my little girl is 18 months old and she doesnt really talk. i work with her for hours everyday and explain everything to her like the doctor says. but she just isnt grasping the concept. is there anything new i can try or anything i can do to get her to start saying more words. she does try to talk like she babbles all the time. just no words. please give me suggestions.
2007-08-02 15:40:00 · 12 answers · asked by krystle j 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
does she say ant simple words? any ma-ma? da-da? doggy?
sounds like you are doing everything right. i would ask your doctor and maybe down the road try speech therapy.
2007-08-02 15:45:07 · answer #1 · answered by moms_lil_bugs 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What I am wondering is have you had any problems with constant ear infections? I ask this b/c my daughter was the same way. Well sort of. I stayed home w/her until she was 2, then when I put her in daycare she started getting ear infection after ear infection. It didn't dawn on me at the time, she is my 1st I would ask her Ped about her speech and he would tell me that kids develop differently and by the time she was almost 2 1/2 I was really concerned. At that point my ped gave me some really bad advice (he told me to ignore her if she didn't use her "words"). I really didn't feel comfortable with that answer. One weekend she got another ear infection and I took her to an after hours clinic and the doctor there suggested I take her to an ear nose and throat specialist. I did that Monday, had her hearing tested and found that due to fluid build up in her ears, she was moderately deaf. This is why she wasn't speaking well, and her words weren't clear. We had tubes placed in her ears, and I'd say within a few months her speech improved tremendously. We also had her tested and enrolled in a speech program through our school district. She enrolled just after she turned 3, she is almost 5 now, and her speech teacher is confident that she will be done with the program, by the middle of the upcoming school year.
I don't know if this offers any help, but I would just keep an eye out on any warning signs, and please trust your instincts.
2007-08-03 04:46:01 · answer #2 · answered by PShorty 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First try to relax. Did the doctor say she had a speech problem? Kids are all different. Two of my kids spoke really young and one really didn't talk till he was almost three. Just babbled and babbled, now he talks perfectly fine. Just keep talking to her. She will talk when she is ready!
2007-08-02 15:46:25 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Truly, don't stress! My almost 3 year old didn't even say mama until she was 22 months old! Now she doesn't ever stop talking! They say you spend the first 2 years trying to get them to talk, and the next 16 trying to get them to shut up! Really, my pediatrician said don't worry, if she's not talking by her 2 year appt, then consider some sort of intervention, like speech therapy. Good luck
2007-08-02 15:53:56 · answer #4 · answered by me&2kids 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She will talk when she is ready. Don't stop talking to her, she is taking everything in and when she's ready she'll talk back. I'm sure they understand way more than we give them credit for at that age! If she babbles to you, then answer her as if you know what she is talking about. You are doing the right thing!
2007-08-02 15:48:44 · answer #5 · answered by beckyf 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is about all my 14 month old does too. However, she does know simple words. She knows Mommy, Daddy, Kitty, Puppy, bye bye and Thank you, her name. However she doesn't say them in full sentences. Does she respond to you when you speak to her in full sentences? If you tell her to sit down, does she? If so then she understands what you're saying, it's just not coming out.
I would read her more books, but try not to put pressure on her. I would imagine your stress is rubbing off and she feels the need to perform.
2007-08-02 15:52:30 · answer #6 · answered by Erin 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Went thru some of this years back...son is 11 and talks my ear off now!
I found that I was asking and answering all at the same time when he was about 18 months old. As in: would you like some yogurt? He would say "mmmm", so I would respond and say, YES, you want yogurt!
I then moved to expecting him to say "his words". It took a bit longer to move thru some of the day, but he took off quite soon.
Babies learn and move about at different times...be patient.
2007-08-02 15:48:34 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
kids have their own time tables... with my oldest he was nearly 3 before he was understandable and then it just kinda seemed like overnight he was talking non stop... now he's 8 and won't hush up! My second son gradually just got more understandable from about 18 months on and my daughter who is only 16 months now has several understandable words.... there isn't a time table for them and they will develope in time.... I wouldn't be concerned until later on like say 3.... just continue to work with her as long as she will let you.
2007-08-02 15:49:00 · answer #8 · answered by Kishauna_P 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My daughter does the same thing random stuff at times she hold conversations with us but she is not awake. It takes a mintue before I realize she is not awake. Her eyes are partially open but she is not seeing. I will ask what color a thing is and she is so off. She is not sleep walking hopefully she never will I talk in my sleep also but only when I am dog tired
2016-05-17 04:17:06 · answer #9 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't have to "work" with her, just talk to her. 18 month olds don't have complex conversations yet. Be patient and keep talking. :)
2007-08-02 15:47:29 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