14 month old talking in sentences?

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Does anyone have or know of a just turned 14 month old who speaks in sentences?

A woman on a WhatsApp group I'm in is often mentioning how her DC talk in sentences from 13/14 months old (and not just simple things but telling someone about their day was one example she gave). I don't know why she would lie about this in a random WhatsApp group but it just seems so far fetched and of course there's never any videos to back it up! So, to the wisdom of Mumsnet...is it possible that a 14 month old could do this?!

My nephew did , none of my children did . He is and always was very intelligent . Not just smart but 3 years ahead of his year . My middle daughter started doing things as counting to 10 when she was 1 and all colours and alphabets by 18 months but sentences forming was later . She is also very advanced academically now at 6 ( 4 years on English , 2 on math ) , reading full books at 3 etc . She has adhd too .
Sometimes it’s just children that have a higher learning potential ( which often comes with other neurodiversities ) . Doesn’t always mean it will always be that way .
Os some mums like to embellish stuff ? My own 13 month old currently has about 10 words , no sentences at all :-) , she is extremely smart and very advanced physically but just a “ normal
” toddler

My eldest could by then with perfect pronunciation, first words approx six months, by 12 months she could basically say any word she heard, like other posters she was later diagnosed with autism.

I did by 12 months. Dd was a few weeks later. Ds didn't talk at all until he was 2.

One of my children had 30 - 40 words before she was 13 months and could put words together in a meaningful way at 14 months…so I guess it depends on what you define as a ‘sentence’.

Oh yes dd is diagnosed with ASD and I probably am.

My early talker did sentences from the start. Other babies from our NCT group could name all sorts of nouns that he couldn’t, but he was straight in with the sentences.

”Coat on now, mummy?” “Go ‘way, I reading!” (‘Reading’ was flipping through a book naming the animals he saw) He was a late walker as others have said, and yes, he is autistic so I don’t know if that was part of it.

Same as my dd. She was so tiny too - she looked like a little doll, it was quite unnerving seeing her zip around at 8 months. Although not aa odd was seeing her crawling at 5 months old. She was only 5lb at birth so she was still so small!

Shes 2.7 years now and I don’t think she’s sat on her arse since 🤣

Dh thinks she’s going to be very athletic. We’ll see, my other two come out in hives at the mention of sport.

It's bollocks

Based on this thread it seems it can happen but how much else does she say that you don't believe? Judge off that if no video evidence. Have you asked for evidence?

It's possible. Ds1 didn't speak til he was 2.5. Ds2 was doeakibg in short sentences, (in baby speak ) at 13 months.

Dd2 was singing the wheels on the bus very clearly at 16 months so yes possible. Dd1 was over two really before we had much in the way of words. She’s very articulate and bright. Not sure it all means much tbh

My son was talking in proper sentences by 14 months, and fully conversation fluet by 18 months. I was often told this was early though x

• fluent! Obviously didn't get his English skills from me 🤣

Made me chuckle!

Of course not.
She's THAT parent op.

Genetics plays a big part in this, so it's common for children in the same family to follow similar patterns for when they develop certain skills and that's why people tend to have an idea of what's "normal" if they have multiple children - it might not be average, it might just be normal for their family.

Mine seem to be about average for talking, on the slightly later side for walking (16/15/15 months). At 14 months they were making indistinct sounds with the occasional recognisable word if you know them well.

I can't remember 14 months in detail now but I think he would have been doing 2-3 word sentences around then. He had lots of words by the time he was 1 and by 18 months we were having proper conversations about things. It was mainly just me and him so we chatted a lot, and I remember a trip to Weymouth on the train (for the Olympics) when he was 18 months old and he chatted all the way there and I can remember a lady opposite remarking on his speech and feeling surprised as he was my first child so I just assumed it was normal! It was wonderful to have such an insight into his mind and I think it's part of the reason he didn't really ever tantrum as he could articulate what he wanted so clearly.

he had no teeth until he was 18 months though, and then only 2 until he was too, so he looked so babyish still!

Yes it’s possible... my DC was speaking in a few-word sentences around that age and was very ahead with learning to read etc at a ridiculously young age. They are autistic.

My friend's eldest daughter was like this. She was the same age as my son and at the stage where he was saying "ba" meaning ball and that was about it (12 months) she was speaking in full sentences. I can distinctly remember when she was a year I said to her mum "we went on our holidays to Boca Vista" there was a mexican restaurant nearby called Boca Vista and she said "oh we have quesadillas at Boca Vista".

She wasn't autistic - all the family are very very bright but she was the brightest child I have ever met. The talk she gave at her Bat Mitzvah (and it was a brutal passage she had to talk on) was incredible.

My youngest DC spoke in sentences at 16 months. Fact. Not sure if linked but she is 6yo now and awaiting diagnosis for ASD as she has many traits, including hyperlexia. Not sure if her astonishingly early speech is linked to that. Her NT siblings said not alot until 2 yo.

Yes my DD did - but imperfect sentences, such as "want in bath with mummy". She was a great talker but didn't walk till 19 months.

My DS2 spoke very well at 2yo (and in two languages, on top) and I thought he was quite precocious. My DS1 only really started speaking at 3yo (also bilingual, I suspect he got delayed by the language shift as we moved countries when he was 22mo).

Never heard of a baby speaking before 2yo though !

Meh, you get used to this bollocks. I mean maybe it's true, but so what? We're all super proud of our kids, we all think they're the best. I just can't imagine sharing my thoughts on how my children are really talented. Mothers think their kids are amazing, bears shit in woods.

My youngest was speaking in full sentences by 14 months. Like others’ children mentioned here, he’s since been diagnosed with ASD. He also has hyperlexia, reading from a very young age too. Cant brush his teeth or dress himself though, at 10.

My eldest DD set some very unrealistic expectations as a parent.
At 14 months she was speaking full and 'complex' sentences. Such as 'can we go to the park, I want to play'
She was also recognising letters/sounds.

DD2, was only saying a few words at 14 months.

DD3. She knew a number of words but very much 'my ball' or 'drink mummy'