My son is 19 months old and isn't really big on talking. After he turned one I was constantly asked if he was walking yet???, and now that he has been for some time, now the question everyone is asking me when I tell them his age, what does he say, can he talk??? (These questions are an absolute pain in the butt, as some of you probably know). He says all the usual stuff, mum, dad, nan, what's that, who's that, cat and a few other things, but to me he is progressing quite slowly, maybe it is just me and I am expecting a little too much (or I just don't really know what to expect at this age). My husband and I, constantly repeat words to get him to copy, but he would just prefer at this stage to talk his own baby gibberish....At this age what should a child's level of speech be??? Does ANYONE have any advice on helping children to learn to speak???

Thanks