Your 15 month olds don't really talk, right?

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I took DS to the pedi today for a checkup. 

He asked about words. TBH DS doesn't say much. He knows "mama" when he's mad "Hi" on the regular and something that sort of sounds like "hug." He points and is very well aware of what he wants. He's also started following simple directions and is learning order (like if I say "bye bye" he brings his coat).

The pedi was all, He should know 10 words and should be clear! When he points make him say it!

I was like WTF?! LOL. The kid literally can't talk yet. It's not a matter of making him say anything. 

I'm not worried. He seems on track to me. DD also didn't spit out much until very close to 2 and then it was pretty clear full on sentences. 

I love my pedi but he has a tendency to nitpick when all is well and he's out of stuff to say. 

I'm not "wrong" am I? 

[arch01]

You're fine.

Ours wanted 5 at 15m, 10 at 18m and 2 word sentences at 2y I believe. Sounds counted-so "ba" for ball counted as 1.

[Deleted]

My kids are late talkers, so I'm with you. I've seen other kids the same age with much more to say, though, and "by the book", your kid is behind.

I still think if you KOKO, it will probably solve itself by 2. Unless there have been ear infections that might impact hearing - DS was still behind at 2 and didn't catch up until tubes.

[Deleted]

I think 5-7 words is more normal for 15 months. Every kid is different but I would just work on it and follow up at 18 months

[sneetch]

Lol, no, my son doesn't talk. We had his 15-month visit today and our pedi said he should have three to six words(including mama and dada). He has four. And he said the only thing you can do to help him is to talk to him all the time, read to him and limit screen time. Wtf to "make him say it?"

[simpsongal]

I think your DS is fine, 10 words by 15 months sounds pretty advanced to me.

DS is 16 months - he has quite a few words but he doesn't use them very much. He goes through language trends. For a while it was "dada" and "ut oh" all.the.time. Now he constantly says "mama" and "thank you."

From reading these board it seems like the language explosion happens closer to 18 mos+

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Thanks girls. That's what I thought.

I also forgot that sounds for words count as words. He does a lot of that. He babbles all day, I hear him putting sounds together blah blah blah.

I'm definitely fine if I count all that.

[badtzmaru22]

My DD had a ton of words by then, but she was an early talker. I can already tell DS is not going to be that way. No need to worry- there is a wide range of normal.

[karinothing]

10 words at 15 months is a lot. Ours wanted 5 and counted signs. I think DS had 5 exactly, by 18 months he was speaking in full sentences. DS did not have mama at 15 months but he did have dada. I think the others were bus, hi, bye bye, and uh oh? I really don't remember.

[dcn]

Yeah Ds didn't have 10 words until he was 2. Your Ds is fine.

[Velar Fricative]

I remember DD's pediatricians only wanted her to have one word by 15m. I remember she had no more than 5 or so at that point.

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May 22, 2015 12:34:25 GMT -5 @tokenhoser said:

My kids are late talkers, so I'm with you. I've seen other kids the same age with much more to say, though, and "by the book", your kid is behind.

I still think if you KOKO, it will probably solve itself by 2. Unless there have been ear infections that might impact hearing - DS was still behind at 2 and didn't catch up until tubes.

Yeah he has no history of ear infections. He's had one. So I'm not worried. 

DD was also really close to 2 before she said much and it was like she just woke up one day spitting out perfectly clear sentences (that's her. Refuses to do anything unless she does it well). I banking on the same to him. 

He's talked to/interacted with all day (see also: sister who doesn't shut up), has daycare, is read to more than adequately (and points to stuff in the book no problem) etc. I'm not at all worried I'm missing anything big there.

[ssmjlm]

Your pedi sounds like our old one. At 15m she wanted a dozen words and said signs didn't count. I posted here bc we were at a loss. Esp since daycare was like "your pedi is on crack, she's fine."

Needless to say we went ahead with the SLP eval which was a total waste. She wasn't helpful and was like "well if the pedi is concerned she could be considered behind." It seemed like they were just fishing for money.

She's fine and on track. Talks in sentences now and picks up new words daily. We also switched pedi's after that incident and a couple others that made us realize we didn't mesh.

[mae141]

DD is 17 months and the only word she can really say is apple. I don't know why; she doesn't even like apples that much.

She understands basically everything I say though. If I tell DH she's being difficult/dramatic/moody or anything not so positive, no matter how sweet the tone in my voice is, she still makes a face at me. I'm not worried.

[brady2012]

My pedi asked if my kids had 3 words at 15 months.  DS had mama, dada and signed "more". She was fine with that.  I remembered that she asked me to estimate DD's words at 18 months so when I took DS for his 18 month appt. a few months ago I spent a week counting the words he used in context and actually wrote them down.  He had 24 at that point.  Clearly, there was a huge jump in language in those 3 months.  I feel like doctors get fixated on one thing or another sometimes for no apparent reason other than to drive parents crazy.

[Deleted]

The girls are 14 mos and have zero spoken words unless you count "yaya" which they use when pointing to something and either want it or want to get your attention. They sign "nurse" "eat" "more" and "all done" and shake head no and yes. But no words.

