My 21 Month Baby Still Dunno How To Talk

[saelawie 0]

Dear all mummies...

My son will be two years old in January and until now he still dunno how to talk properly. He doesn't even know how to call Mama, Mommy, Daddy etc. I'm getting a bit worried now because my boss' daughter who is 1.5 month older knows a lot a lot of words already. She's even speaking in a full sentence.

I understand that different baby develops differently but still I am kinda worried.

The paed told me that it will be a problem if my son still dunno how to speak when he hit 2 years old.

Can someone introduce me classes that I can bring my son over to learn how to talk?

Thanks thanks!

[uniquesoul 0]

dont think u gotta worry abt this..one of my cousin's son can only talk when he's 5. Mayb u can bring him to the speech and hearing center in sunway hosp? i think that should be related with helping out kids to develop their talking,learning and hearing skills.

[Avolet 0]

Dear all mummies...

My son will be two years old in January and until now he still dunno how to talk properly. He doesn't even know how to call Mama, Mommy, Daddy etc. I'm getting a bit worried now because my boss' daughter who is 1.5 month older knows a lot a lot of words already. She's even speaking in a full sentence.

I understand that different baby develops differently but still I am kinda worried.

The paed told me that it will be a problem if my son still dunno how to speak when he hit 2 years old.

Can someone introduce me classes that I can bring my son over to learn how to talk?

Thanks thanks!

he respond to sound then should be no deaf problem... my parent and aunty uncle tot i dumb when i cant speak by the time i suppose to talk...

i only start to speak and call my mum when i was 4 yrs old...

my mum say i never stop talking since then....

dont worry too much and get more paed for more opinion...

[Ally'sMom 0]

Girls in general tend to learn how to speak earlier. My colleague's daughter could sing A - Z at 19mo. So, don't compare with girls, otherwise stressed! :) If you're concerned, you can let your son see a speech specialist for ease of mind.

[saelawie 0]

wah..do you girls have any problem in kindergarten during your time ?

My paed says it will be a bit slow for babies to learn how to talk if they don't have another child to interact with at home.

my mom now came up with some frog remedies. -_- asking me to buy some frogs. oh my goodness.

[CFA 0]

wah..do you girls have any problem in kindergarten during your time ?

My paed says it will be a bit slow for babies to learn how to talk if they don't have another child to interact with at home.

my mom now came up with some frog remedies. -_- asking me to buy some frogs. oh my goodness.

One of my Nephew did not talk until he was almost 4. The Parents tried almost everything, doctors, traditional medicine, temples. But after he started talking, there was no stopping him. He's almost 12 now. Btw, he was the only chid and even at the BS, there was no other babies / toddlers around.

Do try to talk to him more I suppose, reading to him and playing with him. Encourage him to express himself. Can he stand / walk. You can consider taking him for some weekend activities, drawing, etc where he can interact with other toddlers. Good luck and don't worry too much. All children grow at their own pace but it does not hurt to seek medical opinions that his hearing, etc is okay.

[meiteoh 0]

Perhaps you may want to refer to this link for more info on talking as a milestone.

To summarize, it is a matter of concern if your child doesn't still know how to say mama or papa (or mummy, daddy, the equivalent) by 15 mths (that was the first thing my paed asked when we took Eva for her 14th mth check-up). Ask to see a speech pathologist as a paed isn't a specialist in this field. On your end, Babycenter has these tips to help encourage a toddler to speak:

You can help your child's language skills along by providing a rich and nurturing communication environment. The most important things to do:

* Talk. Research shows that children whose parents spoke to them extensively when they were babies have significantly higher IQs and richer vocabularies than other children. You don't need to chatter nonstop, but speak to your child whenever you're together. Describe what you're doing, point things out, ask questions, sing songs. (Although some baby talk is okay, resist the temptation to coo and babble. Your child will learn to speak well by listening to you speak well.)

* Read. Reading to your child is a great way to expose him to new vocabulary, the way sentences are put together, and how stories flow. But don't just read the words — ask your child to find things in the illustrations or tell you what happened to the characters.

* Listen. When your child talks to you, be a good listener — look at him and be responsive. He's more likely to speak up when he knows you're interested in what he's saying.

