was ur twins late talkers?

Amy - posted on 09/29/2009

I've been a little nervous b/c ours are getting ready to turn 3 and haven't talked very much. My dr never worried, saying the same thing "they're twins". Right before they started nursery school at the end of Aug, they both started talking more (and get this, our boy talks a lot better than our girl). The reason I never got too concerned was that they understood everything - go get your shoes, clean up your room, etc, and they would do it. Since starting school, they have both made huge strides with their talking. Ours were a little slower with other things to (compared to our 9 yr old and 5 yr old), like animal sounds and body parts. If you're really concerned, go see a speech therapist and get an evaluation. There should be one for schools in your area that's free.

Cindy - posted on 09/26/2009

my twins babbled a lot but have stopped now that they are learning real words. I started them at meal time, i would make them say "juice" (or at least try) if they refused they didn't get juice they got water (which is actually what the doctor recommends they drink at this age) anyway, it didn't take long b4 they were both saying juice, are next word was "out" and they didn't get to go out unless they tried. After probably a month of one word, we moved on to two like "juice please" which they picked up quickly and then we tried sentences i gave them a few words at a time "i want" , "chocolate milk", "please" it took maybe a day or two of getting them to repeat a few words at a time before the were able to say " i wan oclet milk peas" anyway, my mom always tells me that "you have to be more determined than they are" just be determined they are going to talk to get the things they want!

Ashlee - posted on 09/26/2009

I actually had a twin that was speech delayed. One was right on, and the other was very behind, Everyone would say that "she does all the talking for him-that's why he doesn't talk yet". Turns out he had "Oral Apraxia" (google it) and through the Ped I was hooked up with speech therapy in my home when he was two/three and then in school at 4 and 5, now turning six and I'm so glad I pursued it - he's talking great!

Ash

Kristy - posted on 09/26/2009

hi all,



my identical twins are now 5 and started prep this year at school. They were also late talkers and half the time they didn't even talk, they just looked at each other and went off together, i have also heard them have conversations with each other that left me scratching my head. So my doctors have always told me not too worry as twins can be delayed, (my ex-hubby used to worry about them) anyway they have started prep this year and the teacher is now getting them to have one on one with a speech therpist to help them before they reach grade 1. My nearly 2 year old girl is saying more words than they did at the same age :)



Don't stress when they are ready they will start

Kim - posted on 09/25/2009

A nurse told me that multiples do talk later because they talk to each other in their own language and it takes them longer to understand "real" words.

Kelly - posted on 09/25/2009

I have twin girls and I also have an older son. My twins arent really talking yet and they are 18 months. The difference is I had the same problem with my older son. I was told to take him through a speech therapy and it worked so well. They gave him videos to watch and one thing they had me do that I never thought of was teach him sign language. It helps him communicate with you so he doesnt get frustrated because you dont understand what hes saying. It also helps him look at you when your saying the words and when you sign they tell you to also talk. I hope that some of this helps. Good Luck!

Melissa - posted on 09/25/2009

hey dont worry 2 much my twin girls didnt talk they grunted n there older sis did evrything 4em so they can be that bit lazyer now there 7 and they dnt stop talkin so dnt strees it will happen

Ashley - posted on 09/24/2009

thanks everyone for the help i dont think they have any thing serious wrong with them them just do alot of baby talk and sometimes wont even try to say the word correctly iam sure they will be fine i just wondered if it is a twin thing and yes they jabber amongst themselves alot lol

Toni - posted on 09/24/2009

Twins have their own language called twinese. You as their parent can't understand a word they say but they understand each other perfectly well. My twin boys did it when they were little (15 yrs old). They would talk to each other in their own little language, with me looking at them, scratching my head, trying to dycpher what they were saying. And yes, mine were late talkers. It's normal. But...if you have a deep concern, I would have them evaluted to see if there is a problem.

Stephanie - posted on 09/21/2009

they'll develop at their own pace, no worries. my older twin spoke first, and the younger one didn't. she let her sister speak for her, so she didn't feel the need for a while. now, they're in 1st grade and they're doing just fine.

if you're worried though, you can have the evaluated by the doctor and a speech therapist.They'll come up with a plan for you and your boys. My friend did that with her son. in about 6mos to a year of weekly therapy sessions and he started going to daycare twice a week for the interaction, he was completely caught up and jabbering away. :)

Alexandra - posted on 09/21/2009

My twin boys are 22 months old and babble a lot but say very few words. At the most mama, dada, ball and go. My older kids spoke many more words by this age. Their doctor recommended me to a program called Early Start that has speech therapists. They have an evaluation on 10/02/09 to see if therapy is needed. They said sometimes twins have telepathy and don't feel the need to speak because they can communicate so well with each other without speaking. I'll let you know what they tell me. Good Luck!