
Ami - posted on 11/10/2009 ( 59 moms have responded )
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Around about how many words should my 17 month old son be able to say, just an average, not a slow child or a gifted cild. He can say mama, dada, and I think he tries to say sock, lol although it sounds funny, he points at his foot
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Terra - posted on 11/17/2009
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I think the only thing we have proved here is that every child is different and there will always be those that defy the odds! My oldest daughter was very advanced and you would think that my youngest would have talked early too simply because of the exposure to my oldest. However, at 13 months she only really says "ba" which is bye bye and Kitty. She gets in moods where she will try to repeat anything you say, but nothing really seems to stick. Some days I worry that something is wrong, but I have to remember that she is unique and cannot be compared to ANY other kid!! You will be the first to know if something is wrong if you are really honest with yourself. I think we tend to doubt our instincts when it comes to our kids, I know I do, but I really believe that we know our children best. So, give it some time, and if you feel there is a real problem beyond the fact that he doesn't "fit" the "average child" timeline then talk to your doc. Otherwise, just the fact that you are asking this question on here shows that you are an attentive, caring parent and chances are everything will work out on his own time.
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My son is 19 months old. I have no clue how many words he can say that other people understand, but I think he has around 50 (?) that his sisters and I can understand. It seems like he is learning new words all the time. He's trying to catch up to his sisters. :)
Every kid is different. My best friend's son had NO words when he was 2 and my nephew was speaking in perfectly clear, complete sentences at the same age. There is a WIDE range of normal. :)
Jennifer - posted on 11/16/2009
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with my son who had hearing problmes untill he got tubes put in at a year old, just started to say more words now and hes 26 months and hes got about 30 to 35 words and hes been in early head start since aug. but no one was every worried about it. he just started talking when he wanted to. he points to things he wants or goes and gets them. when he was 18 months old he prolly only said about 10 to 15 words as long as he is trying and understanding most of what you say i think thats what matters. i dont even think a three old words are very clear to most people but their own family. hope it helps.
Angela - posted on 11/15/2009
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I just had this concern with my 18 month old daughter, I even had a speech therapist examine her because I thought maybe she should be saying more words and at elast more words that we could understand. But the theraptist said that she should be saying between 3 and 30 words.. at that time she was saying 7 words. mama, dada, dandan (sister) dog, kitty (more like ki-T), and GG, and move (moo). She said that as long as we're not speaking baby talk to her and we start to point out objects and say them by name, she'll catch on... latley she's been saying other words.. Bed (bread) Gin(again) Side(outside) by the time, she's turns 2 i'm pretty confident that she wil be on track. plus we also read to her everynight and i think that seems to help. Hope this helped you out.
Sylvia - posted on 11/14/2009
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Wow! Sorry to read rude comments on your page geez! I think everyone should stop talking baby talk to them rather than being cute I think it confuses them. Speak clearly to them, don't rush it!! Good luck!