My soon to be 1 year old doesn't seem to want to talk! He is overly bright, but the only words he has mastered are mama, daddy and nana. I am so worried he is not going to talk! Mu husband and I are both pretty quiet people! What can we do to help him!
Thank you all for your answers. I had been getting pressure from the pediatrician for my son only saying a few words. He had wanted the baby to be able to say something else by his first. Birthday checkup. I tried the things you all had suggested. Success! I was woken up a few days ago to hearing "meow" coming from the baby monitor! he loves our kitties and now he is able to "talk" to them also! Thank you again!
My daughter was singing karaoke at 2 and my son didn't start talking until 2.
I talk a lot, my husband not as much. Maybe "go with it" and see what 18 to 30 mos brings. Still plenty of time assess for early intervention if nothing by then. This site helped me a lot with "milestones" and "early intervention":
http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/milestones/index.html
Good luck:)
Talk to your baby all the time. They learn language that way. Some kids feel the need to communicate a little later than others, but I think it all sinks in.
I've known so many moms who were afraid their kids wouldn't talk and then they were like, "Okay...where is the off button?"
I don't think you should be overly worried. Just talk to your baby throughout the day.
Best wishes.
I was worried about mine too, at about 18 months or a little older. But she is coming around now saying words every day. She is 28 months and didn't start talking until after 2 years....give him some time! : )
My duaghter didn't talk until well past her first b-day. She was born in october and I remember x-mas pretty much the only word she said was "baby" for doll. Her language EXPLODED around 18 months, and today at almost 3, I do have to ask her to stop talking at times, because she just won't shut up (for example in the car...).
At this point I would not worry, if you want to help just talk to him throughout the day...as much as you can.
Good luck!
He will get there! Every child is always different. Just keep encouraging him to talk. Point to things and say their names several times. Don't use "baby talk," use real words.
My mom's cousin uses baby talk with her boys..ugh drives me crazy. She asked my daughter once if she wanted a "pankin'" (spanking) and my daughter just looked at her like "what in the world are you talking about lady???" LOL :P
My nephew is almost 2 & he is 2 1/2 years younger than my daughter. He talks, but I swear my daughter was talking more clearly at that age! Gah, I can't understand 75% of what he's saying! LOL
Oh & if they mispronounce something, don't start saying that word the way they do. ALWAYS say it correctly. For example, don't say "peas" instead of "please" just because he does... lol
At age one he is typical. By age two, he should have at least 50 words and be using them in two word sentances, be intelegible, but not without articulation errors, which are typical. Unless you see a significant issue with his speech between now and age two, or he seems unlikely to make that milestone as age two approaches, and/or you see other developmental issues, you should assume that he is fine.
All babies need to learn to talk is to be talked to. You may need to step outside your comfort zone and talk to him more, but even if you don't, children of quiet people learn to speak. Being a quiet person is not going to cause a speech and language delay unless it was going to happen anyway. No need to worry!
M.
I think your son is developing normally, mine was a late talker but you can use the same techniques to help any child learn language. Teaching signs helped (get a video or book of baby signs) within weeks of learning a sign he would attach a word to it, his first signs were, more, please and thank you. Also he responded well to imitating animal sounds and other sounds(car sounds, etc.) , no pressure to learn vocabulary, just fun and beginning to not play so quietly. I watched a video called Baby Babble and got a lot of ideas from this and it teaches some baby signs. And of course what everyone else said, talking to him, singing with him reading to him.
I 100% agree with ChicagoV. You need to talk to him with every thing you do. Even have fun with it. When my girls were babies I would put them in their high chair while I cooked giving them Cheerios and messuring cups/spoons etc. and we'd do a cooking show! "Now we need to chopped the mushrooms before adding them to the pan..." Don't baby talk to him though. Use real words in your real voice.
But don't worry...one of my best friends son (who's now 11) only grunted when he was 2. Now he's a chatter box! LOL!
Einstein... did not talk until 3 years old.
I believe, Mozart as well.
Boys are often later in talking.
My son, bright and advanced in several areas.... was a late talker and had Speech Therapy. His assessment, said he was actually advanced in some developmental areas... but with talking, he just took time.
He is now the MOST talkative one in our family. Constant talking!
Your son is only 1.
Don't worry.
Or ask your Pediatrician....
all the best,
Susan
My goodness, he's just one!!! Give him the time to absorb his vocabulary from adults around him, to develop his speech gradually and he WILL talk...my son started normal sentences a year later than other kids did, but he was bright and developing normally, now he talks better than most of his friends and has a LARGE vocabulary which he was simply absorbing from us while growing up and getting to the point when he was ready to talk. Most kids start to really talk around 2 but it's not a rule that fits all. If your son is healthy he will soon talk, so don't worry!
I was worried back then too. Now I can't get my 4 yo to stop talking.
I have to keep reminding myself of this with my 13 mo. She makes lots of noise, but few words.
He'll come around. It's too early to worry, but if by 18 months he's not making words, talk to the pediatrician.
That's pretty good for not even being one yet! Our oldest said only a handful of words more than that at two. We started him at daycare and boom ... within a month or so he was talking so much he was combining words. So, my best advice if you want to spur talking is to have your child around other children. For our son, it seemed to give him the confidence to try saying more. I think he'd just been a quiet observer, waiting until he could get it just right before saying anything. Hearing other kids talking a lot seemed encouraging.
My oldest didn't talk , least not that anyone could understand until she was 2 yrs old .
Then we couldn't get her to be quiet.
My second was the same way
The biggest thing you can do is talk to him.
When you are changing his diaper "Mama's going to change your diaper"
"Mama is cleaning"
"Mama is watching a tv show"
etc the more the talk the more he will learn.
Otherwise don't worry too much. Every child develops at different rates.
