Can't get my 18 month old to talk. What to do??

Carla - posted on 09/08/2009

Read to him....

Carla - posted on 09/08/2009

Quoting Cerra:

Can't get my 18 month old to talk. What to do??

My son will not say hardly anything. He will say dada, bubba, sissy and ball. But that is about it. Any advice on how to jump start his talking?

Carla - posted on 09/04/2009

The best suggestion: www.yourbabycanread.com // My baby speaks since she was 12 month old. She is 19 month old and knows more than 300 words both in spanish and english. The Your Baby Can Read video collection WORKS!!! I hope this helps!!! My daughter has been watching this videos since she was 8 month old. My niece is starting to watch them and she is already catching on and she is to be 2 yrs old in October.

Penny - posted on 09/04/2009

Sahratia has her own language. She talks all the time but nobody can understand her. We have the same thing as Maia though, I speak English to her, her father speaks Afrikaans and most of her friends speak Japanese so she probably figures if everybody else has their own languages why not her. She does seem to understand all of us which is pretty amazing. Relax, it will happen.

Maia - posted on 09/01/2009

Good to hear my girl Isabella isn't the only one not speaking yet! I was sort of getting a little worried, but lately have been quite reassured, some kids don't speak till they're way past 2. Also, I'm speaking in Danish to her and my husband in English, which apparently means they might start talking a bit later... all in their own time huh!

Lynn - posted on 08/30/2009

I am having the same problem. Vannesa refuses to say her words all the way out. I know as a child I had to see a speach therepist through out grammar school I wonder if vannessa suffers from the same thing.

Kierei - posted on 08/30/2009

I know this might sound crazy...but I taught my son sign language first...repeating the words and using the hand signs at the same time. He eventually caught on to the hand signs...but once he could mimick the sounds he started to put the words together. It'll take some time...but you can also try just sitting in front of him and pointing & showing him different things that you want him to know. Say the word slowly, showing him how to use his tongue and how his mouth should look to form each word. Don't use big words, or words that take alot of tongue movements. Using their tongue is a learned technique, so words such as dog & dada are easier to say than cat or mama. You may also try baby einstein dvds...they catch on quick and they also have fun music & teach sign language!

Amanda - posted on 08/29/2009

Usually siblings that are older "say" everything for their younger sibling, so encourage your older kids to stop telling you what he wants. The younger one will realise he has to talk to be able to get what he wants! hopefully this will teach him to speak up for himself. Good luck!

Amy - posted on 08/29/2009

I was mostly worried about that also up till about 2 days ago.but mainly I knew my daughter could say words but just won't. lastnight didn't even know she knew big and threw that one out there. I honestly clap an dsay yay!! everytime she sais a new word and have a conversation with her if she's pointing to her cup i'll ask her questions do you want your cup?she'll acknoledge it. last night for about 10 minutes was trying to talk.

Emily - posted on 08/28/2009

I'm going to say that you definitely don't want to push the talking thing! I have discovered the sooner they can talk, the sooner they can talk back!
As Whitney says encourage them but relax about it. I found with my little girl that something in her little head clicked and she figured out that what I say to her has meaning, that things and people have names and that when she identifies something correctly she can make mommy and daddy smile. You just have to keep encouraging him and reading to him, it'll click and then it will come like a broken damn!

Whitney - posted on 08/27/2009

When it comes to kids, they're mostly a "do what they want, when they want" type lol - As long as you are talking to him, sounding things out for him to help him understand how to pronounce words, and just speak normally to him, he will come to it when he is ready. It was when I stopped trying and just acted normal that my daughter picks it up and starts saying anything. That's just how they are :)