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To be surprised that a woman I met's daughter was talking at 7 months?

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CruCru · 18/07/2013 21:25

I met a woman today who I'd met briefly when we were both last pregnant. She was saying that her daughter was speaking from 7 months and can now (not quite two) say the alphabet and count to ten in several languages.

I hadn't realised that children could talk as early as seven months (and I still can't say the alphabet in any language other than English).

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LilacPeony · 18/07/2013 22:39

My dd was starting to say words at 8 months, but then ended up being fairly slow to learn to talk in the end. Learning to say the alphabet and count to ten isn't really a sign of being advanced, just a sign that the mum has been training her to chant it parrot fashion (in order to show off!)

LongTailedTit · 19/07/2013 02:25

I always remember a tale I read on here last year - a mum took her DD for her 1yr check with the HV, who was rather patronisingly going through the milestones with her, then said;
"...and you may find your daughter starts to say some recognisable words soon"
just as the little girl looked up from the tea set she was playing with, and said, clear as a bell;
"Would you like a cup of tea Mummy?".
HVs face>

Whereas I know a chap who's son didn't speak til 4yo, then one day when they were heading out for a walk he says; "My wellies are in the car Daddy". From nothing to a full sentence, and he never stopped talking after that. :)

I love how different they all are!

mrsfrumble · 19/07/2013 05:39

This thread is boggling my mind a bit. I just can't imagine such a small baby talking! DD is 9 months and just says "rah rah rah". Mind you, she wouldn't be able get a word in anyway as her 2 year old brother never shuts up.u

My mum swears I walked at 8 months and I can't imagine that either. I'm hoping DD is a late starter on her feet as I'm dreading the two of them running off in opposite directions.

Whereisegg · 19/07/2013 06:16

Wow at all the early talkers!
My dc both said their first words at 10 months and I thought that was early enough!

It is hard when people don't believe you re your child's development.

My dd was potty trained in the day at 11.5 months and no one believes me, but we moved house 2 days after her first birthday and I remember her sitting on her pot, tucked out of sight, on the walk back to this house from town.
There are no shops or friends houses out that way, so no other reason we would be walking that way.

My ds wasn't potty trained until 2ish so it's not like I'm proclaiming myself mum of the decade or anything.

TheHappyCamper · 19/07/2013 06:20

DD walked at 10 months but didn't talk until she was over 2 years old. Now she's 4 it's the opposite if anything - quite clumsy and cautious physically but literally NEVER stops wittering!

I love how they're all so different

ThePowerof3 · 19/07/2013 06:20

I think it upsets people as it makes them feel their child is 'behind' some how but it is so not the case

KingRollo · 19/07/2013 06:26

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Suzieismyname · 19/07/2013 06:41

Twatty, was your friend's son able to read books he'd never seen before or was he just reciting the words from memory?
How could he learn to read without a pushy parent?

bornagaindomesticgoddess · 19/07/2013 06:48

DS was walking and talking at 10 months, we thought we had a genius on our hands, but now - aged 8 years - he is pretty average. In fact, if I'm honest, probably a little bit below average.

bornagaindomesticgoddess · 19/07/2013 06:50

How could he learn to read without a pushy parent?

Yeah, I agree with this. I remember a documentary where this child of about three 'taught herself Mandarin and German'. Really? How? Osmosis?

FreakoidOrganisoid · 19/07/2013 06:53

Dd had a couple of words at 6/7 months. All used in context. Cat, up and no. The rest was just babbling though.

IsThatTrue · 19/07/2013 06:55

DS is 7 months, he says 'aaaaaaaaaah'

I can't remember when dd/ds1s first words were but dd could hold conversations at 14 months. She's pretty average academically. DS1 was a later talker.

Ds2 doesn't even bother to babble yet, let alone talk.

Not impossible though I'd reckon.

Ledkr · 19/07/2013 06:59

My dd talked at birth.
She was ha fed to me, pinched both my cheeks and said
"Hi mother, you do know your not going to sleep for the next two year don't you?"

forevergreek · 19/07/2013 07:10

Ours def didn't say anything at that age. Was more like 20 months to say mama/ dog etc.. However by 2 they were both saying alphabet/ numbers in two languages.

Just because they start late, doesn't have an indication of later vocab ( IMO).

At 3 1/2 our eldest speaks x2 languages now and beginning to read. Like I said , just before 2 he barely said anything

chrome100 · 19/07/2013 07:13

slightly off topic, but my earliest memory is of learning to walk in the garden. I was pushing a push along dog and my dad was standing at front of me with his arms open encouraging me. I can distinctly remember "saying" "I'm coming daddy" which no doubt I didn't and was a load of baby babble, but does that prove that babies think in words even if they don't make the right sounds?

fanjoforthemammaries7850 · 19/07/2013 07:15

My DD had amazing speech at 1. She could say"helicopter" and "pentagon" , name hundreds of items and finish nursery rhymes.

I was Mrs Smug Parent.

Then she had a big regression at 2.10 and now can only say "daddy" and a few other things at 6.10.

KingRollo · 19/07/2013 07:19

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carabos · 19/07/2013 07:21

pointythings making "sounds that could be interpreted as words" = talking.

mynameisnotmichaelcaine · 19/07/2013 07:21

Certainly possible, but v unusual. I was a v early talker but neither of my kids were. Both doing fine! My friend's DD who talked in full sentences at 12 months is still very academically able.

TeWiSavesTheDay · 19/07/2013 07:23

At 7 months neither if my babies said anything but random noises.

DS is 18mths and knows maybe 10 words, not all said very clearly (yes, for example is 'ess') which is totally normal!

Just to reassure you that plenty of babies under one don't speak, and that is entirely normal. Doesn't mean they've got learning issues or you didn't read to them enough or anything else mad like that.

Sunnymeg · 19/07/2013 07:29

My DS spoke his first clear word at 9 months. He only babbled for about a fortnight and then began to speak clearly. By 12 months he could say a mini sentence such as 'want red car' that could be heard clearly by other people not just his parents.

However he was later diagnosed with Aspergers and I was told that speaking clearly, before walking should have been flagged up by the health visitor as it can be an indicator of this condition.

Theas18 · 19/07/2013 07:34

All very interesting but are these kids geniuses now or happily normal?

I watch the G+T threads with interest and it's lovely to hear how well everyone's kids are doing. However I'd love to know how this translates as the kids grow up- are we just pushing them ( maybe a the expense of childhood social development which perhaps can't be " caught up" later?) to achieve their potential - ie where they would have got anyway but earlier?

RustyBear · 19/07/2013 07:35

If making "sounds that could be interpreted as words" = talking I should probably feel guilty about DS's behaviour in the video we made of him at about 11 months, just as he started walking.
He makes a beeline for the TV remote, starts pressing buttons and discovers it doesn't work. He very distinctly makes a sound that can be interpreted as 'bugger'...

ProfYaffle · 19/07/2013 07:37

We did sign language with our dds and they were signing to us as soon as they could control their hands and communicating very effectively by 8/9 months. I assume most babies are cognitively capable of using language at 7ish months but most have probably not physically developed the motor skills to actually speak yet. (Hope that makes sense!)

FairyThunderthighs · 19/07/2013 07:43

My youngest is 18 months and basically has three recognisable words. So this thread is great!

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