My year old son doesn't say momma?

Question

He doesn't say momma or dadda.. he babbles all the time..a nd he says "uh-oh" and he also goes "huh?" haha..

but no momma or dadda really...

normal?

Answer 1

Yes perfectly normal.  Remember they are all individuals, some are super fast learners and others aren't.

Lots of encouragement, praise and fun at learning new words is the best way forward.

My friends little girl couldn't string a sentence together till she was 3 years old and she worried herself sick.

Be proud of your little man for what he is able to do and make him feel clever for the noises he can make at the minute.

If you are still worried in several months time speak to your doctor or health visitor.

Answer 2

do you continueously tell him to say mama try that say it all the time and maybe he will eventualy mock you

Answer 3

Our first was like that and he's doing fine - right on track.  He wouldn't say anything for the longest time then he just burst out with everything all at once at around age 2.  Some kids do that, everyone's different.

Answer 4

So, confirm this for me: he is exactly one year old and has no other words except for huh and uhoh? Have you talked to his pediatrician?  Has he had his hearing checked?

A great thing to gauge is a child's receptive communication at this age...observe them when you say words to see if your child recognizes them.  This shows that comprehension is there (which uh-oh is a good sign)

As far as expressive communication goes, listen to his babbling to see if there are more consonant sounds in it..around one year is when you begin to hear the first words like momma and dadda, sometimes there is a lag, depending on maybe whether your child was premature or was prone to earaches/fluid in the ears.

If your son is not showing any signs of producing and is right at one year, you should talk to your pediatrician and tell him/her your concerns.  Your pediatrician in turn should be able to refer you to a great speech patholigist that can perform some non invasive tests to determine your childs needs.

Go to this website:

http://www.speech-language-therapy.com/d...

Answer 5

Same as my son. I don't think he actually got to calling us "mommy" and "daddy" until just before he turned 3. I guess some boys are just slow talkers, but like your son, my son was always babbling. So he's social, you can't understand anything... I think it's normal. Really little kids progress at their own pace. I always figure so long as they can understand what's being said to them, then the speech thing will just follow.

Answer 6

Well anyone with a degree or specializtion dealing with a toddlers cognative development will tell you that 2 years old is the mark for serious testing; not 1. If he had no communication and seemed as though he literally couldnt hear, then yes youd have him tested. However from what you said he is fully aware, he just hasn't expressed those words yet. At this point as long as he will follow a few very simple commands, such as if you say no; he will at least back off for a second. Or if he is holding a block and you say can I have the block and point to it; does he offer it to you? If those are no's then it might be worth mentioning to the ped. but if he is less then 18 months old; there is nothing they can truly do at this point. Just keep saying things to him, talk to him all the time. Tell him things matter of factly like you would to an adult. As him questions all day, like: what do you want for lunch/dinner? What color shirt do you want to wear (and offer him 2 choices AND allow him to pick!!)? Thing like that. They promote the idea of soical interaction and communication. And do not "baby" talk to him at this point. Its funny and cutsie but it is detremental to their learning. Call his bottle (if he has one a bottle not a baba) things like that. Like I said as long as he CAN actually hear you then at this stage, there is not too much to be done. If by 18 months he hasnt improved then metnion it to the Dr.