My son is 20 months now but the only thing he still says is dada..?

Question

he has started to say mama here and there but once in 3 days or something. im a bit worried shouldnt he be saying more words by now? your experiences please.

Answer 1

get some DVD's and let him hear those words 1000 times a day...DVD's like

(your baby can read), baby bumble bee and so on....love and learning is a good one too you can search them in google.

also babybumblebee.com...my son is 2 but he can say lots of words..can read close 100+ words and talks in full sentences thanks to these DVD's

Answer 2

I know it sound silly. but do a running commentary when you are doing everyday thing. For example "mummy is putting your socks on. can you say socks?" or "shall we go to the shops? What shall we buy?" and "look, a dog. Dog" You will prob feel really silly, but children learn talking through repetition. Also, have you heard of Baby Signing? I didn't try it with my two, but my sister swears by it. It may be worth a try. If in any doubt, your health visitor will be able to advise you and maybe offer speech therapy if needed. Good luck x  

Answer 3

talk to your doctor about it. some kids don't start talking for a while. my nephew is 2 and only says dada. my son is 20 months and says about 10-15 words.

Answer 4

my daughter will be 19 months in a few days. She does sign language for a lot of things "sorry, more, all done, and so on" She can say dada but not mama... She can say Baby..

We are having a speech therapist come out to evaluate her and see if she needs help with her expressional language.

I would talk to your ped. about it.

They say some kids wont start talking for awhile. But then they are fine.  

Answer 5

If you are worry talk with GP or nurse. But you shouldn't. Mine is 22 months - says couple basic words, and talks mostly in his own language:) Give him a time - talk with him (or to him) a lot and it will do a work. They sometimes start to talk very late

Answer 6

my baby is 23 months now, he says like 4-5 words, but starting to talk, give him some time...

Answer 7

See during the day keep saying things to him like if you see a car say car and say as many easy words to him as possible.  even get a picture book and read it to him abd he may start to pick up some more words.  

Answer 8

ask your doctor or your midwife this could just eb a late starter or it could alson be a some kind of problem with is speech developmentsd try and encourage him to use more words e.g read to him instead of gettind toys that make sounds what helped mine was a teddy bear that spoke and did the alpabet go to ur nearest toystore and look around fo toys that encourage his speech

good luck

x

Answer 9

hi my baby is 17 months and only says 3 words mama dada and baba says baba most of the time so i thought i was the oonlyone. when asked for juice does point to correct object but i try and do the little touch baby activity book and go through day saying things to her and television helps.

Answer 10

I had about the same problem i talked to my doctor who gave me the number for E.S.U they then set him up with a speech person that comes to my house onces a week and works with him

Answer 11

Ask your ped. about it. I have some kids that age that babble, and others that speak better than a grown up. it will depend on your child's individual development.

Answer 12

yeas. he should be saying close to 5 dozen words by now. Please, I beg you, have him checked over by early intervention in your area. My son was not much better than yours is. he has a neurological problem called apraxia. he has been in speech therapy for 7 months and has made so much progress. he can now say close to 150+ words and knows 50+ signs. every bit of it was free!!

My son was and still is very smart. He could say his ABCs before he could say his name, and he can count to ten with only a prompt or 2. he knows a bunch of his colors. His ONLy problem was that he could not coordinate the movements needed to TELL us what was on his mind

Answer 13

Talk to your Dr.  My son didn't say anything until he was 3 years old and he is fine today.  Maybe your Dr has some suggestions.  Also, you may want to get him tested for speech or his hearing tested.  I know it's hard but hang in there.