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18 Month Old Not Talking
Asked by A.U. from Atlanta
on January 5, 2008
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My 18 month old son is not talking yet. He hasn't even uttered the word momma or ma ma. Everyone has always stressed the importance of not using baby talk with kiks, b...
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- A., I have worked with children birth to age 3 with developmental delays for the last 7 years. As an early interventionist I have served kids with a lot of differen...
- I am hearing more of these stories everyday and the kids are turning out to be just fine. Try not to stress about it too much, at least not yet. Is he around other c...
- Before sending him to speech therapist I would have an audiologist check out his hearing, then worry about the speech/language part of it. Has he met all other milesto...
How Old Do Most Kids Start Talking?
Asked by J.R. from Texarkana
on August 25, 2007
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I know that it's different for everyone, but my daughter is 15 months old and she isn't saying anything. Every now and then she'll say daddy. I'm a stay at home mom,...
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- I had a friend whose son wasn't talking very well at age 3 but was bright and seemed normal in every other way. She worried and took him to the ear nose and throat Dr....
- Don't worry about it! My oldest son never stops talking (was born talking)! My middle child is just now speaking clearly and he just started preschool today. My you...
- It could possibly be her hearing or just her speach. If she has had ear infections with each one a small part of your hearing is affected. Her speech could just be slo...
Toddler Who Is a Screamer
Asked by B.W. from Tucson
on October 15, 2008
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I have a 17 month old son who is a major screamer. He screams when he gets mad, doesn't get what he wants, when he wants me, when he is frusterated, everything. He onl...
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- Learn sign language! Really! Go check out some Signing Time movies from the library (or buy some). They're really good! (Just read that you did learn some baby s...
- I have one too. My son is 20 months. It was really hard and frustrating. We ignored the screaming as best we could and worked really hard on helping him increase hi...
- Hi B. - If you son is getting what he wants from screaming (attention) then no matter what you do, he will not stop. Instead of trying to "ignore the behavior" sit...
Won't Use Her Words
Asked by J.G. from Salt Lake City
on May 27, 2009
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My 19 mo old little girl is very intelligent, she understands nearly everything we say, and can complete several tasks in order that we ask her to do them (ie please t...
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- I would definitely use some sign language- check out Signing Time- it's great for kids! My son loved it, and that way he could communicate what he wanted or needed ver...
- My third son vocalized even more rarely at this age. He was never a babbler as a baby and just didn't seem to feel the need to express himself vocally. We had to fig...
- Language acquisition goes in a very specific order. Kids (or even adults learning a second language) can understand the language quite a bit before they can produce (s...
Is This Normal 2 Year Old Behavior?
Asked by C.F. from Dallas
on August 8, 2009
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My 2 1/2 year old son can say very few "intelligible" words. 90% of the time, I have not idea what he is saying. When we ask him to repeat something we say, it sounds ...
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- I can relate to almost ALL of what you said. My son can say very few words plainly. He says several words but he leaves off consonants...and like you said...sometime...
- Have you thought about having him see a speech therapist? We had a friend who had very little vocabulary and she got her son speech therapy through the school distric...
- At his age I would first get a evaluation from your local ECI (Early Childhood Intervention). The evaluation is free and they can give you therapy for free or next to...
Dealing with Back Talk
Asked by M.H. from Iowa City
on February 7, 2008
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My four and a half year old, who is bright and happy, has become a bit of a back talker lately. For the past few months, he has added the words "hate" and "stupid" to ...
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- I'm a single mother of 4. Ages 14, 10, 7, and 4. One of the most serious offenses in my household is disrespect. Talking back is absolutely not allowed. Not to the wom...
- He is obviously hearing the words he is saying from somewhere. If possible, eliminate the source of new information. If that's not possible, try to explain to him th...
- I completely understand. My four year old uses the same terminology. He takes it a little further though,he tells me and my husband to "shut-up." We've also given him ...
Friends Daughter Calling My Husband Dad
Asked by A.Z. from San Francisco
on July 28, 2009
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Hello everyone.
i want to make this short if I can. I have been babysitting my best friends daughter (15months) for about 2 months now. She is only six weeks younger ...
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- I think it's sweet, and you and your husband should enjoy it while you can. What would be the point in correcting her? She obviously doesn't understand the definition ...
- this has happened to me at my daycare, I just say "yes" that is "soinso's" (name) daddy. So when they say daddy, you just say "yes, that is (name) daddy. They are jus...
- at this age, like others have said, your friend's daughter is probably just imitating what she hears others call your husband (For a while one of my twin daughters see...
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...
Son Calling His Father by First Name and Not Saying Daddy
Asked by Y.J. from Miami
on July 16, 2009
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Our son is 2 years old has been calling his father by his first name and refuses to say Daddy. The first couple of times we thought he was just practising his vocabul...
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- its a typical case of monkey see monkey do, you need to call your husband daddy and then your son sill follow suit, if the grand parents are a regular part of your lif...
- My neice is 2 and she currently calls her dad honey. Her parents got married last weekend and now she tells people that she is going to get married to honey. It is v...
- Hi Y., My parents found my brothers and I doing the same thing when we were younger. They started calling each other mom and dad. it apperently worked I still h...
