How much is your child saying?

Amanda - posted on 09/30/2010

My son can say mama, dada, dog, baby ... he doesn't say mama and dada much though. I feel like he's behind since my friend's little girl, who is a day younger, says so much but I'm just trying to work with him more and wait it out.

Sheela - posted on 05/13/2010

My son is not saying 2 much either. Now he is 16 months and he'll say



mama

he did say dadda, but not as much anymore

nana

bye bye

mean

bad

baby

hi

huh



is that good 4 his age?

Hayley - posted on 05/13/2010

My little girl is saying Mum Mum, Braaa (for Brad), Nana (banana), Nan Nan, has said Bear Bear for her little blankie bear. I am a bit worried as everyone keeps saying she should be saying alot more then that!
She is pointing now and she waves and high 5's and claps her hands and kicks a soccer ball with her brother. She knows what you ask her, such as "where is your cup", "Where is Patch (dog) or Gogo (goat)", or "Where are your shoes"....etc
She is also running everywhere and climbing on absolutely anything and everything.
But I am definately asking the Doctor at her 18mth checkup!

Cesilia - posted on 05/12/2010

Hi Katrina,

My Andrew will be 17 months tomorrow, and he says "dad", "papa", "mama", "up", "out" cleary. Any other words he tries to say are not really very clear yet. He signs other things like 'more', 'milk', 'hungry' but when we speak to him, he pretty much understands everything we say to him. I was concerned too, but his hearing is fine, he is very active and learns things so quickly, so after speaking to other moms I decided to not worry about it and just enjoy watching him grow. His ped said (at his 15month check up) that if at 15 months he said 3 words and at 18 months he could say 7 words then he is right at the average. Try not too think about it too much right now... :)

Ryan - posted on 05/11/2010

Aiden doesn't say too much either. The doctors have told me not to worry as long as he responds to me everything should be ok. I just have to remember that every child develops different but it's comforting to know that he is not the only one. lol He only says dada, mama, nana and bubba (my name for him) Keep your spirits up!

Meghan - posted on 05/11/2010

Hi, I was just going to start a new thread about the same thing except my son doesn't say anything!!! His comprehension is great and he points at what he wants, but any noise he makes kinda sounds like a 'caveman'. i was at the doctors last month for his 15 month checkup and my doctor informed me that my son has not hit any of his speech milestones and he is referring us to a speech and language therapist. If you are truly concerned ask your doctor to refer you to one, for nothing else than to put your mind at ease. But I can say that I know how you feel and I am really worried about my son! So I hope that helps a bit.
Meghan.

Crystal - posted on 04/13/2010

i was going to do the Your Baby Can Read program but my fiance thought it was a waste of money and there was no way they could "read" that early lol. but now i wish we had've lol

Natalie - posted on 04/13/2010

I have twin girls- one is a chatter box and will repeat (or try to) almost anything you ask her to- the other one says very little but is starting to try more and appears to read better. They both can read so many flash cards and either say or gesture what they mean. We have been using Your Baby Can Read program and it has really encouraged communication and their desire to understand words and sounds.

Hazel - posted on 04/12/2010

Hi my little lad is 16months old and he says mama, dada, baba, jesus lol, ducka

Christi - posted on 04/11/2010

my lil man has a wide variety of words he says, and he is learning what each word actually means. he knows cat and points to our cat, same with tree and chair and so on. his newest word is yeah. he says yeah to everything lol.

Pamela - posted on 04/10/2010

Hi there, My son isnt saying much either, He is starting to try but when he has a big sister to do everything for him he doesnt need to. I wouldn't worry they all do things at there own time

Emerise - posted on 04/10/2010

Hi My bot is 15 months and doesn,t really talk, but i think with him it more that he is choosing not to say the words rather than he cant. he is the youngest of 4 so i guess he doesn't really need to talk for himself. Im not worried at all.

Crystal - posted on 04/09/2010

Aiden is also good at listening. you can ask him where his cup or pacifier is and he will go get it, he throws stuff away. He knows where his head, ears, eyes, nose, mouth and "dong" are. he can say dog and if u ask him what a dog says he goes "wooof wooof" we are tryin to work on the other animal sounds, ocasionally he will say mooo when i ask him what a cow says lol.

Crystal - posted on 04/09/2010

My son is 15 months old and says bout 15-20 words. he can say stuff like mama, daddy, mommy, papi, papaw, car, ride, more, hot, melmo (Elmo), spongebob, wow wow wubbzy, ball, football, truck, nana, nanie, nenie, ding dong, double d, bee, night night, bye bye, hi, gone, no, dusty.. he can say all that but still can not talk in sentences. why is this?? does anyone know

Amanda - posted on 04/09/2010

My little guy was 15 months on march 27th and he isn't saying much at all either clearly anyway. He says mom, nan (no daddy involved) and he says iggle piggle for his fave character/toy lol. Pretty clear too which is funny. And wassat for 'what's that?' That's about it. He does talk gibberish A LOT and it is like he know's what he's saying but just doesn' make sense. Good to know there are other babies his age not saying a lot either. Haven't had an appt. with his doctor since about 12 months or so so we'll see now on Monday when he has one what she says.

