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How should I train my 15-month old baby boy to start speaking ?
Any tips please.

2007-03-20 05:39:03 · 24 answers · asked by inquisitive 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting Toddler & Preschooler

24 answers

you cant train them!!! They talk when they want to! Try getting your baby some leap frog toys that help with words and alphabets and numbers. he will learn

2007-03-20 05:42:19 · answer #1 · answered by kristinad21 3 · 0 2

My son has a large vocabulary. I talk to him all day long. I don't use baby talk and I don't try to use simple words. I speak to him just as if he were an adult, but I am careful to enunciate, look in his eyes and smile a lot. He is 17 mos and he says over 200 words and uses some sentences. He has learned to watch my lips when I'm talking. It is equally important to pause at the end of a question or statement and listen to his answer. Praise your baby whenever he makes an effort. Soon baby will see your smiles and realize that this is a good way to please you. Remember, also, that all babies develop at a different rate. Mine didn't start walking very well until last month, which is normal, and no doubt your son's speech development is very normal,too.

2007-03-28 02:23:22 · answer #2 · answered by mamasonny 3 · 0 0

There's really no way to train a 15 month old. What works best is simply talking and reading to them. I would just go about my day talking and narrating everything I did. My kids would just pick up on language through that. First words are usually "mama, dada, baby, ball, no....etc."

With that said - I have one son who had delayed speech and ended up on the spectrum for autism - if your baby has NO words by age 18 months, I highly recommend getting your child evaluated by early intervention. There could be absolutely nothing wrong (many children talk later than this) - but if there is the off chance there is something wrong, the earlier its addressed, the better off they do. Good luck!!

2007-03-20 06:12:27 · answer #3 · answered by Mom 6 · 1 0

I would think the child has to know the sounds of the letters, Before identifing the letters. thats how we learn to talk right by the way things sound. Get those magnetic letters for your fridge and when your showing him the letters practice their sounds for ex.- B-Sounds bbbbubble , asscosiate the letter with a picture of the sound. Also to do not make your child sit for long priods of time doing this or he'll get frustrated and start to cry. Make games you can play throught the day and never critisize your child for using a sound incorrectly , just repeat the sound back to him like say if he say's Fruck repeat back to him yes honey a Ttttruck ,Make sure he hears you pronounce the letter T. I hope this was of some use to you. Also remember Children learn to talk better around other children.

2007-03-28 03:06:23 · answer #4 · answered by Tree70 4 · 0 0

Talk to your child. Describe everything you do with and around him. When I dress my son I talk... "Okay, honey, time to get dressed. Let's see, it's cold out so you need a long sleeve shirt... Here's a red one. What do you think of red for today??? Okay, lets put you head through the hole! Peek-a-boo! Now, your right arm... Where are your fingers?? There they are! Now your left arm! Pop! There's your fingers!" I go on and on... It's second nature now... and sooner or later, he will start talking back! He will learn left from right... his colors, body parts... just by listening to you! Count the stairs as you carry him down to breakfast... name everything... Don't just say "Here you go"... Say, "Here is your blue bowl of oatmeal and your yellow spoon! Sit in your blue chair and we will eat together!"

Ask questions and answer for him if he doesn't... "Do you want more milk? ... Yes? Okay, here is more milk in your yellow sippy cup! Is it good?? ... Yes, I bet it is! What would you like for snack?? ... Apple sauce??" **At this point, even a smile is an answer. You could then say "Yes?" and wait for a nod of the head or some other response. At 15 months old, he should be communicating in some way like pointing... you can supply the words for him. Be the role model and he will learn from you.

Words he hears often and that have meaning to him will be picked up easiest... Call things by their real names... Bottle, cup, snack... Children may change it themelves (baba, cuppie, numnum) but at least they will know the real name for it and will eventually strive to say it like they hear it.

Some states do a hearing test at birth... Do your own hearing test at home every now and then... Whisper from behind your child... Did he react? Whisper in each ear... If you have any concerns, ask your pediatrician to do a hearing test.

Good luck!

2007-03-26 04:14:25 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

my daughter was 15months and saying easy 1 or 2 syllable words. like i taught her shoe-shoe, sock-ee, juice, yes, no, o-kay, uh-oh, down, and up. She says more than that now that she is 23 months, but back then that was the basis.
Keep in mind, every child develops differently. He might not want to talk, my nephew is also 15 months right now, but barely says anything, but we know that he knows because he understands everything we say to him. Just be patient and be repetative with easy words.
As for the alphabet, wait a few more months, try numbers and colors instead.

2007-03-20 05:50:22 · answer #6 · answered by A.J. 4 · 2 0

The more you talk and read to them the better, there shouldn't be any traing. At our 15 months appointment, my son only said 5 words, but the doc assured me that by 18 months, he would just get the hang of it. At our 18 month apointment, he was up to about 40 words! One day they just start talking. Let nature take care of it and give your child lots of fun toys and books to learn from.

2007-03-20 05:55:35 · answer #7 · answered by Mama Ro 3 · 0 0

There's really no good way to train a child to speak. All I can tell you is what my daughter's speech therapist told me.....keep reading, and talk, talk, talk! Label everything in your child's enviroment and start slow with two, three, or four letter words such as "up", "eat", "cup", "book", "socks",, etc. work on animal sounds, labeling body parts, and looking into the mirror. Talk to your son while looking into the mirror so he knows how to position his lips to say what you're talking to him about. Before you know it, those sounds will develop into something more!

2007-03-20 06:25:55 · answer #8 · answered by Mom of One in Wisconsin 6 · 0 0

The best way to 'train' (as you put it) your child is to try to engage them in speaking with you. READ!!! children learn so much when you read to them. Even if your child isn't imitating you right now, you can bet anything that they are retaining how words sound, how you use them in a sentence, and how pitch varies. practice, engage, and get yourself involved with the process.... or if you were really smart, you would realise that it's a blessing while they are still in their quite months!! haha!!

2007-03-27 18:51:01 · answer #9 · answered by allie_cat_love 1 · 1 0

You cant really train them , they learn to talk from hearing you talk. Thats why you should speak to them like a person not all that goo goo talk. Just keep talking to him and he will start talking. My friends son is 19 months old and he only says mom and dad. My daughter is 18 months old and says anything you want her to.

2007-03-20 07:44:49 · answer #10 · answered by Jennifer H 4 · 1 0

In your everyday activities you talk about what you are doing. Speak clearly to him. Say "Let's wash your hands" everytime you wash his hands. Everytime you give him something tell him what it is. Here is your "cup", "ball" whatever. Don't use baby talk just talk to him normally and clearly. Use the same phrases over and over. My 23 month old likes to grab her shoes and says "outside". Repetition. Don't sit with him and try to teach him a bunch of things. Just talk to him. He'll be repeating everything you say in no time, so watch your language.

2007-03-20 06:54:39 · answer #11 · answered by dkwkbmn 4 · 1 0

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