DS is 17 months old and was at a pead appt follow up for something else and she was asking qns about his speech, interaction, walking etc So a full developmental evaluation. In most things he was fine (does hope he is walking soon) but she was a bit concerned that he doesnt really say any words, he says what sounds like "mum" and "dad" but not on a regular basis and not specificly to us when he wants us. He babbles and screatches lots which I thought was normal.
She wants us to have a hearing test (he didnt get one at birth as hospital did not do them then)
SO what I want to know is how many words does or did your child say at this age??
DD2 is 16 months and her words so far are:
Hi
Hello
Bye
Night Night
Bottle (more like botta)
Mummy
Daddy
Grandma
Claire (big sis)
Good girl (new one today)
Car
Birdie
Chicken
Nana (for banana)
thats all i can think of atm we have a lot of babbling and screeching. Boys are supposed to be slower at developing than girls though not sure on the truth behind that myth but a friend of mines son is 4 days younger than DD2 and all he says is mum, all babies go at there own rate i would have thought at this age it wouldnt have been a concern yet
At 17m, DS had basic sentences and could say many words - 100? 150?
At 17m, my friend's DS still hadn't said a word. Not even something she could claim was Mama or Dada. At about 25m, he said his first word. Cheese. (I wish this child had been named Wallace.) He's now just over 3 and talking just fine.
I think he took his first steps at about 15m too. And is walking fine.
Children are all so different - no-one in a care home is worried about their firsts compared to their peers. If DS isn't going to be fretting about this when he's 90, I'm not going to fret now. No matter what a doctor says.
DS is 15 months and says: mum, duck (rubber duck), bird, dog, ball, bath, bed, moo, cheese, shoes, pretty, car, boat and nan. Working on cat because he gets hyper excited when he sees the baby sitter's ginger moggie! Babbles a lot to himself and pretend-reads books. I've done lots of nursery rhymes with him since he was a newborn and we have them playing in the car and during bath time. I don't know if this is OTT, just found singing him nursery rhymes calms him down and I enjoy reading books with him. Also talk to him all the time, probably look and sound quite mad at the shops!
From everything I've read, though, I wouldn't be too worried, feeb. Sounds like he's about ready to take off anyway with all the babbling that he's doing.
milo did not say many words at all til after 18 months.
I did lots of 'talking' but nothing anyone could understand and not directed at us more just talking to himself in jibberish
I remember freaking out cos he wasnt saying any..he said sounds but no words, then he seemed to get a lot all at once.
Aww Feeb don't stress love!!! As you know, DS has always been an excellent talker, and talked so well at 16 months, and DD is nowhere near where he was. He had probably about 50 words (clear words, not just jibberish too) by that age, and I think DD can say mum clearly, but all the others are just a bit jibberish, and she says "huh?" a LOT.
BUT - she understands instructions to do things, so I know she isn't delayed in development, she's just choosing her time to speak. Perhaps she can't get a word in with all of DS's chatter.. haha.
My DS is 16mths and says a few words-
Mama
nana
dada
Didi (Lily)
Dog
No
Doh tuh (Don't touch)
Stoh! (Stop!)
Bath
Yumyum (when eating)
Dink (drink)
Bap (what DD calls her blankie, and so does he now!)
Bella (my mums dog)
Pop (his grand dad)
Get up
moo
car
toot toot (as in the noise a train makes)
Bye bye
nigh night
milk
booboo (booby)
Do-da (as in Dora the Explorer)
ball
bah boo (balloon)
some information I have fro work (I am an Early Childhood Teacher):
12 to 17 months
Kids this age should have a wide range of speech sounds in their babbling and at least one or more true words (not including "mama" and "dada"). Nouns usually come first, like "baby" and "ball." Your child should also be able to understand and follow single directions ("Please give me the toy," for example).
She's using one or more words and knows what they mean. She'll even practise inflection, raising her tone when asking a question, saying "Up-py?" when she wants to be carried, for example. She's realising the importance of talking and how powerful it is to be able to communicate her needs. Sometime between the ages of 15-24 months many children experience what researchers call a ‘word spurt’. Around 18 months, when many children can say about 50 words, most children also begin using new words after hearing them only once. Whether children learn words in a rush or more slowly, by the time they reach their second birthday, they’re typically using between 250-350 words. Only six months later the word total nearly doubles to about 600 words.
Kids this age should have a wide range of speech sounds in their babbling and at least one or more true words (not including "mama" and "dada"). Nouns usually come first, like "baby" and "ball." Your child should also be able to understand and follow single directions ("Please give me the toy," for example).