Mabel - posted on 04/08/2010

I took Devin for his 15month on the 6th and he has been talking for months now.Everyday he learns a new word but I carry on conversations with him too.I have never done the baby talk with him,that might have something to do with it.But don't worry because once they start talking then you want to teach them to be quite...lol

Gabrielle - posted on 04/08/2010

Did your kids walk early or on time? My daughter is 15 months and isn't walking yet, but she's got a pretty good vocabulary and is signing more and more every day. I've heard that the late walkers talk more and vice versa--they can only focus on one big milestone at a time. I think it's funny that we all worry about the opposite problems. I worry about her being a late walker and others are worried about their children not talking enough. I'm sure your babies will learn more words pretty quickly in the next couple of months, and mine will be walking soon too. They'll all catch up to each other.

Christina - posted on 04/08/2010

My Joey isn't saying anything as all! My mum thinks he said "upsy daisy" the other day but I think that was wishful thinking. I'm not worried though, as he is quite clearly listening.

Clare - posted on 03/29/2010

Hi Katrina, I have a little boy of the same age, and he is only saying mum, dad and cat! I wouldnt worry about it, they all develope at different speeds, im not worried at all, he is so busy, walking, climbing and chasing his sister around, he cant do everything all at once! I hope this helps. Thanx

Alicia - posted on 03/29/2010

my lexi claire gets it honestly... she loves to talk... christmas day she said mickey mouse... she says mama, daddy, dada, BYE, daisy (dais), bath (bah), juice, cheese, water (wah), hot dog (ot dawwwg), sock (ok), shoe (loves shoes), mickey mouse and minnie mouse are my fav words she says, SOO funny... micka mowssse & minna mowssse (of course all of these words are in her own "words" but understandable). she knows cow says "moooo" and duck says "quack quack."
She also does know where her head, nose, ears, eyes and mouth are. Loves to blow kisses and give BIG hugs. Loves a cell phone and loves to "pretend" to carry on a conversation w/ you, or maybe that's us loving it, it's hilarious! you ask her a question or say tell daddy what you told me, straigh serious face she tells you something, but we have no clue what it is. lol
LC is a listener as well, for 16 months now she has been. she is very observant and loves to "do" she follows directions VERY well and we hope this is just a sign of being a GOOD BIG SISTER b/c her little brother will be here in 3 weeks. : )

Cathy - posted on 03/29/2010

I don;t know if it's a boy girl thing, but it seems to me that girls seem to talk earlier than boys. My daughter (who is now 7) had about 20-30 words at the age of 15 months and could practically hold a full conversation with me by the age of 2 years, whereas my son who is now 15 months old doesn't seem to want to talk. He babbles away and has a handful of words but isn't inclined to use them. But I suppose he'll start when he's good and ready. I can't wait though, I'm so interested to hear what he's little voice will sound like when he's talking properly.

Nicola - posted on 03/29/2010

my daughter at 15 months was such a chatter box, you could hold a conversation with her, yet my son (19th of dec 08) until a week or so ago only had 2 words mummy and daddy I was getting quite concerned myself especially in contrast to his sister, and I spoke to his nursery nurse and she said they have no concerns saying all children develop at different rates and quite rightly Jacob is much more able physically than Ellie was at this age,(who didnt walk till 17 months) she also said one day he will surprise you and strangely this weekend he has said bath, baby, daisy, more. no, milk and spider!!!

Rhonda - posted on 03/28/2010

Ava has talking a lot since about 8 or 9 months. She started off with baby signing but uses it less as she can say most of what she signs. Naturally Dada came first but eventually I scored a MaMa. Now she say everything from Uh-Oh, ThankYou and More to Doggie and GoodGirl. Cracks us up how she loves to repeat what we say...for now.

Geneviève - posted on 03/28/2010

I'm in the same pickle as you are. My Gabriel is almost 16 months and doesn't even say Mama or Papa yet. He will say Mama and Dada but kinda like a stutter...I asked my pediatrician and she said that it's normal in our case because we're teaching him both languages (French and English) and I had gestational diabetes so there's a known fact there that women who had gestational diabetes, their babies may speak later on. Keep in mind not all babies are the same, as long as your child seems to understand what you are saying, there's nothing to worry about.

