question for mamas of toddlers

Jkp7749 · September 2016

my sweet violet says mama, dada, nana, and d for dog but has not even attempted any other words. She is 14 months old and has been ahead physically the whole time. her dr said that she was focusing on that one area and will talk when she's ready but shouldn't she try saying SOMETHING by now? How can I encourage her to talk?

pshaortao · September 2016

I would just keept exposing her and not worry about it until you really have to (easier said than done.) We did a lotttt of reading books, educational tv shows on Netflix (superwhy is a favorite) and of course just talking to her in general. DH feels like DD is behind but when we least expect it she will start saying more words. She just turned 2 and is now starting to identify pictures verbally when we encourage it. She has always been ahead physically as well.

jdebaie · September 2016

I agree with PP. I noticed a large lanuage leap when my daughter was 20-21 months old. It all depends on the child too. Two of my very good friends and I have children that are all within a month or two of each other. My daughter can talk better than either of them, but she was much farther behind on her gross motor skills than the other two. (I do think it's a matter of them focusing on one area and working on other areas when they are ready!)

Junemonkey · September 2016

My DD is also 14 months and still hasn't said mama/dada. Per our pedi we will evaluate her for delays at 15 mo appointment. She was an early walker and babbles. But doesn't have meaning to her words. She just started to wave a few weeks ago.

For or now it is recommended for us to hold the object near our mouth and repeat so that she can see the words and objects. For example, I hold her cup and say "milk, milk, mmmm-ilk" shake the cup "milk, milk, mmmm-ilk". Narriate the day no matter how trivial it may seem. "Mommy is washing the plate, wash, wash, wash" "mommy is going up stairs, up up up" reading books, mostly pointing at pictures and talking about the pictures. Cow, moo. Flower, pretty. Bed, night night.

I am am doing the same if not more for her that I did for DS who knew several animal sounds, names and a few objects by 15 months. Sometimes they just need to go their own pace and focus on different skills. Granted it's much easier to have a talker.

Jkp7749 · September 2016

A friend and I actually delivered within an hour of each other! It was so neat, and it's been fun to see them grow together. I try never to compare because obviously they're all so different, but her son literally copies words you say- I said bubbles around him and he just said it as plain as day! It blew my mind because violet has NO interest in copying my words. She saw me use the bathroom and pretends to wipe now and will copy any of those actions- brushing hair, putting on "lipstick" (she has a fake one), trying to put on socks and shoes- but she's never attempted to copy a word. My brothers baby who is 6 months younger than violet even tried to copy her mom say I love you, so I've just gotten a bit worried but hopefully she'll learn a few more words soon!

lildropofheavn23 · September 2016

My daughter didn't really start to say tons of words until 15 months. She said the basics (Mama, Dada, Nana, MiMi, dog dog) Now, at 18 months, she tries to repeat EVERYTHING that you say. My pediatrician said they should be able to say 20 words by the time they are 18 months so you have plenty of time for her to expand her vocabulary. I wouldn't worry

sqfibemom · September 2016

Don't stress, she's REALLY young. DD2 is 2 and barely says any real words. She gets speech therapy as did both of my older two. Around here they don't assess speech until at least 18 months old so you have a few more months before the docs would even want to do that. Just talk to her lots, that's all speech therapy is really, read, talk, let her watch TV hahaha (ok, that's not recommended but I think it's helped my kids talk more) and eventually she'll get there.

sqfibemom · September 2016

Also, just because the word doesn't sound like how we say it doesn't mean it doesn't count. If she calls shoes "ehs" every time then that would count as a word. Calling the dog "D" counts as a word. Also, non verbal communication, signing etc., is also important so pay attention to that stuff too.

Kipperoo · September 2016

I totally believe that they tend to focus on one type of skill at a time for development. My son was slow to crawl and didn't walk until 14 months, but his language? MAN that kid can talk! I think he poured every last ounce of his developmental efforts into learning to talk...each kid develops in a different way and 14 months is still very young!

IvyMagic828 · September 2016

I think she's doing fine. My DS's first word was "Mama" and he didn't even say that until around 13 months. Between 15-18 months he really started saying many more words. Now at just over 2 yrs old he seems more advanced than many kids his age and speaks in complete sentences most of the time and can repeat clearly just about any word you say to him. I'm amazed at how verbal he is now when he was slow to get started. But he was also an early walker so probably just chose to focus more on motor skills early on. Every kid seems to be a little different. Your pediatrician should let you know when or if interventions are necessary, but it seems like she's doing fine for her age right now.

ChristinaWild · September 2016

I wouldn't worry! My little guy will be 14 months soon, and he only babbles. When we went in for the one year checkup, I mentioned that he wasn't really saying anything (he barely even babbled at that point). Our pediatrician told me that as long as he was babbling by 15 months and saying a limited number of words by 18 months that there was no cause for concern.

chickyclg · September 2016

That is already a lot of words for a 14 month old (more than one of my 20 month olds). My other twin has had a crazy increase of words the last couple of weeks.

mamatowildones · September 2016

I feel like it comes in bursts. My 17 month old was saying so many words at 14 months and then dropped almost all of them and most words sounds pretty much the same. I wouldn't worry at all!

RachElle · September 2016

My 3 year old son was not saying ANYTHING at 24 months except "bah" for everything. Said mama and dada for a little bit but dropped it. He was evaluated and has been in speech therapy with a possible apraxia diagnosis, but has improved vastly in only a year. He is almost on level now with other three year olds and is constantly talking up a storm and is almost understandable by everyone. I wouldn't worry at all! My 20 month old daughter is attempting sounds and words and has a handful that she says really well. My son's speech therapist said that it is totally normal for her age.

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