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6.5 Month Old Does Not Babble
Asked by G.H. from New York
on August 28, 2009
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Hi all,
So, I know it is very early to be worried... but every book or milestone says that by 4 months babies start saying syllables "ahh" "daa" "mmaa" whatever and ...
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- My daughter didn't start babbling till she was 9-10 months old. Now is almost 2 and says 3-4 word sentences and never stops talking!! Don't worry about it, every kid...
- yes, get in touch with the state immediately. they have programs and can test the baby. even if the baby starts to babble and achieve all the milestones b4 your appt. ...
- One of the neices I have been raising since birth was very slow to speak. We have many children and of the first 4 she was the last born. The others all talked very ea...
Seeking Advice and Referalls for My 4 Year Old Son Who Doesn't Talk Much.
Asked by M.G. from Pittsburgh
on June 4, 2007
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My now 4 1/2 year old son has been in the Washington County Early Intervention Program and now goes to a Child Alert Pre-School 3 days a week. He gets speech therapy 1...
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- my son was very similar...especially the fact that he could repeat the television. i agree that he needs speech therapy more than once a week, the school district shou...
- He should be getting more speech therapy it should be like 3 times a week, I would ask your ped. for a referal to a developmental ped. they specialize in things like t...
- HI Michelle. I live in South Park and my son has PDD which is on the autism spectrum. He too had speech issues.. Autism Spectrum covers A LOT of area and because my s...
My Son Isn't Talking and He's 2!
Asked by K.N. from Dallas
on May 24, 2008
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We've noticed for awhile now that he is falling more and more behind compared to an average two year old. His only words are momma, dadda, dukie (duke our dog) bug, hi...
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- My son only said a couple words at 2 (look, ball, whats that) and that was it. Now, 6 months later he has a huge vocabulary and he is even talking in little sentances....
- I would get him an evaluation (great, you already have that on your calendar). I would also make sure that you are not making him lazy by doing all the talking and all...
- My son is 4 and he was a delayed talker. He didn't really start talking "good" until he was 3. We talked about having him evaluated, but I opted to wait a bit and se...
2 Year Old's Speech
Asked by C.H. from Kansas City
on August 3, 2007
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Hi. I have 2 questions about my 2 year old. First of all, he always seems to have dark circles under his eyes. He sleeps well at night, but doesn't always take the bes...
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- Hi C., Don't want to repeat anything that other moms said before so I will be brief, my daughter had dark circles, just when she was getting tired, nothing serious,...
- My son also had dark circles under his eyes, but we knew he was getting plenty of sleep. We decided that the dark circles were probably due to seasonal allergies. ...
- C., I have noticed through the years that certain speach problems run in families and I do believe it's because of what they are hearing on a regular basis. My ...
20 Month Old Not Talking
Asked by K.K. from New York
on February 15, 2007
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Hi all. My youngest child is 20 months old and does not really talk. He says a handful of things. He can say DaDa and Ma and his older brothers name and maybe about f...
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- My son was not much of a talker at that age either. Boys language development is typically slower than girls. Around 2 years and later he started talking much more. If...
- I just posted a request very similar to yours. My son says about 5 words, but nothing much beyond that. I guess i'm on the right path now, seeing your responses as w...
- Hello. My 18 month old is also not talking. He does say Mama and dada, but no more. We are currently teaching him some basic sign language. Our pediatrician recommeded...
I Have Twins That Are Not Talking Right..
Asked by A.H. from Des Moines
on January 29, 2008
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I had my twins at 32 weeks and they are just now starting to talk and say words. They just turned two. My other two boys talked long before this. Their is a heartland ...
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- I had my daughter, who is now 9, at 27 weeks. She was behind in everything! She did not crawl until she was 12-13 months old. When she went into kindergarten at 5 she ...
- Hi! I'm a twin so maybe I can help! Twins tend to develop their own way of talking to each other, so it may not be that they aren't talking right, just that they're ta...
- A.- my oldest was born at 33 weeks and was slower on talking, first teeth, walking, etc but now at 9-he is reading on a 6th grade level in 3rd grade! It is hard not t...
My 14 Month Old Isn't Talking....
Asked by J.J. from Dallas
on February 9, 2007
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My 14 month old boy is developing well in every other aspect, but he doesn't really say any words yet. He is walking and figures out toys and other things easily. He ...
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- I too was getting worried when my child was 14 months and not speaking. ECI totally wasted six VALUABLE months trying to encourage him to articulate when all along he ...
- My daughter didn't either. I was getting upset because it seemed to me that every child I saw her age had a few words they were saying. I couldn't even get her to say ...
- My husband didn't talk until he was 3 because he couldn't hear well and no one figured it out. Once he had tubes installed and his tonsils and adnoids removed, he bega...
Slow Talker at Age 5
Asked by T.C. from Fort Wayne
on July 7, 2007
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My son is 5 years old. Is slow at talking and being potty trained. He was to start school in August of this year. But because he is a late talker, he will not start...
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- I agree, Healthy families is a great place to start. You could also check with the school system he'll be attending. In Huntington preschool children are evaluated a...
- You can call either Healthy Families or First Steps (I think that's what it's called.) They are free organizations in Fort Wayne that help with the development of litt...
- Is your son in preschool? In Elkhart there is a program called PACE and they work with speech and language therapy through the schools/preschools. Our son attends Hi...
