How many words does your child or did your child say at this age?
I agree w/ others - don't worry too much. Things can change overnight! I remember going to my son's 15-month appt w/ his pediatrician. I was very concerned because he was not saying any words. One month later, he was saying 20-30 words, and his vocabulary continued to increase rapidly!
I hope this helps, I just wrote a blog post about it here http://www.myfourblessings.com/2010/02/when-will-my-baby-...
Hello, I have four grown children, did licensed daycare, and have six grandkids. Each of them was very different from the others. Some were speaking in almost sentences by 15 months, other not until they were almost three. One didn't speak in complete sentences until he was three. He is in all excelled classes getting almost al A's. Go and figure.
Good luck with your precious little baby.
K. K.
My son's first word was outside & he was 10 months old. By 15 mths, he was nameing quite a bit & saying two & three words together. My daughter said a hand full of words & didn't really start nameing & two-three wording till 2.5. I think they all develop at their own pace. My daughter was walking by 8 months & climbed onto my kitchen table by ten months! My son was walking by 9 months. My daughter couldn't talk, yet at 11 months she was smart enough to carry a stool to a door, step up on it & open the closed bathroom door! My nephew wasn't very active or vocal, but he is just 5 and draws very well. He is already drawing dimensionally and memorizes things like crazy.
I believe for my son it was around 7 words used regularly. By 19 months it was probably like 50-60 and by two years it was probably about 200. Now he is 25 months old and says too many to count [though a good deal of them are still not very clear]
Here's what the American Academy of Pediatrics says should be normal developmental milestones at that age.
http://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/toddle...
Speaking that early is really rare compared to the norm (from my experiences and the wisdom of our pediatrician).
Neither of my kids had many discernable words until closer to their second birthday. Our daughter, as a second child, has been much more vocal than her older brother.
My son had 4 or 5 sounds he used consistently for different words. As long as your child speaks pretty well by his/her 3rd birthday then there's nothing to worry about. :)
You cannot compare your child to other children. you will drive yourself crazy. developmental milestones vary from culture to culture. environment can play factors too. for example children with sibilings tend to develop faster. do your part read to your child talk to him or her normally and they will be fine.
Our son, who was an early talker, really started taking off with his vocabulary at 15 months. I remember at this time, that he was adding a new word just about every day. It was amazing. I also know that the other kids we knew that were the same age did not talk even close to that much. So if your child is not talking that much yet, I would not be concerned. They will be soon enough! Our son is quite the little chatterbox now at 2.5! :)
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It reallly depends on the child.
My 6 year old at that age said about 5 words.
My 2 year old at that age said about 50 or so.
My son is this age and has maybe... 20 words? A guess. The fun thing for me is that each word gives me a better sense of what's important to him. With so few words, I wouldn't think "trash" would be one of them, but it's almost a favorite. Ha! Ball, trash, hat, duck: I feel like I know him better because of his words, and that is such a joy for me.
I've been doing a few (very very basic) sign language words with him, too, and it's fun to see him finally do stuff like "thank you" and "eat."
My daughter was saying a lot of words at this age... we lost count once it went over 50 because it was good enough for the doctor at her well-check and I don't really like obsessing over each developmental "milestone" - we always were more concerned with the big picture. If she was mostly on track, we didn't stress too much about the things she was "behind" on.
As far as 15-month-olds in general, the amount of words they are speaking varies so widely that there is no point in comparing at this age. Mine could speak in simple sentences at 15 months, we had friends whose kids couldn't say more than a few words - but it all evens out over time.
I have an 11 year old boy who didn't utter a word until he was 27 months and now he's one of the most articulate children I know. My 4 year old daughter followed in the same suit but spoke one month sooner than her big brother. She too speaks very well now.
I have three kids and the first and the last were chatter boxes. They were both carrying on conversations by this age. My middle son did not even talk until he was over three. He is over 15 years old now and still not a very aggressive child. It depends a lot on the child and I would not worry about things yet.
I wouldn't worry yet.
Each child is different. And boys tend to be later than girls.
My child had 4 words at 15 months (mama, papa, no, tata for pacifier). I was worried but pediatrician said it was OK.
He has 6 words at 18 months. Pedi said it was still in the "normal" range, but normal late, so she asked to see him again at 21 months. No improvement, so she referred him to Early Intervention.
Now, at 30 months, he has more than 500 words in English (+ 600 in French and 100 in Spanish!)
