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I was a worrying mama when my son was not kicking up on his speech. Especially when I saw kids of his age saying 2 words sentences. Then when he was around 2.2 years, his speech started blooming. He’s 3 now and is a very chatty boy.
My 16 month old is like this too! They’ll get there in time I’m not overly worried yet x
Coming from a nursery worker, you have absolutely nothing to worry about😊 he’ll surprise you in the next few months with how quickly he picks up words, as long as he’s said some then it shouldn’t be anything to be concerned about. It still amazes me (freaks me out in the best way) when the LOs leave my baby/toddler room (up to 24 months) then 3 months later they’re saying full sentences to me when I see them in the garden🤣 If he gets to 30 months and still not progressing, I’d suggest referral. Also keep in mind, boys language can develop later than girls, so don’t put too much thought into it for now! Enjoy the days when he can’t talk back, is what I always say to parents😊😂x
I had my son evaluated at 14m for speech and again at 20m and he’s getting speech services. He starts this week. He lost words though so I was really worried
My 18m boy is the same. His doctor tried to shame me about it. But i'm finding a new one. I was told by a different doctor that as long as babies speak by 3 years old, it's okay. All babies go at their own pace
I used to work in a nursery with 2 year olds. Some were so ahead with speaking, some could only say a word or 2. Children develop at different ages, I wouldn’t panic until about 3. My son didn’t start walking until 17 months whereas his friends started walking at 12 months. I always think too that children are either ahead with walking and doing things or talking, I also don’t think there’s a correct age that children should be doing things by. Every child is different. Some things that may help with speech is talking to them about everything, start with simple words, tell them the name of whatever they point at. For example, my son likes to climb stairs so I’d follow behind him to make sure he doesn’t fall and repeatedly say ‘up’. He now asks to be picked up and will say ‘up’ when going up the stairs too. Don’t beat yourself up about it, I know it’s easier said than done but it’ll happen x
My little boy is exactly the same x
My son wasn't talking much at 17 months. I think around 2 and half he started talking and now he's 4 won't shut up lol . Bring it up at the pediatrician but u think after 2 is when to start evaluations? I could be wrong though
I personally wouldn’t worry too much. My youngest starting speaking early and her first word was her sisters name…. Amy. She said it for weeks. She learned lots of new words and suddenly stopped saying Amy for months. I thought it was so strange but she’s 3 now and absolutely amazing with her speech. She’ll say things like ‘I’m not finished either this conversation’ etc so funny
Oh girl, do not worry yet. My boys all started talking later. You’ll look at other kids and it’s hard not to panic, but there’s no way to tell yet if there’s an issue. My youngest now is 19 months and just in the last couple weeks started saying hi, bye, mama, and a couple others. It feels like it takes forever and then all the sudden they’ll pick up several. It’s good to be on the list, bc those lists take forever, but you may not even need it. I would give it another 3-4 months…. Boys are funny that way
At 17 months my little boy had one or two words which he wouldn’t say very often. He’s 2.5 now and even though he probably is behind others his age, he is coming along so well with his speech. We didn’t have any formal help or referrals etc as they weren’t worried. We just tried to name more stuff & some days I would just really focus on one word with an action such as open, more, hi, by & by the end of the day he’d be using it. We still don’t get many sentences as such but he is leaning new words all the time and he does sound like he’s having a conversation of nonsense everyday. It is a worrying time though so I completely get it x
My little boy is like this, he says no a lot but that’s about it. I didn’t even think that it’s cause for concern, my first didn’t say anything until she was 18 months and a lot of my NCT group that time around were the same, so I’ve got no experience with babies speaking sooner 🤷🏻♀️ My little boy understands a lot and I can tell he’s trying to talk to us so I’m not worried, I know it’ll all click into place eventually.