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Talking?
My LO is 16 months and not really talking yet. He can say mum, dad, that, up, out, hello (ee-oo). Is this normal??? Prob just a typical lazy boy!!
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My dd said a handful of words at 16mths, and loads of babble! She says much more now she is 19mths and understands loads!
She now says 'bye bye see you soon' all the time! As I write she is putting her toys in a cupboard and saying it. It is sooooo cute!
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Your lo will be chatting away to you in no time at all - and driving you mad with 'why...?'
Charlotte says "hewo" (hello), babye (bye bye), up, haboos (hahoos from ITNG). She can also do some animal noises - meow, moo (more like a randy bull though lol) and woof. She will say dada occasionally but rarely mama. She will chatter all day though in her own special language.
My sister's youngest who has just turned 2 has only just started talking properly.
He's a bit behind and HV is keeping an eye on him, so I think your lo is doing just fine!
lo 20m and 30+5
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My youngest is nearly 15 months and she can say a few things- hiya, bye, all gone, tray (?!) ta, tickle tickle tickle, moo...but not mummy or daddy! Now that is bizarre!
My eldest is 2 years 3 months and she can speak in really long sentences, she's got a huge vocabulary... but.she.pauses.between.each.word.like.this! Not sure if that's normal? She is very bright, I think her brain is maybe going faster than what she can say.
The 2 of them are so different in how they learn.
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He can say most of the parts of his body and a few animals and their noises....all of the in the night garden characters lol (not pronounced properly)
the hv says he is speaking more advanced than is 'normal' and most little boys i know havnt spoken as much at his age...where as girls his age seem to talk more!
Each child is different and learns different things and different rates so i wouldnt worry about it!!!
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One of my brothers didn't talk until he was way over 2 so I know it's normal not to.
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freya 16 months says about 60 words and can put 3 or so together, her latest is 'i want' when ever im in the kichen i hear a little voice behind me saying i want juice!!! she has also got possesive and says things like 'its my mummy' but my friend little boy who is only a few weeks younger doesnt say a thing not one word, but he understands every thing that you say to him, and does things like playing boo and driving cars around, he just does it all without talking.
So at this stage as long as he is understanding what you are saying to him then there is no need to worry. xx
he can say the usual mum, dad, his name, nana, gangdad, cat, dog, all the farm yard animals and sounds that they make, flower, garden, etc
now hes starting to string words together like sit down here, all dried, lets goe outside, numerous others
It will come eventually, I find constantly talking to them really helps, telling them what your doing, or where they are going, that kind of thing,
if you babble on, so should they!
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he can say the usual mum, dad, his name, nana, gangdad, cat, dog, all the farm yard animals and sounds that they make, flower, garden, etc
now hes starting to string words together like sit down here, all dried, lets goe outside, numerous others
It will come eventually, I find constantly talking to them really helps, telling them what your doing, or where they are going, that kind of thing,
if you babble on, so should they!
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Like all others have said lil man sounds like he's doing fine! Evie's a gobby little miss, mummy, daddy, Joejoe, no, mine, juice, row row row, bye bye, baby, kiss, ta, gone, more, lots of animal noises and on and on! But she's had big bro to learn from. Joe was fairly slow and unclear for a long time but I can't get him to shut up now!!!
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If you would like to encourage his communication skills (and by that I mean non-verbal communication), have you thought about doing some baby signing? There are different classes you can go to, and some of those have CDs and DVDs to accompany them. Or you can watch Something Special on CBeebies. Just an idea.
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