My son will be 18 months next week. He doesn’t talk solid words but babbles on and off. He rarely answers to his name. When it comes to mealtime, he only likes eating something sweet or baby food. We had him eating meatballs and chicken nuggets with ketchup (the only way to get him to eat), but now he hardly …
Q&A: How Many Words Should a 2 Year Old Say?
My child is two years, five months old male. He says words like, no, cup, please, mama, dad, bye, it broke (muddled) and does some babbling. He has also said outside, bath, and movie but not consistently. The other day he counted to three but I can’t get him to repeat this regularly. Our daycare provider thinks he is behind …
Q&A: How Many Words Should a 2 – 3 Year Old Say?
My daughter is 31 months and doesn’t say many words (about 15 at the most). She babbles a lot and points or pulls you by the finger and takes you to what she wants. She seems to have great comprehension; you can tell her to go get her pink shoes, for example, and she will do this. Could something be …
Q&A: 2 1/2 Year Old Not Talking A Lot
My daughter is almost 2 1/2 and she isn’t speaking very much. When you ask her questions, she will answer with head nods or pointing but she will rarely speak. She says words such as ma, da, and she will make some animal noises but she won’t mimmic or repeat anything. If she asks for something, she points, or gets …
Q&A: 21 Month Old Not Pronouncing Words
My son just turned 21 months. He is very active and “speaks” a lot with a wide variety of sounds but is not clearly pronouncing words other than “no” and “uh-oh”. He can communicate what he wants through pointing and grunting but again his lack of vocabulary has me worried. My niece is 3 months older than him and is …
Q&A: 15 Month Old May Be Behind in Language Development
I have a 15 month old son who is not quite walking yet, but has no problem cruising at this point. A recent visit to our pediatrician suggested to us that he may be also behind on language development as well. He is extremely aware and seems bright; however, he has only said “dada” and “hi” up to this point …
Q&A: My 2 Year Old Has Muffled Speech
I have a 2.5 year old son who has a great vocabulary, appears to be meeting all the appropriate milestones, but has muffled speech. I understand 95% of what he says. I think a stranger may understand 75% of what he says. He had chronic ear infections as an infant and had tubes put in at 9 months. We just …
Q&A: 7 Year Old Started Mispronouncing Words
My seven year old son has recently started mispronouncing words he used to pronounce correctly. He is very bright (is being tested for the gifted program at school) and was a very early reader. Some of the mispronunciation seems to be related to how he is now “seeing” words he is reading, but it still seems strange. By way of …
Q&A: 7 Year Old Cannot Pronounce “K” and “G” Sounds
My 7 year old daughter is unable to pronounce K & G sounds correctly. Please suggest any exercise or any good speech therapist in Delhi or Gurgaon (India). I would suggest contacting a local speech and language pathologist for a speech evaluation for your child. You may find resources through your local school, hospital or clinic. Perhaps this agency in …
Q&A: Why is Our Daughter Starting to Use “Baby Talk”?
Our daughter recently turned 3 and started a playgroup, 3 mornings a week. Her speech was always really good relative to our friends kids; she was using long sentences soon after her 2nd birthday. However, in the past 2 weeks, since she started playgroup, she has started using “baby talk”, pronouncing words incorrectly when she clearly knows how to say …