talking at 12 months

[Taurean]

We were talking about this at mother's group on Friday as all the kids (15-16 months are saying quite a lot of words now) but the only boy in our group isn't saying much at all. It turns out he has a tongue tie which apparenty has been affecting his speech all along! It should help a lot once it's been snipped.

Our nephew was only grunting at 12 months too. He's only just recently started saying a lot more and he turned two in September! We think his older brother (who is 5) spoke for him a lot of the time, IYKWIM. Another friend had issues with her DD just grunting and pointing until she was 3. She's been seeing a speech pathologist for the past year and her speech has improved out of sight. If you're worried I'd speak to your MCHN or a paed though but I think often it's just kids doing things at their own pace.

Good luck hon

[Arimeh]

I wouldn't be too worried just yet I don't think? Eden can say mum, bub and dad, and tries to say hello, bye and jagger (the cat) but thats about it? And thats only recently that its got quite clear, before that its just babble!

[kawazuki]

thanx ladies.
yeh im just worried as she is doing so many other things. but has made no effort to communicate.

I will ask the doc when i get her 12 month needles done.

[Calluna]

I wouldn't be too worried just yet, you mentioned she is doing other things. Babies tend to focus more on one area of development at a time, for some they talk sooner others may walk early, for example. So it may just be that she's practicing her motor skills at the moment and she'll move onto communication after that.

DS didn't say very much (he said Mum and Dad but they didn't seem to mean anything to him) until he was just over one, then all of a sudden something clicked and he now has about 25-30 words.

What's her hearing like? Does she seem to understand some things when you speak to her? Respond to loud noises, etc?

[kawazuki]

yeh hearing seems fine.
she reacts to loud noises, responds, understands the words your saying.
Just doesn't say anything back.

[onthefly]

I wouldn't worry yet.

[Lisa]

Every child is so different. DS2 truly didn't speak more than 20 words until after he was 2. However he had amazing comprehension and was able to do things most children his age were not yet doing. DD2 has well over 20 words at 15 months yet her comprehension is less than DS2's was at this age, and she does less physical things than DS2 did too.