For other mummies, note that baby talk doesn't do anything to improve linguistic skills in babies. In fact, it may just do the opposite. So talk to your child as if she or he were a grown up...or at least can understand you. :)

[aishiteru 0]

Gabriel is now 18mths.. he doesnt call papa or mami despite being teach everyday.

when i sing twinkle twinkle little star to him he is able to sing it for 1 whole night..

but i only could here twinkle twinkle little star.. the rest is mumbling..

he once went to my mom and touch her lap and call her ah po.. but only once.

last time he still say mum mum when we ask him want milk milk? or mum mum.. but now no more.

only recently he will call the maid kakak, kakak,... when he looks for her.

now i still doubt that by 21 months he can speak better..

[meiteoh 0]

Maybe you can encourage him to talk more like doing those things suggested by the site.

I started when Eva was very young; my mum suggested to tell her where we are going, what we're doing, etc, etc. And because I babywore her whenever we head out, she was able to observe how I interact with shopkeepers and other people. In fact, I still babywear her when I go out. When she started to talk or babble to me, I'd pause and listen as if I can understand her - even though I don't - and I'll wait till she finishes before I continue. As she got older, I'd ask her something, pause and wait for her response. If she's a bit slow, I'll ask again and again until she either gestures or says something. While she's playing or whenever I'm doing something, I'd explain things to her, etc, etc. I also point out and label items like dog, plants, toys, etc.

I also noticed that she will answer with her own words when people (so far just me, and my HB) talk to her on the phone and it's when we ask her full sentences like "Eva, who's this?" (she'll go "Papa/Mummy"), "Eva, what are you doing?" (she'd go "Mum mum" - eating), "Eva, were you a good gal?" (she'd go "Uh huh/neh/mmm" - dunno what that means) and "Eva, what are you eating?" (she'd go "Mum mum" - food).Then if it's any other thing, she'd say something else that I'd say is babble (only she can understand what she's saying).

Most important is to ensure that the learning process is fun and just be patient. Some babies could be more introvert than others. :)

[bear_bear 0]

hi saelawie,

my son started to talk when he was 26 mths, but he progress steadily after that, now 32mths, can speak almost in full sentence & know how to counterattack - like when we ask 明白吗? he will answer 明黑。

like meiteoh mentioned, most important is we keep talking to him. they learn through these, may be the tougue muscle is not fully developed, he is unable to use tougue to express properly.

so long as he understand, it is ok. you may trap him into communicating with u by asking questions - do u want apple or banana? by putting these 2 friuts in front of him. if he choose to communicate using hand, just let he be 1st, as we know he understand our language. :)

i read that it is no good to give toddler too much tv, but no choice, my MIL plays DVD when she is taking of my son in the morning. but the DVD is educational type, like teaching how to name body parts, relatives, colors, shapes, etc. He learnt a lot through here. Some of teh vocab he actually learnt here.

[aishiteru 0]

now i want to teach him to say TQ when someone give him things.

so i always play give and take..

I ask him give mommy book, he will give to me then i said TQ...

then he request the book back from me and i give it to him and said TQ..

after awhile he learn to say TQ but then he cant pronounce the Q and he said T U instead.

[saelawie 0]

I think we got talk a lot with him especially my mom is alone with him everyday when we are at work.

The saddest thing is up till now, he still doesn't know how to say mama, papa etc :( He called me AH BEH instead. But he sometimes call my mom that too. Aiyo..

Did he watch too much TV/DVD because we got him a lot of Pocoyo, Hi-5 and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse DVDs. >.<

[Diana 0]

wah..do you girls have any problem in kindergarten during your time ?

My paed says it will be a bit slow for babies to learn how to talk if they don't have another child to interact with at home.

my mom now came up with some frog remedies. -_- asking me to buy some frogs. oh my goodness.

It's very true that with other children, they learn things really quickly coz they like to copy!Either that or it's just my daughter... btw I have a cousin who didn't speak till he was around 6 or 7 yrs old. He had 2 elder brothers but don't have any idea why he coudln't speak proper words and sentences.. it was all babble.

