Anyone else’s little one still not talking?
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You still have 4 months. They learn a lot in that time! Also signs count as part of the 50. Keep talking and reading to him. He will learn!
My son loves Blippi and Super Simple songs. He picks up some words on these shows.
Keep reading. Do the same 10 books every day. The repetition will help.
Even start with sounds and make it fun. Show him a Dino and say “RAWR” engage, tickle him a little, make it fun. I have these books that just show the images, and I would point to the picture and only say what it is like “Duck” and I added the sound sometimes. Not “this right here is a duck” maybe he’s confused by the extra wording if he doesn’t have his basics down?
But also please don’t feel too down. If you are super attentive and meet his needs without him needing to really lift a finger, he might just not feel a need to talk to you, he just knows that you’ll help. I created situations where I would need my son to say more, with the sign language, or else he wasn’t getting his next bite of food. I know, sounds harsh, but baby learned quick. 👀 I showed him multiple times beforehand verbally with the sign language to get used to associating those two actions. That “more” means more food. And then I would move his hands to do the sign language before every bite, and then it was his turn to do it.
My little boy's speech really exploded when he turned 2, so hopefully, your son will be the same 😉
Going through the same with my 19 month old and I’m worried she won’t pick up the speech skills. I had to stop screen time cuz everyone said it was part of the problem 🤷🏽♀️.
@Macey I taught him the sign language for more and he use to do it everytime I asked if he wanted more he would do the sign now he just goes and takes what he wants
@Bukola Honestly I think it depends. My son learned words why watching Ms. Rachel and me interacting with him when he was watching. Now he can talk more but still has some trouble with sentences but he can mimic pretty fast. So I think so education screen time is good but also having picture books and point things out has helped. I also learned anything you do say what your doing so they slowly pick up the action.
Boys are typically slower to talk in general. My son is in speech and has made progress but still isn’t speaking consistently. I read to him every morning and my husband reads every night at bedtime. I just talk and explain through every day activities. It will come 🫶🏻💙
Try showing only pictures... my son likes the pictures of dinosaurs, sharks and other sea creatures. When he eating, he points to the food and says the name. When we go out...I point to trees, snow, birds, pigeons etc. And say what it is called. My son loves barn animals too. Start repeating things or animals that he likes.