Hi,
My DS turns two next week. He is very "chatty" and seems to enjoy verbal communication but he doesn't make a huge amount of sense a lot of the time! I've tried really hard not to compare him with friend's children, some of which have been super-competent with language from a fairly young age. But now those weren't very chatty suddenly seem to be improving by the day...
Books don't help that suggest he should be getting something like 10 new words a day. He is nowhere near that. He goes to nursery three days a a weks where I know they are encouraging him. We also work very hard at home with him, looking at lots of books (he really enjoys this) and talk to him all the time.
He can say mummy, daddy, nanna, shoes, choo choo, car, has his own adorable word for dog, tactor, dinner, stuck, ball, bye bye, teeth, baby for bubbles and probably a few other words that I can't recall of the top of my head. For animals he can do the noises but not the names (snap snap for crocodile etc). He'll put two words together at times (mummy shoes, bye bye Ha Hoos). He's got some consistent gibberish-y type words that he uses too.
Unlike other friends children he doesn't make an attempt we say "can you say xxx?". He certainly seems to understand a lot, and can follow instructions fairly well (when the mood takes him!). He is very very physically able and has been from a young age.
We've been waiting for an audiology apt for a while but this was just precautionary and I don't think there is a problem with his hearing. Nothing has been picked up of previous tests.
I think it's maybe just the sudden realisation that he's about to turn two and I always thought he'd be further on than he is at this point.
Should I be worried? Or just relax and see how it goes.
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Tell me about talking at just-two years old. Don't want to worry but concern is starting to creep in...
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feelingratheroverwhelmed · 07/10/2011 10:56
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