I think it's really what you say daily to your baby/toddler that helps with their speech. I think my mom has been saying 'wah' a bit too much that my daughter picked it up.. so now she goes pointing at lights and other thinsg saying 'wah' or sometimes 'wow'

[sheenang 0]

Dear all mummies...

My son will be two years old in January and until now he still dunno how to talk properly. He doesn't even know how to call Mama, Mommy, Daddy etc. I'm getting a bit worried now because my boss' daughter who is 1.5 month older knows a lot a lot of words already. She's even speaking in a full sentence.

I understand that different baby develops differently but still I am kinda worried.

The paed told me that it will be a problem if my son still dunno how to speak when he hit 2 years old.

Can someone introduce me classes that I can bring my son over to learn how to talk?

Thanks thanks!

My cousin's son, didn't talk even he was 3 years old..my grandma very worry so she went temple-'ask' GOD' the 'GOD" ask my grandma give him eat one bite of fruits that ate by birds before (normally when we pray with fruits outside the house birds will come and curi makan the fruits) after he ate, he start calling mummy and daddy..but he is still a very very quite boy although he is in primary school now....

[Ally'sMom 0]

aish, my daughter is the other way around. Whenever she wants to say TQ, she can only manage to say Q :)

Diana, yeah, I think babies love to copy what we do. My daughter's like that too. Even when we sneeze or cough, she will imitate with a fake sneeze or cough.

[tinkerbelle 0]

kiddo knows just a few words, now that i looked into my diary.

called out for mama (in his sweetest voice ever) or daddy or even yelled on top of his lung, DDDDaaaaddddd (learnt from me) way before his 1yo birthday. after which, he called his own name, xxx-baby. give him a handphone he'll start blabbing away, until one day, he said, hello kaylee (friend's kid), which stunned the hell out of the father and me. luckily there was my other half there to verify else i would have brushed it off as baby talk.

among other words - up, throw, star, hi, bye, kakak, ball, shoes, bird, cat, dog, pig, car.

just realised by looking at all these words that he can pronounce (though he couldnt enunciate it properly), they are stuff that made him happy.

so to sum it all up, children learn best when they are happy. that's why i feel playschool is an advantage. let the real classroom lesson wait. they are only a toddler once.

im glad he likes it in the playschool. i owe it to them that he is exposed to new learning experiences everyday. of coz i wont discount my own effort in communicating with my child in every possible ways, every single waking moment. of late, whenever he coughs, he covers his mouth with his hand.

im pleased as punch.

[alyceyong 0]

Hi saelawie,

How's your boy other development? I got a friend whose 11 mo baby who is extremely quiet, no babbling etc except crying. So this friend of mine is very worried, she bring him to see a paed in Prince Court Medical Centre. They did the hearing test and the result showed the hearing is fine. So the paed concluded as long as the child other development is on track, it shouldn't be too worried.

I notice if my boy says something and if someone LAUGH at him, he will not say that word again. Eg. when he was 2 mo, to our surprise he says NEN NEN and its not once but few times in few days. My mum find it so amused and laughed at him after that until now he won't say NEN NEN even he is hungry!

[CFA 0]

Hi saelawie,

I would encourage you to attend this Talk to be held at Price Court Medical Ctr tomorrow - "Understanding Your Chilld's Early Development" and ask the good experts there if you have any questions, especially Puspa Sivan who says that she has worked with many babies, especially those who were not as fast as their peers. Puspa Sivan also says that she is opening a centre at the Curve to educate Parents and children on how to properly develop their child and not to be too engrosed in the Rat Race.

Child development workshop at Prince Court

5 July 2010 Prince Court Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, is having a free half-day workshop on Understanding Your Chilld's Early Development.

Consultant paediatrician and intensive care specialist Dr Sharmila Kylasam will speak on Brain Development in the Early Years. Chief dietitian Datin Faran Diba Khan will speak on Nurturing Brain Development. Puspa Sivan, director of Parent Teacher Child Association, will speak on All you Need to Know About Your Infant and Child Development.

The workshop will be held on July 31 from 9am-noon at the hospital's auditorium.

If you can't make it on July 31, you'll be glad to know the workshop will be held again on Oct 16 at the same time and venue.

