My 18 month old does not talk yet I know he can hear so that is not the prob. should I be worried?

Answer 1

Not yet..but keep in mind that there are milestones in child development to be aware of. At the very least, he or she should be reacting to his or her name and understand some of what you say around this time (which it sounds like is happening). As much as I would like to say everything probally is fine (and it may be) stay alert in the weeks ahead.

Answer 2

I have a girl who is 2 1/2 and hasnt been talking until a month ago. She still not talking more then 3 words at a time but we can understand her. I think going to day care or something like that he/she will start talking more. Just dont talk to he/her make them do the talking.

Answer 3

Don't worry about it. I have a 29 month old and he was "behind" in the talking realm at 18 months. Now he is a super chatter box. At the time, he was behind one of my friend's kids, but now he out does them at everything. It will probably be different again in a year.
So, don't concern yourself too much right now. A couple of tricks that worked in my house was narrating your every move to your child. If you are going to sit down on the floor to play with them, actually say "I'm sitting down on the floor". Body parts are usually of interest to kids, but be conscious of difficult words to pronounce. Also, I found that he quickly picked up on speaking from TV. I know it sounds bad, but Baby Einstein makes a sign language DVD that really jump started his speech. Also, Dora and Diego on Nick Jr also encourage speech, although yours is probably a little to small for those shows. I'd recommend the baby Einstein movies though. And you can often check them out at the library for free if you'd like to test them first.

Answer 4

No need to worry, so long as baby reaches 'standard milestones' Do you preempt things for him? As parents sometimes we can help too much! Try maybe one word a week, get down and mouth it to him, just one word though, each week, emphasis it each time you say it, talk to him whilst you're out about his surrounds and try and incorporate the word in to different scenarios eg: Ball, Tree, Car etc, etc. Does he comprehend what you're saying? If he does this, and can hear I wouldn't worry too much. Some kids dare I say it are lazy, are watchers and just don't have anything to say...YET! Good Luck

Answer 5

Does he say ANYTHING or does he not say as much as YOU think he should say? Kids develop at different rates, I have an 18 month old that say a lot of words, her doctor said she a little advanced and my friend has 22 month old twins and they don't talk as much as she does. If you're really concerned talk to your doctor, he can rule out any problems. I learned not to compare my daughter to other children, because they are all different.

Answer 6

I wouldn't worry. I have known children who don't talk until they are four or five years old. It is because they don't need to. Mum and the rest of the family are so good at working out what they want and getting it for them that they don't need any further communication. I talked to my babies, even when they didn't talk back. I made a big fuss when they did say a word, and praised them and showed them I was very pleased. Lots of attention. When you know they can say a word like dinner, up or drink, you can start to make a game of them saying the word to get what they want. Best wishes.

Answer 7

As long as the child says words there's not much to worry about. Just a few but to expect them to talks sentences or putting them together might be too soon for this child.

Make sure you skip the baby talk and communicate clearly and with few words. The kid will pick it up and run with it.

Answer 8

My youngest son didn't talk or walk until he was 20 months then one day he just started talking and walking .how he is 4 and is just as smart as his older brother who is 5. But if you or worried go to a speech therapist and see what they say

Answer 9

He should be saying SOME words. Does he point and whine when he wants something? If he does this and you give him what he wants he figures that he doesn't need to talk. Tell him to use his words. Tell him what the object is. Also try sign language. Give it another 2-3 months and then talk to his doctor.

Answer 10

Not at all. All babies develop differently. I think your son is just now getting to the age when babies really start communicating. He may not be speaking, but I'm sure he can understand certain commands and expressions. It won't be long before he can put some words together.