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Toddlers: 12 - 24 Months
14 months old and still not talking !
My 3rd child , so different from the other 2!! to begin with my first are boys and 3rd is a girl .... My boys talked numerous words and where onto sentences by 15 months! My daughter now only says
-dadda
-mine
-mommy (sounds like money)
and that about sums it up! she understand EVERYTHING I say even when I say `can you put this in the garbage` and she does. She knows who everyone is so when i say `go see Skylar`she goes to her oldest brother. BUT anytime I ask her something she just grunts , She wont even seperate her lips to make a effort in saying words! am I over reacting or should she be a little more advanced then this !
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Re: 14 months old and still not talking !
DS is 14 months old and only says mama and dadda, and 75% of the time, they aren't used in context. He understands what I say and babbles alot. I'll start worrying in a few months, not at 14.
DS is 14 1/2 months and says:
Dada (constantly, sometimes in context, and a lot of time not in context --walks around the house saying dadadadada....)
mom (only when he wants out of his crib)
no (sounds like ooo)
Sometimes it sounds like he's saying words, but I'm pretty sure it's just babble.
My DS is 14 months and he says Mommy, dada, mimi (gramie), Hi and please, he will also shake his head no, but doesnt say it.
Does she otherwise communicate her needs well (by pointing, grunting, and other body language)? Does she babble? Assuming she's doing those things reasonably well, I wouldn't worry about it at all. At 15mo, DD has no words (and 9 signs, only half of which she uses reliably). I mean none - no mama or dada either. But we're not worried because her receptive language skills are great ("go get your bunny and take it to daddy"), she communicates what she wants/needs with her body language very well (rarely frustrated at being unable to communicate something), and she's reasonably advanced in physical skills and fine motor coordination for her age.
So I'd look at the overall picture, not just this one thing.
Maybe at your next appt, ask your pedi. My DS is 17 months old and still doesn't say much, but he understands SO MUCH! My pedi's response was that right now it wasn't really a concern since he understands so much. My DS is also ahead in physical development, he has been walking since 9 months and seems to be ahead in all the physical development milestones, so she told us not to worry. She also told us that for a lot of kids there seems to be a language explosion between 18-24 months. I would just keep touching base with your pedi and keep trying to introduce her to language, some kids just take their time.
Liam is 15 months and has about 8-10 words he uses on a consistent basis. When I told the pediatrician this at his 15 month appointment she seemed pleasantly surprised (she had only asked if he had at least one word aside from mama and dada).
I think your DD is perfectly normal and your other two boys are on the advanced side. Boys typically develop language at a slower rate than girls.