15 months old, not talking much (at all!)

tiethenot · March 2010

I have B/G twins, born at 37 weeks 2 days.

At 15 months old they do not talk much. I guess not really at all. They do say Mom and Dad, but not really in relation to us. They point to objects if we tell them to. Such as, "Point to you belly or the clock". They can follow simple instructions, such as "go get your milk" "give the paci to your brother". I would say they know upwards of 40 words, maybe more.They just don't speak. They used to "talk" to each other when they were little, but not so much anymore. I SAHM with them and they have little interaction with other kids. I talk to them all the time, narrate our day, read them tons of books, which they love to read and look at even on thier own. Doc said maybe they are working on motor skills more and maybe in another month or so they should be talking more.

Any experience with this? When did yours talk?

TwinMommy09 · March 2010

I have twins about that age. Mine don't say much either. I think every kid is different. Plus my twins do a ton on non verbal communication it's funny to watch. It sounds like you are doing everything right! They'll get it and soon you'll miss the quiet!

I'm also worried since mine aren't walking yet. But every baby hits milestones on their time!

ErinCB · March 2010

All kids develop at different rates. The language explosion typically doesn't happen until 18 months. And then, for my DS, it wasn't until 2 when he really started talking. I mean, he had a lot of words and was using 2 word combos by 2, but not until recently does he really make an effort to be conversational.

At 15 months, it sounds like they are right on track w/ what they do say. I want to say at 16 months they are "supposed to" have 2 words. Just 2. Mama, Dada...there you go. Don't stress about it. Some kids start talking much earlier, some kids it takes a lot longer.

Pick up a copy of "What To Expect The Toddler Years". I've found that when I worry about development, this book eases my mind.

macchiatto · March 2010

Mine are 14.5 months and they're not really talking much yet either. They seem to understand a fair amount. Like yours, they say dada and mama but not necessarily in context. If I say "Alex, where's your tummy?" he'll pat his tummy, but that's the only thing either of them will reliably point to.

Will just recently started saying "Up" and he will parrot a lot of words--all done, outside, and a few others--but not necessarily say them on his own in context.

Alex has also been signing "milk" for a few months but that's his only real word. They both babble a ton.

Temp159135562506975 · March 2010

Grifffin said his first word at 9mo but barely talked until he was over 2 y/o. When he turned 2 I even had him screened b/c i was worried - he signed a bunch of things and did animal sounds and a few words - but that was it. Literally 2w after his screening he EXPLODED with vocabulary and at 2.5 years was a totally different child- talking all the time. Now he's about to turn 3 and we can't keep him quiet. Give them time- 15mo is still very young to be talking a lot.... esp for twins who will often have "twin talk"

Katrina_0087 · March 2010

My girls are 16 months and EXACTLY the same. They are now starting to babble to each other but not much. If we ask them to do something, get something etc they know what we are saying but their only words right now are "dad" and "that". I know other singletons their age who talk up a storm so im hoping that this is another twin thing we go through.

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