Hi all, my ds is 20 months this month and still can't say many words. He says:
Mum, dad, nan, fish, uh-oh, no, go go go, umm, eyes, ball and a few others, but he is just not picking up on many words i say to him. I sit with him and read books and point to things to get him to repeat but thats not working.

My friends little boy is 2 weeks older then my ds and he is picking up on heaps of words and big words. Im just a little worried about my ds speech development. Im trying not to compare him to others but its hard when my friend is always going on about her ds.

He is always going on about somthing but i cant understand what lol. Is this normal or should i be concerned?

Hi all, my ds is 20 months this month and still can't say many words. He says:
Mum, dad, nan, fish, uh-oh, no, go go go, umm, eyes, ball and a few others, but he is just not picking up on many words i say to him. I sit with him and read books and point to things to get him to repeat but thats not working.

My friends little boy is 2 weeks older then my ds and he is picking up on heaps of words and big words. Im just a little worried about my ds speech development. Im trying not to compare him to others but its hard when my friend is always going on about her ds.

He is always going on about somthing but i cant understand what lol. Is this normal or should i be concerned?

Hmmm my bubz is a bit of a chatter box now days! but all kids develop at different rates! She took off at about 19months... sometimes also it can be something to do with their ears if they cant hear properly they can be slower in the speech department....my nephew needed gromits in his ears and he is 3 soon and they have come out but it looks like her needs them in again.


I also think some of those kids shows that r repetitive also get through to them .... I have taught her to count to 12! but repeat the same thing all the time ...even when I dress bubz i tell her what im doing like "lets put on ur top, now your pants and ur socks lol" hopefully this is a little helpful :S.

My son started a few words when he was around 15 months. He kept those words but really didn't start saying much until about 2 months ago. My husband makes him say words when he wants something as he won't tolerate pointing with a whinge when he wants his "drink" and although I wasn't the happiest about the idea it works a treat. All kids develop at different stages and I am sure you will finds words will come in no time and you will wonder why you worried to start with. Just keep encouraging.

normal. don't compare your kid to others as you will end up with a lifetime of stress. Sure kids start to talk around this age, but many don't say clear words until later. Just give him time, keep talking to him like he is a person and not a baby, read to him, communicate with him, don't pressure him and he will be fine.

My little girl is 16 months old and is pretty much only saying Mumma and rarely dadda. I'm not too concerned though at this point. Everything else in her development is normal. I put it down to her taking the world in. She'll talk when she is ready.

It is way to early to be worried. there were kids that started talking heaps later than mine - and I thought mine were so smart wink - but now they are all the same. It just clicks for some at different stages. He is probably focused on learning somethign else at the moment and he probably understands everything which is the most important thing at that age. The fact that he says a few words means it is just a matter of time. Just enjoy him and don't compare too much smile

Hi my Ds is 17 months for some reason he understands the word Shoe, he knows what a shoe is and if you ask him, he'll go find your shoes and give them to you. He can say mum and dad, but when he wants his drink, it sounds like he is saying mum or mehh .... I talk to him like I would an Adult, I don't like the whole baby talk, I would hate it if someone was talking to me like a baby, so I see it as why do it to him. smile Sometimes he is a major chatter-box most is jiberish. Other times he'll just want to play.
Don't worry about your friend, and her child. Every child is different, and I know we all say I don't like someone who says my child can do this, but at the end of the day, we are all like that, sometimes we just don't see it.
Being a Parent, it makes us happy when our child can learn new things,Some parents don't mean to rub it in but they do, simply because they are happy. Keep doing what your doing with your child, and he will soon be so much of a chatter-box you will want him to be quiet. Best of Luck. Casey xx

I have a 19 month old daughter who is the same. Understands very well but won't copy many words at all. We get Mum and Dad but that is it and mum is used for everything! There is another girl born same day as my girl at playgroup who says over 50 words but lives with 5 other people and has older siblings (and her mum is very chatty). I am not too worried as over 50% of the kids at playgroup are the same position as us. Keep in touch with your child health nurse and they will let you know when to be concerned.

don't worry, my 21mth old doesn't say as many words as your little one and though i'm concerned Im not worried. he understands what i say to him, he just won't talk. If he's still like this when he turns 2yrs then we'll look into other things but we try and get him to repeat things but he's just not interested, he's very much on the go all the time and as others have said they will talk in their own time.

My little boy is 21 months old and all he says is- muma and dada. He has a couple of other sounds- la and ba. He hs just started making the "brrr" sound when he is playing with cars. He is having weekly speech therapy sessions with lots of activities at home aswell. It turns out he has low muscle tone which is strongly affecting the muscles in his mouth and he has very little side ways movement of his tongue.

Go to your local community health if you are still concerned and they should point you in all the right directions. Thats what I did and I only went to them at 12months because he wasn't eating properly and choking and spewing alot it's only as the months haved moved on that his speech has become an issue. He has other motor skill issues aswell which we are working toward finding an answer for and also possibly some kind of sensory thing (I don't want to say problem).

We only have all this intervention happening because I kept pushing for help, I didn't ignore my mummy instinct. And thank goodness I didn't cause he needs help.

Sorry for the waffling!

Hxx

Hi all, my ds is 20 months this month and still can't say many words. He says:
Mum, dad, nan, fish, uh-oh, no, go go go, umm, eyes, ball and a few others, but he is just not picking up on many words i say to him. I sit with him and read books and point to things to get him to repeat but thats not working.

My friends little boy is 2 weeks older then my ds and he is picking up on heaps of words and big words. Im just a little worried about my ds speech development. Im trying not to compare him to others but its hard when my friend is always going on about her ds.

He is always going on about somthing but i cant understand what lol. Is this normal or should i be concerned?