Limited seats available. To register, call (03) 2160-0000 ext 2282/1734 or email zeenat.din@princecourt.com before July 26.

http://parenthots.com/news_and_events/even...ince-Court.aspx

[aishiteru 0]

http://www.childscreening.com.sg/

maybe can do online child screening test here.

i did for Gabriel last few days and the next day i got email feedback from them.

very good! and it's FOC..

[zeroflower 0]

My nephew had the same problem. He could string a proper sentence even at the age of 4 i think...but slowly, he started improving when he went to kindy. It's true that generally, boys start speaking slower.

My daughter is now 18mths and she can say quite a number of words, those initial ones are mama, papa, bye bye, mei mei (younger sister), rabbit, ball ball, bear bear, dog dog. She’ll also say “miow” when I say cat or points to a cat. Some of the words she can say now are: cup, shoes, excuse me, thanks, apple, sky, cheese, bread, keys, car, book, spoon, phone, walk, kakak, cheh cheh, ko ko, yeh yeh, ah kong, ah ma.. Cant think of anymore for now..

I think it helps to describe what you're doing to your kid. For example, if you stir milk for her, then tell her you're scooping out the milk, adding water etc. It may sound strange but i think slowly our kids will respond.

I notice my daughter will observe everything I do, so I try to put a conscious effort to actually speak to her. And when she speaks tho I dont understand, I just nod my head or say something like "Oh really? Is that so?" She'll laugh and continue talking.. lol.

[Ally'sMom 0]

I believe speaking at the same level as her, so that she can see the lip movement, will help as well.

Ooh, aish, that looks like an intersting link. hmm, i think i'll give it a try

Just to share, my daughter is almost 16mo now, and she can also say quite a few words - mummy, daddy, papa, ama, poh poh, baby, auntie, uncle, che che, koko, dog, cat, banana, bye bye, ball, bear, no more, magnet, shoes, bread, book, milk, TQ (but only Q). Lately she seems to pick up words quite fast. I repeat a certain word to her 2 - 3 times in front of her face, and she will repeat after me.

Mummy is her favourite word. My nanny tells me she will say mummy at least 20 times a day

[pal 0]

at first i also quite worried, as my daughter dunno how to call 'papa, mama' after her 1st birthday... around 14months, she starts calling 'papa', that's the word she pronounce the most... then she started to pick up other words like, ball ball, bird, na(take), gei(give), bear bear, dog, popo, gong gong, shh shh(pee) etc. after another month only she starts calling me 'mimi', at first wanted to teach her called 'mommy' but she choose to call me 'mimi', recently can call yeye and mama... now she is 18 months, start to link few words together, e.g. bird, fei fei fei(fly)...

I agree that we shouldn't laugh at the baby or toddler when he/she trying to convey a msg... i always try to understand what my daughter want to tell by asking her to repeat it, if i really cant understand i will repeat her words and say 'oh, xxx, ok'... i'm not sure my way correct or not, but i felt at least it wont de-motivate her to talk...

[bunnyNwife 0]

My gal is rather slow too. At 16mths, she will say mama, papa, popo, gong gong as and when she likes. Not sure whether she knows how to associate us with our name but at time she will point at our picture and call papa mama BUT she also point at my parents wedding photos saying the same.

The only few words that she knows for sure is wo wo (dog), nen nen (milk), mum mum (food), bao bao (will say this when she is do e with her food by hitting her tummy), Wai Wai (my poodle).

She understands quite a fair bit what we have been telling her or talking to her byt she just not very keen to speak and if she ever speaks, she will use her own language. I told my parents and my HB never baby talk with her. Talk to her in clear proper simple sentences and may associate with some actions to make her understand us better.

[saelawie 0]

My son's other developments are pretty good I guess.

For example he is really tall and big for his age. He is now about 15kg. And very tall, almost to my belly button height and I am 168cm tall.

He knew how to switch on the tv/dvd player, know how to put back his water bottle/pacifier after used. He learnt walking quite early too.

Just dunno how to talk. Dun even know how to call "MAMI"

And yeah aishiteru's link looks very interesting.. Will print out and test it with my son.. hehehe..thanks!

[aishiteru 0]

u print out and test it with ur son..

after u got the result u updated on the website...

they will evaluate the and feeback to you on ur child progress.

which i think is very good