How much should a one year old be talking?

Answer 1

At 12 months saying mama and dada with meaning is where a child should be. By 18 months a child should have at least 3 or 4 words besides mama and dada. By 24 months, age 2, a child should have around 50 words and some 2 word phrases.

Answer 2

Though at this point their vocabulary probably consists of only a couple of words besides "mama" and "dada," many one-year-olds can babble short, fully inflected sentences that sound like they're speaking a foreign language.

By now, your baby may also be able to respond to simple questions and commands, especially if you give him some clues with hand gestures. For example, ask "Where's your mouth?" and point to it. Or try "Hand me the cup" and point to the object. Your baby may even answer you in his own way, using his own gestures, such as shaking his head for "no."

Take advantage of your baby's receptiveness to begin teaching him manners and how to help out. Emphasise "please" and "thank you," and make toy cleanup time fun by turning it into a game. Though he probably won't get the idea just yet, it's never too early to start.

Answer 3

Well this is what I found on the website I was checking out...

LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT

Normal toddler language development typically includes:

Using 2-3 words (other than Mama or Dada) at 12 to 15 months
Combining 2 words at 16 to 24 months -- there is a range of ages at which children are first able to combine words into sentences; if a toddler cannot do so by 24 months, parents should consult their pediatrician or family doctor
Pointing to named body parts at 18 to 24 months
Naming pictures of items and animals at 18 to 24 months
Beginning to state name at 22 to 24 months

If you want to know more about Toddler Child Development.. Click on this link...

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002010.htm

Answer 4

it varies but most 1 year olds don't talk a lot they just babble but they do learn new words all the time they just usually can't say a sentence. I know speech therapists don't usually work with children until 2-3 years old because they said 1 year olds really can't talk a lot.

Answer 5

As much as they want.

They may only know one or two words, dozens, or none at all. Most language really doesn't start developing until much later, and there's a HUGE range of normal.

Answer 6

All children are different, but the average is a couple of words. Usually those words are Momma and Dada, but they could be anything.

Answer 7

mama dada sit cat or none my son is 3 and doesnt talk so he will go to special education and speech therapy. but hes great anyway. dont worry, he'll eventually talk, ONE is YOUNG

Answer 8

about one or two words is good

Answer 9

Not much at all!