Speech delays??

Do you use the tv at all ? If you do try phonics my little boy is the same as yours. He won't say much but can make sounds of the some of the letters such as t p m b c k . Patty shukla phonics and sing to him and sound letters out slowly and repeatedly like everyday a few times a day just make sure he's playing with you at the time and looking at straight at you . Mayb during nappy change or while eating and ask closed questions quiet a few times to get a response . Such as woudl you like your water say water and start calling for it and he may start making the sounds or try to at least lol . X

Sometimes I think it's good to not focus on the word so much but describe things more and demonstrate slowly and clearly. So you could say 'rolling the ball' 'throw the ball' 'catch the ball' ask questions.. Can you see the DOG? The DOG is barking, woof woof. Also songs! I feel like since we've listed to more nursery rhymes my little ones speech has improved because she's learning more sounds as she tries to replicate the song. Just try have fun with it 😊

I'd say you are doing great! Every baby is different, don't overthink it & definitely don't compare xx your little one will get there in no time 💯

I’d say he’s doing well, my little boy doesn’t say anything and now getting help from health visitor xx

Hi, I work in a nursery and my little boy is 15 months old tomorrow. In order to encourage the development of your child’s speech and language I would say remember the 10 second rule. It is easy as a parent to just keep reeling stuff off and then keep repeating things such as the example you gave, however, children’s brains process slower than ours which is why we say when you ask a child a question or if you’re speaking to them to allow them atleast 10 seconds to respond back to you. Try using the statements such as ‘Mummy can see a dog’ then wait 10 seconds, if your little one babbles or says something in response then continue on the conversation. If your little boy doesn’t babble or say anything, just continue talking about the dog that you can see, for example ‘The dog is brown’. Another thing you can do is try to get his attention before starting to communicate with him, so saying phrases such as ‘Child’s name, look at my ORANGE ball’ then when you’ve got their attention, then

Begin using the statements that the other person provided about rolling and bouncing it. I would also say, respond to all babbles with proper communication, so my little boy will angrily babble at me when he gets told he has to hold my hand. And I always respond with ‘I know, but there’s cars, it’s dangerous’. Also don’t use baby talk, such as ‘narna’ use proper words. You also need to remember to get down to your babys level and give them eye contact too. I have found reading 5 books a day has really helped my little boys language development, and singing nursery rhymes. Also just not putting too much pressure on yourself. Your babies language will come out naturally. You are doing a wonderful job, but sometimes having some tips can really help x

Rather than just saying the word over & over, the best way is play based speech activities. There’s a lot of ‘speech & language development therapists’ on tik tok that I’ve got a lot of tips off! I also speak to him constantly. Tell him what I’m doing, what we’re going to do for the day etc. I don’t speak to him like a baby. His speech is pretty good and he is starting to form sentences now like ‘more nana (banana), ‘go outside’ etc. Also reading! It’s been proved to be the biggest indicator of speech development

That sounds great to me! Mine just makes animal sounds 😂 no mama or dada

My LB is 15 months old and only says mumma & dada & ta x

My lo is 13 months and says , mum , dad , her brothers name , no , yes , ta & stop. ✋ It will come on more gradually soon you will see

Hey, nothing to worry about. He’s only 15 months! :) my daughter was a late talker but now she’s 4.5yo and excellent at school . Reading and writing already. Every child is different x

My LG is 15 months tomorrow and only says mama, dada, nana and ta. I have no concerns. Its often said if they crawl and walk early then their speech comes later which is probably the case for my girl as she was walking at 9 months x