Laura - posted on 03/28/2010

My little one doesn't say much either, she will say hi and that is about it. We are also a bi-lingual home so I know that is also part of the reason... but.. I wish she would say more.

Natalie - posted on 03/28/2010

My daughter can say momma, dada (only when she is really upset will she say those.) She can say hi, kitty and yes really well. She just within the last couple of days has started to try and say ball bye bye outside and a couple others. I am not worried at all, the doctor says she is right on target for her age because she has reached all of her other milestones and understands almost everything we tell her.

Lis - posted on 03/28/2010

dont worry about it. Mine only says mama, baba, nana, and banana. Your baby is perfectly normal

Sally - posted on 03/28/2010

wow, i was just reading that everyones Dec 08 babies dont talk much...
My daughter is a tad opposite there she says mum, dad, pop, cat, dog, duck, cheese, dink (drink) up, out, jen, matt, bat (bath) and car... im sure there's more bt i cant think right now, she is a real monkey see monkey do child lol she copies everything lol but she's only been walking for just on 2 months, she was behind in her walking and crawling etc

Amanda - posted on 03/27/2010

My son is 15 months and doesn't say much for words. He babbles a lot, and I'm not concerned at all. He understands what I say if I tell him to go get something, he does, so I'm not concerned. His brother didn't say much until after 2 and now he talks all the time. I wouldn't worry.

Keelani - posted on 03/27/2010

My son who's 15 months talks non-stop. But it's usually just babble, but he knows who Mum and Dad are, who his sister is and Grandma. He also says "car" when they drive past the house.

Ashley - posted on 03/27/2010

My daughter is 15mths and is super chatty for her age. She can say about 20words., She has help she is around my son which is 3 all the time. I do childcare and the 20mth old child and my child say and do about the same things. So I guess it all depends on the child. I would not worry to much just keep trying to talk to him and encourage him to speak. I've learned asking them ?'s or giving them choices helps with talking.

Cathy - posted on 03/27/2010

My son Rhys isn't much of a talker either, he understands everything though but is refusing point blank to talk. He can say Mama, Dada, Nana and Gaga (he's older sisters word for grandad) and ah dat (what's that) but that's it he will not say anything else. I'm not overly worried though becasue he has developed physically much quicker than most babies his age, he can kick a ball, throw a ball, climb and build with his blocks. I'm hoping he's speech will catch up sooner rather than later though.

Erin - posted on 03/27/2010

my son says 'mumma' dadda and said ball once. I am not too worried because he is pretty quiet. He is very observant and we play games and he knows where his nose, eyes, hair, mouth, ears, and feet are. He is learning and I know he will talk when he is ready.

Cynthia - posted on 03/27/2010

my Dec baby also does not say much either...seems to communicate with noises more. He only says 3 or 4 words.

Bev - posted on 03/27/2010

Hi Katrina, my son Dalziel doesn't say much either - the most he can say is "go", "hello" and "mumum". Don't worry about it, as my eldest son was exactly the same - he is now four and he doesn't stop talking!!!

Lorraine - posted on 03/27/2010

my little girl is the same only really says mum and some times dadda, she tries to say hello and that is all. she is only just starting to walk as well, where my 3 years old could walk at 10 months and hold a converstation by 18 months. don't worry about it they all develop at their own pace, i'm not worried she will soon be non stop talking and you will be wishing for some quiet lol x

Mary Hazel - posted on 03/26/2010

hi. my baby girl is 14 months now and she says a lot of words! saying mommy and daddy all the time, "nana bubba" for no more bubbles... she also loves pointing and naming things -- "wower" for flower, "ta" for star, "wateh" for water, "mak" for milk,"ssses" for shoes, "shaks" for socks, "ca" for car and "bak' for bike, "nus" for nose, "bebi" for baby and a lot more! she also says "hi" to everyone... and when you ask her, "how old are you?" she'll raise her pointer finger and say, "waaaaaaannn"... :) she is such a talker and easily picks up new words that we teach her...
she walked late though... she was 13 months when she walked on her own...

Ellen - posted on 03/26/2010

My son babbles constantly -- and I don't understand a lot of it. He can say mama, dada, dog, ball, no (very good at that one!!), yeah, he's working on bottle (bobble). But not a whole lot more. Our pediatrician isn't worried at all; she thinks he's right on. If I tell him to go get his jacket or his socks or his shoes, he'll go get them. When I tell him we're going to take the dog for a walk, he goes over and gets her leash. Those are all reassuring to me that he understands a lot more, and that it's just a matter of time before the words come flying out of his mouth.

Oona - posted on 03/26/2010

Maddie is saying about 10 words, but didnt start walking till almost 14 months old - sounds like you ahve a good doctot. some kids are later, even some of my friends grade school kids who are very advances, were barely saying 2 words at almost 2 years of age - boys and girls.

