter talk' or that she should be speaking in full sentences. It is quite normal to not say anything more than a few words at this age, though some 14 month-olds may have more. If she's comprehending, she'll speak when she's physically able. Often, people have luck with sign language at this age. Sometimes the baby just can't put together verbal words yet, but may want to and might be able to communicate via signs. It's perfectly normal, and from everything I've read, has no bearing on the child's intellegence. Your doctor will tell you the same.

Answer 2

Don't even worry about it, my son is 28 months old and he's no chatterbox, but he started walking early and is very physical. My doctor said that he has always been more focused on running and jumping and climbing. At 14 months, his first word was ball, then dada. If your daughter is always on the go, it's likely that's the development she's concentrating on. As long as your daughter is following directions, then that is a good sign that she is understanding language. Don't rush her, just keep doing what you are doing, the reading especially. I read to my son everyday, several times a day and he LOVES it. BTW, my youngest sister didn't start talking til she as about 3 and when she did, she was using sentences!

Answer 3

Our first child had a vocabulary of a few hundred words at that age but his younger brother used very few words. After working out that the younger one didn't need to try to talk because his needs were anticipated by the family, especially his brother, I started to be less helpful. eg. instead of giving him a drink when he indicated his cup I would ask what he wanted and wait for a response. If none was forthcoming I would suggest alternatives - do you want milk? do you want water? do you want juice? Then when he made it clear what he wanted I would try to get him to repeat the word. Success elicited lots of praise and eventually he learned that to get what he wanted he had to put it into words.
We also played naming games. Show mummy the dog in the picture. Yes clever boy!!! Now say dog. What is in the picture? It's a dog. What is it? A dog! Make it lots of fun and I am sure you will see progress.
Children do not all develop at the same rate so don't worry.

Answer 4

My son is almost 14 months and doesn't talk either. He says mama, dada and Uh Oh. I'm not worried in the least. Be worried in six months to a year. They're still babies.

Answer 5

My son is 23 months old and says "ta", "mum", "dad" & "ni,night". I have been to doctors about it and they dont seem too concerned. I have a 5 yr old daughter who NEVER stops talking so the doc said to wait until she goes to school (next wk) and see how he goes. His theory is he doesnt need to talk because she says everything for him. If he doesnt say much more in about 6 wks I'll take him back to doc. Get your daughter a hearing test though just to be sure. Good Luck

Answer 6

I always read to my children too. My oldest son spoke very little until he was 2. Then he spoke in full sentences, and he was able to read at about the same time. I think that he was just watching and learning, he did not want to talk until he could do it right. My girls spoke ad different ages, my middle girl always slurred her speech or talked baby talk, we found out the she had a hearing problem and needed corrective surgery. My youngest daughter, spoke at a normal rate.
i don't think that age of speech is correlated to intelligence. All of my kids went to college at a young age. My youngest daughter went to college at 13.

Answer 7

My daughter is 15 months and says mama, dada, baby, and cat. Babies learn to speak words at their own pace. Your baby is babbling and getting her point across, that is the most important thing.

Answer 8

They are all different, my son was limited in his speech, but like you said babbled all the time. All kids are different and hate to say, but you'll say someday, wow, you sure can talk, and wishing for a quiet moment. Especially when the questions start. Don't rush, enjoy each moment. My son is at the top of his class.

Answer 9

My son was a late talker.....by the age of two he only had a vocabulary of 10-15 words, but he understood what you told him each and every time. By two and a half, he had better diction and vocabularies of four year olds! He knew all his colors, his numbers, his alphabet, his phone number, his address, and more songs than you can count. Your daughter may be a late talker, but she may wind up to be a better talker in the long run!

Answer 10

I wouldn't worry about it at all. I thought my daughter (now 18 months) was behind in talking. She probably only said light, momma, dadda, and duck. But it seems over night she started saying so many other words! Now at 18 months, she's probably saying 20-30 words and she repeats everything. You're doing fine, just keep working with her.