25 months language development

You do not need to worry about either of those things at her age.

She sounds spot on tbh. My DD is a similar age and has a similar level of vocab and just had a glowing nursery report that stated she was ahead considering she’s one of the youngest of the class.

I spend the majority of my life answering “what doing mummy?” or “where mummy/daddy/dog/brother/grandparent she saw a month ago?” on repeat and can answer if I ask her the same (she had me in stitches when she answered what she was doing with “eating the booby” the other day, she’s still lightly bf 😂). I really wouldn’t worry, your DD sounds completely normal from what I know of 2yos.

Aw I was sad to see this post pop up! Was really hoping you would be getting help for your anxiety. There are lots of resources out there for anxiety- some apps, online mindfulness, the GP etc. Again, I'd say your daughter is if anything exceeding expectations at her age.

One mum on here is not the oracle - pay no attention.

Some newly two year olds are chatting away in full sentences. Some (like my son) put two or three words together. Some have absolutely no words. My son is now six and never bloody shuts up.

It sounds like this is a real concern and point of anxiety for you. Have you spoken to your GP about how anxious you're feeling? Did you have PND?

@Ladybug1235 she's only just 2. It's perfectly normal to not be talking in full sentences and having "proper" conversations yet.
If anyone says anything to you about it say "well they're all different aren't they".
She is fine.

My daughter was using full sentences at that age, you could have a right natter with her but my son was definitely not as developed in his speech at the same age. Now they are older there is no difference in their speech development. I don't think you have anything to worry about.

Utterly age appropriate. Why are you worried about her development?

Honestly op she sounds completely spot on and doing great.

For what it’s worth I am sure you know but children do develop at different paces and some are quicker to pick up some skills but slower at others. Development isn’t completely linear. By the time your dd is in primary school you will look back and laugh at how much you worried about this.
Also my eldest dd was a very very early talker. Unusually early. She has autism. My youngest was slower to talk but very active and quicker to move and walk, she’s absolutely fine no Sen. So when all said and done obsessing over this is pointless. What will be will be and there is not much you or anyone else can do about it at this stage anyway. Just enjoy your little girl for who she is.

DD sounds fine, you sound as though honestly you are overthinking things to an unhealthy degree and need some help to overcome this. If you see childhood as a checklist of targets to meet you'll never be free to enjoy your lovely DD and all children are different and not meeting a (pretty arbitrary) set of goals doesn't mean anything.

She is learning to speak and socialise, there is no need to analyse things that seem to be non standard, that is just how kids learn.

Please step away from the developmental checklists, they won't make you a better parent. Do you know why you might feel this need to check up on where your child should be so much? I think that's something worth looking into.

You were misinformed.
She’s exactly where she should be… ZERO CONCERNS here.
She’s a bit shy sometimes like a lot of children (and adults!) and you are trying to read way more into it than there is. Just enjoy your very TYPICAL daughter.

@Ladybug1235 also mums often learn to understand what their child is saying before other people might understand it.
I remember being ill in bed when my daughter was around that age.
My husband stayed home from work to look after her.
She had asked for a biscuit ("Bis-qik pwease").
She then said something else that my husband just couldn't understand and she was getting frustrated. He thought she was saying "pretty bow" - she barely had hair then let alone a bow 😂
I said to her "say it to Mummy".
She was saying "put in bowl" 😂
I understood it perfectly because I was with her full time.
What other parents say about their children's abilities isn't a true as they make out.

Her child probably was doing that as some children can at that age, but that doesn’t mean every child can. Your dd sounds like a completely average child for her age.

My friends son was having full bloody arguments with his mother at 2. My child had only random words at 3.
Her son walked at 10 months and mine at 18 months.
Both have gone through university and are successfully employed.

It stressed me no end at the time. The way her son could cogently argue why he should have more buscuits even though lunch was being prepared, because he didn't fancy what she was making, haunted me for years😁.

I have never met another child so verbal.
Mine was definitely late, but it worked out.
Keep an eye out, but try not to worry unnecessarily, even though its hard.

@Ladybug1235 whoever that one person on here was - they were WRONG.
It's perfectly normal for a just turned 2 year old to not be speaking in conversational sentences.
It's rare that they do.

Maybe the mum on here did have an amazing talker who used full sentences or maybe she made it up. The ages and stages questionnaires are good resource for seeing where she should be, I wouldn’t take anything anyone says in here too seriously as it’s all anonymous and not verified.

She's 2 OP. She is using sentences - not long ones but you said 2 or 3 words together. That's good.

My young adult kids still use single word answers if they can get away with it!

Do you like apple and what's your favourite food?
Try reframing your questions. Look at my link for Blanks levels of questions. She can clearly answer level 1 questions which are age appropriate. Look at level 2 and try to use those and model back some answers.

Stop worrying and don't listen to the person who told you she should be using full sentences.
https://www.coventrychildrensslt.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Blanks-levels-Feb-22.pdf

@Ladybug1235 who is telling you that a toddler of barely 2 should be speaking in full sentences and having conversations?
Because it ISN'T true.
Some toddlers can but it's not the norm.
A 2 year old won't understand a question like "what is your favourite food" ? She won't know what the word favourite means.
You said you were going to stop this obsession.
Please STOP.

Who told you that? I remember an anxious parent at preschool saying to me 'The others all talk so much and my Sam only says about six words.' As usual, a couple of months later she was begging Sam to stop talking just for a minute.

She sounds like she speaks incredibly well for 25 months.
My 20 month old says no where near this much and I think she is doing well/ where she should be.
My advice is just enjoy your daughter being little, she sounds like she is doing great.

Two-year olds are not fully conversational! 'What are you doing?' and 'What's your favourite food?' are both questions with an infinite number of answers so far beyond the capability of a child of this age. Lower your expectations and you will worry far less.