Kaite - posted on 03/26/2010

i ahve been a bit worried about sophies speech, she is just 15 months and only says mumma, dada, and more. i personally think she is way abouve with alot of other things, having a 3 and a half year old sister she tends to think she is also 3 and can pretty much do everything miss 3 can. she doesnt play with baby toys, she tries to dress herself, she can climb steps at a park and go down the slide on her own and understands almost everything i tell her. just no talking lol. i wouldnt worry till they are 2.

Sarah - posted on 03/26/2010

my daughter ella is 15 months, she says:
dadda
mamma
nanna
more
ta
what
ella

she also can make the noise for lion, cat and dog, she will point to photos of herself and say ella and point to photos of me and her dad and she will say mumma dadda and if i ask where is her baby (dolly) she will get it so she understands alot of what im saying to her now. ive found the last month shes doing/saying alot more.

Nadine - posted on 03/26/2010

hi ya my son is the same age and i have been worried he doesn't even say dadda or momma,he did say dadda but that has stopped aswell,i have read and spoke to other mums that have similiar stories,he gabbles he has very selective hearing aswell i have had his ears checked a couple of times but i think i may ask for another test,i don't think its his hearing as he understands what i say even when im not looking at him,i get told by alot of people that kids develop in different ways he was walking at 11 months 1 week,but it still doesn't stop you worrying does it.

Gina - posted on 03/26/2010

Kai is fifteen months and says "mama" and "dadda". He tries to say "fish" and "frog" and "more". He also signs "all done" and "more", but that's about it. I've been worried that he's a little behind with speaking but my Dr said not to worry about it. He does understand a lot more than he can say.

Shanda - posted on 03/25/2010

I had thought that Finn wasn't saying much of anything other than Dada and occasionally Mama, but I've recently realized that he is actually saying a lot, I just can't understand it unless it is very clear context. (For example, I understand that he IS saying the words "thank you" if he's signing them at the same time, he's said "Gi-gi" while pointing at our cat Ginger, and today he was repeating "star" and "square when playing with a shape sorter.) He had an ear infection a few months ago and when we had it checked later, the fluid wasn't gone. Now he has had a double ear infection for a few weeks and after some fussiness I took him back to check on it today, it's still there. Now I'm thinking that fluid in his ears may be distorting the sounds he's hearing.

So, if any of you whose LOs aren't saying many words that you understand have also had ear infections, it may be a good idea to keep taking them back to check on fluid in the middle ear after an ear infection. Our old doctor's office (with ODS) never had us do that.

Vicki - posted on 03/25/2010

My boy says Mom, Kitty, Hi, and sometimes bye. He uses about 25 signs now, and for some of them, has a sound he will say too, not quite a "word." For instance, signing "all done" he says, "da dah!" One that I don't quite understand- he says "sigh" while signing "milk." LOL. Dunno where that came from.



Kids understand a lot more than they can communicate. As long as the understanding is there, the speech will (eventually) follow. Don't be overly concerned, but do continue to encourage speech. When the baby wants something, and even though you already know it, ask for clarification. It is frustrating to be unable to communicate your needs, so they need our help. It just takes some time.



Oh, and my doctor, at his one year checkup, thought he should be saying more words too. Some do, some don't!

Elizabeth - posted on 03/25/2010

Ava says mom, dad, dog, cat, hi, and banana. She also has signs for milk, more, please, bye, and blows kisses. She was just at the doctor last week and to reach the milestone she only had to be able to 3-5 words... but i guess the milestone for 18 months is a lot higher. Ava seems to be picking words up like crazy as of lately. Dont worry, I'm sure yours will do the same.

Erica - posted on 03/25/2010

On average children that are 15 months of age should be saying 3-6 words. There is nothing wrong with your child if he/she is not saying much though. Some kids are just in general more chatty then others. If your child is not saying 6-10 words by the time he/she is 18 months then you can talk to your doctor about it. More then likely though you just have a not so chatty child!

Kyla - posted on 03/25/2010

I took my daughter to the doctor today for her 15 month shots and he said that they should be saying about 10 words at this age....

Ariane - posted on 03/24/2010

Hi there
My son doesn't say much either - I know he is trying to say bath 'ba'. He understands pretty much everything and I know he doesn't have a hearing problem.
I have been told that they can only really focus on achieving one main skill at a time. for my son it's physical, throwing, kicking balls, climbing etc.
I am going to ask at my next child health appointment but everything about my son just indicates that he is getting around to it - not that there is something wrong. :)

Ashley - posted on 03/24/2010

My Son Hunter dosnt really say much he can say Momma dadda and No. But other than that when hes Hungry he smacks his lips together,, Im a lil worried:(