is this ok????????????

[lochlanfaidesmummy]

my son can only say ma, da and ta oh and ga.
he is 17months old is this ok or should he realisticaly be able to talk more

[Mumpbump]

Sounds just like my neighbours' son! And the oldest son of one of my friends didn't start talking until he was two, so I wouldn't have thought there is much to worry about... There is a thread somewhere about setting up a support website for late speakers, as it were, if you're really worried (there were 3 yo children who didn't speak mentioned on it), but I'm afraid I don't know how to search for it.

[lochlanfaidesmummy]

am worried because he also walks on tip toes

[Mumpbump]

Well, he's learning. Mine isn't walking yet - not yet 11 mo - but I imagine they all go through different stages. Sorry if I'm being ignorant, but is there a particular significance attached to walking on tiptoes?

[Kittypickle]

Does he walk on tiptoes all the time or just sometimes ? If it is all the time and he seems unable to walk with his feet flat then it would be an idea to get that checked out. I was told by a paed that if a child could say 6 things by 18 months then they weren't worried and was warned that DS would be likely to take a little longer to speak being a boy and a second child.

[hortense]

My advice would be to see your gp, if there isn't a problem then your mind is at rest and if there is a problem then the sooner you see a specialist in the area the better.....please don't sit worrying about things. Best wishes

[lochlanfaidesmummy]

he seems to walk on his toes around 80 per cent of the time, more so with his left foot than right. we went for a hearing test today and it turns out he is 60 per cent deaf:0 in his right ear and 30 per cent in his left ear. which explains the lack of communication skills.