my son is 24 months old and not yet using many words...should i worry?

Question

he only says mama, dada, baba, go, uh-oh, no,and shoot...i know that he should be using two word phrases by now, and it is sharting to be appearant that he is a little behind...what should i do?

Answer 1

I am not sure who set the standards when kids should start doing certain things at certains age. I would not worry too much if your son said mama dada clearly. If he can pronounce shoot and you understood him, it does not seems he is having problem with speech. My son is 27 months and refused to talk. He used very few words and just start saying them lately such as mama, dada, move, no, uhoh and immitating a few animals sound such as dog, cat, cow and monkey. And just recently starting to say "mama more" but that was it. Some may suggest that you have his hearing test because if he cannot hear you, he cannot speak. I know my son can hear me because he follow my directions very well. Also, another fall back for my son is that he stays home with my mom and she speak another language at home with him instead of English that might be the same problem with your son if he is not in a daycare. It can also be a sign of strong will as well :-) If you worry, just have the hearing test done. But if your son can hear and follow you instruction then I would not worry about his speech that much, once he found the motivation he will talk your ears off. My first child, she did not start to speak clearly until she a little over 2 and 1/2 year old. Best of luck.

Answer 2

As the mother of a now 4 year old son who is mildly autistic and had a major speech delay... Here is what I tell people. Boys do often tend to talk much later than girls. The fact that he has some words is a good sign. But does he understand what you are saying to him? Can he follow some simple, one step directions? (like, get your shoes, take your jacket off, etc.) If the answer is yes, give him a little more time and I'm sure his expressive language (his talking) will catch up. If by 2 1/2 your son's speech is still really behind, I would contact your local early intervention (your pediatrician can get you the number) and have his speech evaluated. They can then tell you if he qualifies for speech therapy. If you are worried about his receptive language (what he understands people are saying) as well, I would definitely recommend you have him evaluated by a neurologist or developmental pediatrician (your regular pediatrician can give you a referral).

Just remember, your instinct is always the best, and go with it. So many people will tell you "oh, he's a boy, boys talk later, etc." - which is true...... however like in my son's case, he had a legitimate problem that then went on longer than it should of. Early intervention is key - the earlier they start any therapies that are needed, the better they'll do.

Good luck!!

Answer 3

My son is the same way. I heard it is more common in boys. You can contact the school dept and request speech therapy. It is free of charge and they even come out to your house. I did not go that route as I am a stay at home mom and figured I could do everything they are doing. I did take him to an audiologist to tes his hearing which was fine. My son is now three and five months and talking much better. Remember Einstein did not talk until age 4. Your child is bright you will be able to tell it in other ways. I am sure he has things that he does very well as well as I am sure he understands you when you talk.Read to him often, pick up flashcards with pictures. have him recite the words, even if he dont you keep saying it. Talk to him all the time. By the way wal-mart sells the cards, but I like the ones from baby Einstein better. You can get them on the web. He will pick up just be patient. I am sure of it. If you have any questions please e-mail me.

Answer 4

My daughter did not say anything except Mama when she was 2 years old. You can take your son to the Health department and they will test him if he is more than 20% delayed, you do not have to pay anything for him to take speech. (atleast that's how it is in my state) The earlier you have him tested, the better. My daughter is now 3 1/2 and has almost caught up to her age level with talking. She improved really fast though and it is different with every child. Repetition is the key. So repeat everything over and over again. Having a daughter that didn't talk at all when she was two scared me to death. It is encouraging that your son is saying some words. Have him tested though and if your health dept doesn't help, call your Pediatrician. Good Luck!

Answer 5

No worries. My son did the same thing. We were extremely worried about him, we took him to get his ears tested. Everything came back fine. He is now 2 1/2 and in the past 6 months he has really started talking. Actually I cant even remember why I wanted him to talk in the first place, lol. But he is putting words together and making almost sentences. He can even count to ten by himself. He does talk in third person, but that is normal for a 2-3 year old because they are going through a possessive stage at that age. Just start using flash cards every night if you haven't tried that and see if that helps. Best wishes!!

Answer 6

My son didn't speak much until he was two and a half.
I did everything "right", read a lot of books to him, talked to him all the time, and still not much in the way of conversation on his part (well, he's a male, they're not always good for conversation at the best of times, lol).
I saw a paediatrician and he gave me a referral to a speech therapist. In the meantime I put my son in daycare two days a week and BINGO! Within the first month I couldn't shut him up!
Does your little boy mingle much with other little people? If not, it might help :)

Answer 7

I have a 24 month old daughter, up until two weeks ago she was the same, with only a few words and single word answers. I was really the only one who could understand most of it!! Inside two weeks she is forming sentences and her vocabulary is growing by 5-6 words a day. Guess they really do develop in their own way. Your sons development seems quite normal for his age, maybe you should see your gp if you are still worried though.

Answer 8

ask your pediatrician if there are any local government programs that offer speech therapy and have him tested to see if he qualifies. It may be hes absolutely fine. He could have a hearing problem, a low form of autism, or any number of things. My son is 4, is WAY behind on his speech. We got a late start on speech because I was stubborn and "knew" he'd be fine. We make a nice income, but with the diagnosis, we got free speech therapy. Now he gets free pre-school and is making some recovery. Good lick with this. Its probably nothing to worry about but your doctor can get you started in the right direction.

Answer 9

Every child develops at his or her own rate.

Old joke:

A mother was concerned that her son did not speak clearly at 2 years old. She tried the picture books, reading to him,encouraging every sound, but , nothing.

One day during breakfast, the son looked at her and said:
"I really don't want to cause a fuss, but that cereal was a bit too warm".

Astonished, the mother said "Why that is the longest sentence I have ever heard from you! Why didn't you say anything earlier?"

He replied "Up until now, everything has been just fine."



Don't worry

Answer 10

i comprehend it incredibly is hard, yet do no longer end the speech scientific care. some childrens only take a sprint longer to artwork by notwithstanding thier postpone is. Have they given him an certainly diagnosis different than speech postpone? at the same time with apraxia or aphasia, possibly? i might definately check out coaching him sign language from a series of DVDs while you're waiting for the words to come again. My youngest in basic terms pronounced 10 words at 27 months old as a results of undiagnosed verbal apraxia. He started discovering concern-loose signs and symptoms and going to scientific care and made exceptionally darn good progression. He extremely grew to alter right into a clean baby while the signs and symptoms unfold out communique for him...some week after he started signing I asked him what he needed for breakfast, no longer watching for any reaction. think of my ask your self while he regarded at me with an ornery look on his face and signed "cookies? ice cream? candy?" extremely of course . or perhaps nevertheless he has been conversing for a on a similar time as now, the signs and symptoms are so ingrained into him that he now and returned signs and symptoms together with his verbal speech. i might additionally loosen any regulations you have on television watching. besides the actuality that he became no longer conversing yet, my son discovered lots from having academic programming on ( interior the history) for a marvelous type of the day on a similar time as he performed. by ability of the time he started conversing he knew all his ABCs, and many shapes and colours. He could additionally count quantity to ten. At 3 years old he's definitely earlier than a number of his time-honored friends in preschool. He already knew his upppercase and lowercase letters while the 4 & 5 year olds have been nevertheless discovering.