At what age should children begin to talk.?

Question

The day my daughter turned 1 she started walking and she was already saying, dada, mama, Vito (our dog) wa-wa (other dogs), uh oh, and hallo (when she played with a phone.), watha (water) Its been 10 months since she turned one year old and she is still only saying the same words, she hasn’t learned any new ones in almost a year is this normal?

Answer 1

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Children develop language at different rates and she is certainly within the normal range.  At this point the important factor is her understanding of spoken language. If that is expanding then the chances are that production will follow.

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Answer 2

Its completely normal. Just giver her time. Eventually she'll learn new words so you dont have to worry about it :)

Answer 3

Some kids won't speak the new words but instead they are listening to learn them.  My son was like that, he would say basic words but then it was like he wasn't learning anymore then all of a sudden at 2 1/2 he started saying words that i didn't even realize he knew.  If you are worried though mention it the pediatrician.

Answer 4

yah... she will prabably speak baby language until she is about 3...  then her speach will improve.

no need to be worried... kids start talking at there own pace

Answer 5

It is best if they stay quiet until they are 18.

Answer 6

Yeah!!

Thats Very Normal.

Some kids dont even start talking until theyre 3.

Its finee.

She'll learn.

And if youre concerned try to help her.

It VERY normal.

Dont sweat it

Answer 7

Development can hit plateaus for short periods but should not stop.  Have her screened by early childhood intervention.  It is free and speech therapy helps so much.  My 19 month old was re-evaluated for speech yesterday by the developmental nurse.  Minimum to qualify for services was less than 8 words.  A 24 month old should say 50 words and beginning to put 2 words together.  Sounds like she is at about 16 months expressive language about 8 months delayed.  This meets the criteria for speech delay.

Answer 8

I think every child is different, it really depends on how well you're teaching them and their ability to learn. Don't freak out though, because at one point in their life they'll know how to speak normally, then they can just pick up on everything and yeah. It's fine.

Answer 9

yeah it can be every one progresses at their own pace and you need to sit down and interact and play repeat words over and over.

Answer 10

Not NORMAL but maybe you got an Einstein on your hands. He didn't start to gab until about the age of 20 months.

Keep talking to her and make good eye contact. She will come along.

Answer 11

By 12 months old, your daughter should be able to say 1-2 words spontaneously, vocalize with intent, imitate consonant-vowel combinations, imitate non-speech sounds (like  animal sounds) and use a word to call a person.

She definitely has meaningful words in her vocabulary.

Continue to stimulate her language by providing the target word when she points to things she wants. Wait and see if she imitates.

As long as you provide a language-rich environment, your daughter will readily be able to produce more words.

By 18 months of age, she should have at least 16 meaningful words in her expressive vocabulary.

Be patient with her. :)

Answer 12

at about 2 year it depends or 1 year and 4 quarters

Answer 13

It depends. I started really early, before i was 1. I could read before i was two. It just depends on the person.

But if she hasn't learned a new word in almost a year, that's a problem.

Answer 14

Does she have a dummy often? If she has it too much it can sometimes delay their speach, But to be honest, This seems pretty normal, If you are really worried ask your health visitor to pop down :-)

Answer 15

I wouldn't say that was normal. when my son was 1 he was saying about the same amount of words as your daughter, now he is 18 months and will repeat everything you say to him and he says a lot on his on. he also says a few sentence [where is the ball, its broken, where am I, that is mine] have you had her ears checked? because if she has fluid in them then that can prevent her from hearing and so she will not increase her vocabulary

if she jabbers then listen very closely because she may be saying things and you arent realizing it. their words tend to slur together at first.

we joke that our son speaks english and tinese because when he jabbers it sounds like chinese.

Answer 16

Yes, totally normal. They begin by imitating words associated with cues, without understanding that a word "means" something or some action in the world. Once they make the breakthrough about understanding that a word symbolizes something, language starts to take off. (I don't think you can influence the breakthrough timing much, if at all) Our daughter only gained about 30 words by the time she was about 18 months, and said only those for the longest time. Then around 21 months, I think, she clued in, and the words started to stack up. She became interested in word books. Between 20 months and 26 months she has gone from knowing about 100 words (naming things) to speaking in complete sentences. It's absolutely wild.

Answer 17

Every child progresses at their own rate.  It seems strange that her progression once started has not continued on a regular basis, but it could be nothing more than her own pace.  Our twins didn't really speak any real words until they were close to four years old...course they kind of had their own language so I'm not sure that counts.  If you are concerned you should check with your childs pediatrician and go from there.  She is still very young so I doubt they would look at speech therapy or anything....mostly you should just be patient and know she will do what she is ready for when she is ready.  In the meantime...talk to her a lot...not down to her though and don't use baby words...there is no point, they just have to learn the real words later on.  Good Luck