From 18 to 24 Months
Kids should have a vocabulary of about 20 words by 18 months and 50 or more partial words by the time they turn 2. By age 2, kids should be learning to combine two words, such as "baby crying" or "Daddy big." A 2-year-old should also be able to follow two-step commands (such as "Please pick up the toy and bring me your cup").
But her vocabulary may include as many as 200 words, many of which are nouns. Between 18 and 20 months, children learn words at a rate of 10 or more a day. Some learn new words every 90 minutes, so watch your language. She'll even string two words together, making basic sentences such as "Carry me." By the time she's two, she'll use three-word sentences and sing simple tunes. Her sense of self will mature, and she'll start talking about herself -- what she likes and doesn't, what she thinks and feels. Pronouns may confuse her, and you may catch her avoiding them, saying "Baby throw" instead of "I throw."
Hey feeb- well, DS doesn't really have many words at 18.5 months- maybe 3-5 or so, and they are fairly indistinct and mispronounced.
The MCHNs have been concerned with him as well. We have done two hearing tests, one of which showed some hearing loss and the other of which was fine. Peter does have lots of wax in his ears, which could be part of the problem, and we're going to follow this up.
But he is babbling a lot and follows directions and understands A LOT, so I'm not too concerned. I think he will be just fine in his own time.
We're down for speech therapy through ISIS, which is like a year long waiting list. They recommended doing private therapy in the meantime, but I am just not concerned enough to worry about that. My Dr really isn't concerned either and thinks the MCHNs are making a mountain out of a molehill.
I would like him to talk and sometimes it gets me a little down, but from all I hear, once they start talking they don't stop, so I'm counting my blessings too!!!
I just am a bit down at present as if feel that DS is the child that doesnt do ANYTHING.
He doesnt walk, doesnt talk, doesnt climb.
I wasnt at all concerned till others start questioning.
He crawls so fast that I think he doesnt have time to walk as then would take him to long to get to things!!! He does push furniture around and furniture walk.
I have hearing test booked for feb (earliest they had) but not DH has decided DS is deaf as often ignores you when you speak to him.
Feeb hon every toddler is different in their speech, Tara talks lots more than Julia ever did at this age . This could be cause she is a second child but im not sure.
Feebs babe, if he's walking around the furniture, its not going to be long before he lets go and starts walking on his own. I thought DD1 would never walk either, just because she could crawl so quickly - but it was probably the fact that she had her brother racing around her, and she wanted to keep up with him, so she started walking too - just to be like him ya know? She hung on the back of him (basically using him like a walker) and practiced that way Want me to send Aricyn over to help out? LOL
Try not to worry too much (especially in your condition my love!) DD1 doesn't climb on anything (well she can climb onto the couch but thats it!) and doesn't talk much, only the last few days she has started to say Daddy and Bye really clearly - but thats it ay. He might turn around tomorrow, start walking, and talking - and you'll be wondering what you were so bloody worried about!!
Mishca Thanks hun I didnt recognise you till I read kids names!!
Arimeh hehe thanks hun Its hard not to stress when others make you feel inferere. Haha if I wasnt so big I would say send Aricyn up to teach him to walk and talk but have enough keeping up with 1 at present.
feeb I was so much the same with peter and pointing, which he did waaaaay later than everyone else. I got so stressed about it, I know how you feel. I am sure Jacob will walk and talk at just the right time for him. Try to trust your instinct- I wish I had listened to mine a bit more instead of freaking out.
My cousin's son is 2 in Feb and he has only just started to increase his vocab. To start with all he would say it 'bah' but now is saying about 15-20 words, which isn't much by that age, but for him is a big step. He hasn't had any developmental delay otherwise, and can follow instructions easily. He is the youngest of 3 and the other 2 are pretty good at talking for him, so I don't think he has ever really had the need to talk iykwim.
I think your son will be okay, just keep talking and interacting with him and he will suprise you one day
feeb, some of these developmental things really do seem to happen overnight! A couple of months ago I took DD to the MCHN - very late - for her 1 year check up. the MCHN said 'how many recognisable words does she have? Well at the time, none really. But within a couple of weeks there were heaps of them. DS will click soon, and then he'll be running around everywhere taling up a storm.
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Babbles a lot to himself and pretend-reads books. I've done lots of nursery rhymes with him since he was a newborn and we have them playing in the car and during bath time. I don't know if this is OTT, just found singing him nursery rhymes calms him down and I enjoy reading books with him. Also talk to him all the time, probably look and sound quite mad at the shops!
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