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Asked by M.B. from St. Louis
on February 26, 2008
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I have a 16 month old son and he hasn't really started talking. He's happy, healthy and very social. He laughs and babbles and make all sorts of noises but hasn't real...
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- I wouldn't be concerned about that. He will talk when he is ready. My youngest son turned 2 in October and didn't have a very large vocabulary. Now he is talking in...
- M. give him a little more time he is still little he will talk alot when your not expecting him to then he will do alot for you.. Have fun with him now that he is litt...
- I wouldn't worry to much. My daughter(17 mo's) had very few spoken words for quite some time. Then one day she just started saying new words. In about a week she has a...
Advice and Suggestions
Asked by L.L. from Detroit
on March 3, 2009
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I have a 16 month old niece who does not babble or speak, even simple sounds such as ball, mama, etc. Her hearing has been evaluated and there is nothing found to be ...
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- I've head many people say they had this same problem and they taught their kid some basic sign language and shortly after their toddlers began to talk. Might be worth ...
- These things develop so differently in different kids. My one grandson was very slow with language, another very slow with walking (and he turned out to be gifted). ...
- Hi L.. My MIL told me my husband did not talk till he was three (which is very late) now he won't stop :-D. I would do what Jenna said and call your school districs...
Oh My GOSH! My Kids Tattle TOO MUCH!
Asked by T.M. from Seattle
on March 7, 2009
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I have 3 girls ages 5 1/2, 4 and 1 1/2. Awesome kids but they are in the phase of tattling. I was also in a family with 2 other sisters so you know what they say...wh...
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- My kids are 7,5,3. In our house the "tattler" gets the same punishment as the one they tattle on. It curbed the desire to get someone else in trouble when they knew it...
- I just had to laugh when I was reading this. I, too, have 3 girls, ages 7, 5, & 3 (and 1 boy, age 7) who were tattling CONSTANTLY! I just told my husband they were f...
- Ah, the joys of having children who are very excited in trying to figure out the justice of their world. My question to you is this: WHAT exactly happens when your chi...
7 1/2 Month Old Doesn't Laugh Out Loud
Asked by L.R. from Dallas
on May 2, 2007
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Should I be worried? I thought she laughed until I heard my frinds baby laugh at 4 mo and it sounds like a laugh. MY daughter occasionally makes a noise while smilin...
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- I wonldn't worry to much. But call your doctor if you ar ereally concerned. My son never laughs at me or my husband but always has a big silly grin. Yet, we have ca...
- I would not worry at all. She's still very young and just need's a little more time. My son wasn't really laughing out loud until around 10 mths. She's probably ju...
- My older daughter was (and still is) the same way. If she laughed at something as a baby, it was a really big deal!! She smiled all the time, but it took a whole lot t...
Teaching Baby to Talk
Asked by D.K. from New York
on March 10, 2008
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My daughter, Emily, will be 16 months old in a few weeks. We went to the doctor today for a check up and the doctor said that by 18 months , Emily should be able to sa...
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- OMG!!! You are describing my son! HE is 16-months and excels at everything BUT won't speak. We were recommended to EI (early intervention) and he was evaluated as hav...
- Hi D., I am a mom of a 13 month old, aunt of 2 toddlers, I am also a speech therapist. I wouldn't worry about your daughter's vocabulary. It sounds like she is on tra...
- You do not need flashcards or anything fancy to teach a baby to talk. The 2 best things you can do are #1 read a book to baby every day and #2 have conversations throu...
Any Moms with 19 Month Old Boys Not Talking Yet?
Asked by D.S. from Phoenix
on July 24, 2009
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My 19 month old boy is not talking. He makes sounds and babbles to get across what he wants. He used to say mama, dada, up, and do baby sounding versions of goat, cat,...
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- Hi D., There is a WONDERFUL remedial therapist in Prescott, Joan Treadaway. She will let you know if this is normal or not. She has worked miracles with children. So...
- Had to add my 2 cents...my son did about the same thing as your son. At 18-19 months he was jumping and starting to balance on one foot. He was physically hitting al...
- My son (who is now 3 1/2) had 5 words at 2 years. Our doctor recommended we go through AZIP (a state run program) to have him evaluated. By the time we finally got a...
Speech Delays
Asked by K.R. from Melbourne
on December 22, 2007
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My son is 2 1/2 and he has a speech delay he has about 4 words and a handful of gestures. he is in an early intervention school, he recieves speech through early step,...
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- Child Find is the place to call for some Early Intervention...i dont know what UCP is....
- when he asks for something, if he does not use the proper word for the item, pick up the requested item, say the proper name slowly. get him to repeat the word to you...
- As a mother of a daughter with autism the school board is a great place to start. they offer speach therapy, occupational therapy and physical therapy. they even elect...
2-Year-old Not Speaking Enough?
Asked by S.B. from Boise
on July 3, 2009
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My son will be turning 2 later this month. As far as I can tell, he only has approximately five words/phrases that he says - "please," "hello," "uh-oh," "bye, see you,...
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- My daughter was the same way. She was very 'lazy' about wanting to talk. I found a company called Child Find by Developmental Pathways & if you live in Douglas county ...
- You said he sometimes "signs" the word "more". Have you been teaching him sign language? I read that it's very good to do, but that sometimes children who learn sign...
- Talk to your pediatrician about getting his hearing checked because that's the first thing you want to be able to rule out. Then there are many many speech programs th...
17 Moth Old Not Talking
Asked by A.Z. from Boca Raton
on July 15, 2009
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Hi Moms!
I need your opinion on this.. my 17 month old isn't saying any true words yet.
She has said "ma-ma-ma" before, but doesn't call out to me by it, or say it ...
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- You've received lots of advice and words of wisdom and there's not much I can add other than what I'd do. :) The constant babbling and understanding of basic request...
- A., Don't worry - my daughter is 22 months and is daying about 4 real worlds (all in the past month). She goes to daycare and I see a huge difference in kid around th...
- Hi A., My 14 year old didn't start talking until he was 2 1/2 years that is due to him being sick alot and ear infections. Then we had tubes put in his ears and the f...
How Much Speech Should a 20 Month Old Have
Asked by R.K. from Springfield
on December 17, 2008
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Hi. I was recently at the doctors office for my 7 yr old son and the pediatrican he saw which isn't their normal doctor seemed to think that my 20 month old was not w...
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- I wouldn't worry too much. My son is almost 17 months, and barely says anything. Da_da, dat, no, all done...and that's about it. His pedi says not to worry as long as ...
- You sound like you just had my doctor visit. My son is also 20 months and does not talk much either. I was also giving an early intervention # but I have not called....
- Hi R. - I'm a pediatric Speech Language Pathologist. There is definitely variability between children and speech/language development. Just to clarify (pediatrician'...