I know my pedi wants 5 words by 15 mos and well, clearly we won't be there. I called ei and they will be evaluated next week. I know twins very often have language delays, although it is unclear as to exactly why this happens it is well documented, so I am being proactive about it. But I've also worked with ei in the past for J so I had no reservations about calling this time.

[Deleted]

I think my pedi wanted 5-7, including sounds/signs. I'm jealous of early talkers but regardless- sounds normal. Especially 10 CLEAR words- I don't know if DS has that now. Lol forever doc.

[redpenmama]

My son didn't have 10 words at 15 months, and our pedi didn't say anything. I wouldn't worry.

[rugbywife]

DD is almost 14 months. She definitely doesn't speak English. She definitely speaks Baby, she won't shut up, unfortunately we don't speak Baby.

English and Baby share some words in common...cat for example, and hi. Possibly cow, moo and woof. Apparently in Baby 'mum-mum' is used for both mommy and daddy. And 'ga' means up. 'ba' means bird or, anything that is in the sky or that you point to.

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May 22, 2015 12:44:22 GMT -5 mae141 said:

DD is 17 months and the only word she can really say is apple. I don't know why; she doesn't even like apples that much.

She understands basically everything I say though. If I tell DH she's being difficult/dramatic/moody or anything not so positive, no matter how sweet the tone in my voice is, she still makes a face at me. I'm not worried.

Yes! DS understand so much/reacts to feelings etc. It's amazing actually what he gets out of normal conversation. I feel like that'e maybe the skill he's fixated on first. 

DD was the same way. She understood so much before she actually said anything.

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May 22, 2015 12:48:45 GMT -5 @justdairy said:

May 22, 2015 12:44:22 GMT -5 mae141 said:

DD is 17 months and the only word she can really say is apple. I don't know why; she doesn't even like apples that much.

She understands basically everything I say though. If I tell DH she's being difficult/dramatic/moody or anything not so positive, no matter how sweet the tone in my voice is, she still makes a face at me. I'm not worried.

Yes! DS understand so much/reacts to feelings etc. It's amazing actually what he gets out of normal conversation. I feel like that'e maybe the skill he's fixated on first. 

DD was the same way. She understood so much before she actually said anything.

Receptive language is far more important at this age then expressive. It's much easier to teach expressive than it is receptive so if he has the receptive I'd ride it out a while longer. If I didn't have the extra concern with the twin issue I'd ride it out a few more months because they have good receptive language skills and can follow commands etc. So the expressive will come.

[atarianna]

My daughter didn't have more than 5 words at 18m. My pedi was concerned and wanted to refer us but my H was adamant we wait until her 2 year appointment to make any decisions.

At 23 months her language exploded and she has been talking ever since. She went from 10-12 words one day to full on sentences the next, literally.

My son, who is 13 months talks non-stop too, which is crazy to me since my first was delayed but I think he just learns from her.

[browneyedgirl9]

my doctor wanted 8 words other then mama and dada. DS has always been an early talker, but i know plenty of kids that dont have many words yet

[cjeanette]

Mine both did but they are very chatty children so you should see it as a plus that you aren't headed down that path

Some kids aren't vocal. My niece is 22 months and pretty much only says "oh-no". It's clear she understands and I don't think it is at all an issue of being able to talk. Her pedi isn't worried.

[mae141]

May 22, 2015 12:42:02 GMT -5 @justdairy said:

May 22, 2015 12:34:25 GMT -5 @tokenhoser said:

My kids are late talkers, so I'm with you. I've seen other kids the same age with much more to say, though, and "by the book", your kid is behind.

I still think if you KOKO, it will probably solve itself by 2. Unless there have been ear infections that might impact hearing - DS was still behind at 2 and didn't catch up until tubes.

Yeah he has no history of ear infections. He's had one. So I'm not worried. 

DD was also really close to 2 before she said much and it was like she just woke up one day spitting out perfectly clear sentences (that's her. Refuses to do anything unless she does it well). I banking on the same to him. 

He's talked to/interacted with all day (see also: sister who doesn't shut up), has daycare, is read to more than adequately (and points to stuff in the book no problem) etc. I'm not at all worried I'm missing anything big there.

This is my DD, too. She didn't attempt to roll over, crawl, or walk until she could do it well. I imagine she's doing the same thing with talking. 

[meij]

We just had our 15 month appt this week and she wanted two words by now, 5-20 by 18 months.

DS does have a lot of words but our friends boy the same age has zero.

[darnkatz]

I remember the 15 month appt with my second. I was so annoyed that the pedi was almost chastising me for my toddler not talking much. Her language exploded at 18-20 months, which I thought was completely normal. She is 2 now and is a complete chatterbox.

[kategm]

At our 15 month checkup the pedi only asked if she had 2-3 words. Not 10.


But mine did though, to answer your original question.

[Yankees21]

Mine is 14 months and says pretty much nothing that makes sense except for Dada. Tons of babbling and seems to understand a decent amount so I'm not worried yet.

[kershnic]

Argh, threads like this always get me worked up. I don't even know how to count this... I'm pretty sure one of my kids is fine and knows probably 5-10 words, sounds, and/or signs. The other kid kind of says "quack quack" and sometimes signs milk and all-done. They'll be 15m next week. Both of their accurate use of sounds and signs is very intermittent.

My nephew didn't really talk at all until 2 and now he has an amazing vocabulary.