I wouldn't think there is anything to worry about mellie - like my previous post says - as long as they can say 3 words by the time they are 18 months, they are on track ...
Mine is just a good talker because he is surrounded by talkers.. seriously.. my mum, DH's mum - just do NOT SHUT UP.. they crap on about everything and anything... (so does DH for that matter!!)
So its no wonder my child can talk heaps - sometimes he won't shut up either!!!!
(ahhh... one day I'll have my peace and quiet... )
Speaking is so individual - DS has about 20 words, which he is currently neglecting for climbing - but his 22m old friend still doesn't say anything, aside from "aaaaaaaa" when he's having fun. At 12m DS had about 12 words, he likes to play with sounds more (like his mummy) so words come slowly, and he'll quite often use a word correctly, but then never use it again, so that doesn't go on his word count. If you listen hard you he can say about 3-4 words in a "sentence", but I'm not going to let him have that until it's very clear and obvious, although we can have a great conversation these days with him holding up his end really well.
Just keep talking, that's not being pushy, that's actually helping your child to speak. Quite often they don't know the words and that hampers them a lot.
We chat all day - she makes noises and sounds and chats to us and to herself but barely says anything clear other than, dada, mama and baba...even then it's kinda touch and go!!! She makes dog noises and kissing sounds but that's about it. She didn't really start babbling until late - 9 mthsish, but walked at 10 1/2 mths so I think maybe she has been more active than chatty! Don't stress too much - they all develop at their own pace!!
Yep, I agree that talking is really individual. Some kids talk alot from a young age and some take things in but don't talk til later. My DD says lots of things at 14mths- mummy, daddy, bubba, no, yes, this, thanks, fish, bath....., but my friends little one says basic words muma, dada, baba at 16mths. I think 18mths is a good age to use as a point of reference. If you DD isn't vocalising by then, then I would talk to your gp. But even making noises is a way for babies to talk.
I would say my DS was saying pretty much the same as your DD at 12 months of age. It's just now in the last few weeks (just turned 17 months) that he is starting to say a few more words and/or attempting the sounds of words he hears me say. It all happen really quickly from my experience.
personally i think it depends on their personality (as well as the environment they grow up in)...
dd is 15 months and can probably say about 100 words, has been talking ALOT since about 13 months... but from the age of about 6 months we taught her all the objects in the room (of course she couldn't say them, but from 7 months could point them out), and this gradually became broader and broader, to her being able to point out just about any object she had ever seen once or twice before.... she has been pretty 'thirsty' for knowledge from the time we started teaching her the name of objects... on the other hand, she is not a very 'brave' girl, as in she is quite tame and timid when it comes to riding on her little car, and riding on see saws etc at playgroup like the other kids do.... she loves being outside, but probably her favorite thing is reading a book, where she points at each picture in the book and says what it is.
maybe your little one will be more advanced in other areas, they all have their little quirks, i wouldn't worry
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