Linda - posted on 09/17/2012 ( 1 mom has responded )
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Hey ladies I need some advice/help. Sophie and Vincent will be 2 October 4th and I am concerned about their language development. When it really hit me they are about to be 2 this past Saturday I started thinking about their milestones and how much they have grown. After some research online I realized they are behind in speech for their age. According to my research they should have a 200+ vocabulary. Well they do not. I have began to make a list of words they use and while it is more than I thought it is not 200 words. Here is my list:
Vincent:
1. Mama
2. Daddy
3. No
4. Nana
5. Papa
6. Ball
7. Bowl
8. Car
9. Tree
10. I love you and I Love you too (uses properly)
11. Bath
12. Why
13. Where
14. Dog
15. Door
16. That
17. Cheese
18. Eyes
19. Nose
20. Mouth
21. Cup
22. Milk
23. Stick
24. More
25. Thank you
26. Hat
27. Hey
28. Bye
29. What & What's (uses properly)
Sophie:
1. Mama
2. Daddy
3. No
4. Yes
5. Nana
6. Papa
7. Ball
8. Bowl
9. Car
10. Go Away (uses properly)
11. Bath
12. Why
13. Doll
14. Bay & Bow (Names of her twin Dolls, she named them :])
15. Where
16. Dog
17. Door
18. That
19. Cheese
20. Eyes
21. Nose
22. Mouth
23. Cup
24. Milk
25. Thank you
26. Hey
27. Bye
28. What & What's (uses properly)
This is my whole list so far, there could be a few things I haven't added yet but I am adding them as they say them.. However, this is most of what I have heard them say since they began to talk. They do have their own language and talk to each other. one thing that made me feel better is when I spoke to the speech therapist at my school, He said we learn to talk because we have the NEED to communicate. Twins and some siblings do not have the NEED to because they comunicate with their twin or sibling so their need is met. Also with twins and siblings.. it is often found one will "talk" for the other. Like when Vincent is trying to tell me he wants a cup but I am not understanding him and Sophie gets his cup and gives it to him. He no longer has the need or want to communicate to me that he needs his cup so he stops trying. This is a problem that happens in our house sometimes we have to stop so the one trying to communicate will keep trying. I also brought up to the speech therapist that they understand a LOT more that they say. For example if I say; "Got to bed." "Put your ____ in the Sink." "Come here." "Go to ______. (daddy, nana, papa)" They understand and do these things and much more than just these examples. He said since they do understand you and do what you tell them with out having to show them they can more than likely say those words but they do not need to so they do not. Has anyone else gone through this with their twins or siblings, where you were worried about speech delays? What did you do?
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