How many words does your 20 month old say?

TheBuddha

I'm just curious.  Z doesn't talk a whole lot, but is super advanced with his fine and gross motor skills.

So tell me...how many words does your 20 month old say?  What are they?

MrsSR

By 18 months DD was speaking in six-seven word sentences.  No clue the actual number-hundreds for sure.

The child talks non-stop all day.

st.augbride

Ds is 18 months and has about 60 (he's in speech therapy so we keep track, though he is probably well caught up now). Still, many of those words are not the complete, perfect word (like "ba" for ball, "op" for open, etc...). He does two word combinations but only with more, like "more banana" or "more baby" for a picture of a baby, and that's more recently happening on his own.

st.augbride

Also, I've heard it from docs and seen it among my friends: don't compare boys and girls with speech at this age too intensely, as girls do seem to develop faster in this department.

abs05

DD is 19.5 months.  She says about 10 words and 5 animal noises.  She also has said a few random words here and there once or twice but never again.  She doesn't mimic much, either.

She does everything on the late side of normal, so I am not worried yet.

TheBuddha

mainerocks:

He's a chatterbox. Probably 150 or so? He does 3-4 word sentences and sometimes five words. 

Funny enough, he says "Yes" instead of "yeah" or "yup"... so I'm trying to improve my speech to match his. LOL! ) 

Wow!!! 150?? Should I be worried?? DS only says around 15. He says a couple 2 word phrases like "all done!!" and "brush teeth" but doesn't really ask for things. I stay at home and pretty much anticipate his needs...which DH claims is part of our problem. 

 

I don't want him to be behind :-( 

TheBuddha

mainerocks:

TheBuddha:

mainerocks:

He's a chatterbox. Probably 150 or so? He does 3-4 word sentences and sometimes five words. 

Funny enough, he says "Yes" instead of "yeah" or "yup"... so I'm trying to improve my speech to match his. LOL! ) 

Wow!!! 150?? Should I be worried?? DS only says around 15. He says a couple 2 word phrases like "all done!!" and "brush teeth" but doesn't really ask for things. I stay at home and pretty much anticipate his needs...which DH claims is part of our problem. 

 

I don't want him to be behind :-( 

No! Do not be worried. I hate these kinds of posts because I think they tend to worry people. He's a big talker, but he was slow to crawl. These little ones go at their own pace on things. 

My pedi said they generally say around 50 words at age two, and that's just his opinion of average, so your LO does not seem far behind to me at all. 

I agree...but I was worried before this post.

He is also off the charts on height and weight do people think he is older and expect more.

I just worry. 

mesmom2011

TheBuddha:

mainerocks:

He's a chatterbox. Probably 150 or so? He does 3-4 word sentences and sometimes five words. 

Funny enough, he says "Yes" instead of "yeah" or "yup"... so I'm trying to improve my speech to match his. LOL! ) 

Wow!!! 150?? Should I be worried?? DS only says around 15. He says a couple 2 word phrases like "all done!!" and "brush teeth" but doesn't really ask for things. I stay at home and pretty much anticipate his needs...which DH claims is part of our problem. 

 

I don't want him to be behind :-( 

My DD is 15 months and signs about 25 words and says about 40 (although many of her 40 are just the ending sounds of the words she knows - I count them because she uses the consistently "es" for yes, "ock" for sock. . . ).  I think the sign language helps a lot because she is able to communicate even though she isn't yet able to say the words.  I constantly say "Use your words."  If she fusses, she does not get what she's asking for until she uses her words (even if it's just "please" and pointing).  I think that is something you could try working on with your little guy.  Work on a couple of words at a time and make him use the words he is able to say.  Also, talk to your son and read to him.  Other than that, don't worry! 

3003girl

I have two words for you: word explosion.

My 20 month old had a lot of words - I didn't count them though. But when she was 19 months - not so much. If your kid is communicating, it will come. 

st.augbride

That is totally normal! Definitely don't worry. While ds has 50-60, he only had MAYBE 3 at 15 months. He just exploded in a short time, and for us I know the speech therapy helped, but ds was born early and is higher risk, so we've just been proactive about all his therapies and he qualified at 12 months when he scored in the 6-9 month range for speech. Now I think he measures ahead. My cousin recently visited with her 21 month old very large toddler and was super concerned about his speech, but I saw no red flags at all and now he's taken off. It was just clear that he unerstoood so much, and that's the main thing. Does it seem like your LO is getting things receptively? That's the bigger issue. If that is a yes, and obviously with 15 words he's interested in communicating, then I really wouldn't worry (and I am very conservative about when to seek out help).

vlagrl29

those of you that have Los that know 50 or more words I'm impressed you actually can count them,  i would probably forget after 10.  I'm really worried to because mine only says 3 words right now

nosoup4u

All of them. He is saying 3-4 word senfences now, and rarely babbles nonsense anymore. My first DS was a late talker, so it's pretty interesting to have an early talker this time around. 

OP - we waited until DS1 was two, and then had him evaluated for speech. He had a slight delay (said about 50 words at 24 mos, but only said one-syllable words, and no two-word phrases at that point). He did speech therapy for six months, and was caught up by that point with his age group. He's now four, and is a perfectly normal talker. His receptive lamguage was always very good, which is the bigger concern when they are toddlers. hth, and if you're really worried, ask your doctor or try to get an evaluation (early intervention, or private). 

la79al

OP- I don't know how many words my DD has but she seems to be adding new ones every hour or so now (last night the new one was bug bite ).  I also really feel that because I am home with the girls, I tend to know what they want without them having to make a sound plus I am more likely than anyone else to know what the words are when they are using them.  Our dr has always focused more on whether they understand what we are saying.  I really wouldn't worry until at least 2 and even then just mention it to the pedi.  DD1 had very few words at this age and was ahead most of her classmates when she got to preschool at age 3 (and she was the youngest in her class).

Wufroggy79

17 months here.  About 35.  I sat and wrote them all out for a page in her Shutterfly book the other night.

TheBuddha

He very much understands what I am telling him. He will do what I ask and put things where I tell him. If I ask if he wants to use the potty he runs into the bathroom. I appreciate the responses. :-) 

mamainseptember

DS will be 2 next month and he says about 75-100 words. A lot of them are "uppie" for pick me up and words that only mom and dad understand. He counts to 3 and knows A-G in the alphabet lol 

ThatWasAHoot

Children all develop at different paces.  We counted DS's words the other day.  He is 18 months and says about 25-30 words.  But he mostly says them when prompted, not on his own. 

 

yes, no, please, cheese, cracker, flower, dog, mama, [he says dada but we don't count that as a word since he has 2 moms], mommy, nana, papa, auntie, jojo, cole, kathy, more, nose, feet, bear, cookie, bubbles, cup, car, fish...there are more but i can't remember

animal sounds: moo, baa, ruffruff, hoothoot, meow, quack...there are more but i can't recall...haha