To ask how much are/were your almost 2 year olds talking?

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My son is 1+10 months and says: yes, no, boo, go, bye, yay, ouch.

I've seen a video of a friends DD who is saying words like 'gorgeous' and counting from 1-10 and I'm questioning my Parenting skills!

They're all different (parent to 2 and SALT so I do know!!). Can't remember with laddo, but his speech was good. Little Girl is just putting together 3 word sentences ("mummy sit too", "boy play cars", "kick ball now" type things), but it's within normal limits to have no real words at 2yo - they nearly all level out by the time they start school. Your son's speech sounds fine :-)

About the same as yours! Suddenly clicked at about 2.5 and he went from a handful of words and signs to complex sentences basically overnight.

He’s just turned 4 and has a brilliant vocabulary for his age.

Don’t worry, my DD is 1 year and 10 months too and she says the exact same as your son.

My friend who’s DD is 6 weeks younger than my DD says big words like dinosaur!

My DD is about the same age (born in March). Recently she will attempt most words (not very clearly!) and can put a few words together like "more biscuit please" or "mummy hair wet".

I don't think you need to question your parenting skills, they all develop at their own pace. If you do things like interact with him, read books together, point out interesting things and tell him the words, he will be picking it all up and learning.

You will probably have a health visitor chrck at 2 years so if you're still concerned you could ask then? Is he at nursery? What do they think?

If you are worried speak to your health visitor, but he sounds absolutely fine to me. Some are a bit slower than others.
You will have a check up at 2.5yo to check he is developing at a normal rate.
Try to enjoy your son for who he is and not to compare. Comparison is the theif of joy.
Best wishes and a happy new year.

My son only had 3 words until just before his 3rd birthday. Every child is different and I’m sure you’ll get both extremes in the replies on here. When I took my son for his 2 year check the health visitor wasn’t concerned by his lack of speech as his comprehension was good

@EmUntitled he is at nursery and they haven't mentioned anything!

My 2 were polar opposites. Ds1 was in full sentences "the fire truck is red" ds2 barely grunted. Ds2 is 2 and 1/2 now and constantly chatting. Hv was concerned at his 2 year check (was very early and before he was even 2) but was happy with progress made a few months later.

Varies a lot. I find kids tend to have a so each explosion some time from 18 months to 2.5 years where they go from a few words to thousands and start speaking in sentences. Once this happens most of the variation you're noticing evens out and the slower talkers catch up.

Unless you're dumping your DC in front of a screen all day every day I doubt it's your parenting. If you want to encourage talking look at books like 'it takes two to talk' and if you're really worried get a hearing test and speach therapy evaluation. (if there is an issue it's much better to have it sorted before school). More likely than not your little one will catch up though.

Mine is two next week and he was like yours up until about a month or so ago. He was saying stuff like mum, daddy, cat, bye bye etc but not much else. Then suddenly he just got the hang of words and is now making three word sentences and knows so many more words. It's crazy how we can now have an actual conversation with him. I'm sure yours will have that "explosion" eventually. They're all different.

Mine was silent until well after 2 and then suddenly started speaking in full sentences overnight. I never gave it any thought to be honest.

Should say speach explosion

Both of mine talked early. My dd is 2 this month and speaks in broken sentences. 'My do it, no help me' etc. BUT she isnt quite as fluent as her sister and I get a lot of shitty comments, mostly from grandparents, about how she isnt as 'advanced' as her sister. Its all bollocks. It wasnt because of anything I did or didnt do. My brother didnt talk until he was 4. He flew through his exams and has a very good job. Not a sign of intelligence at all.

There’s massive variation at this age and it’s not super predictive of later attainment or ability.

Half a dozen words at his 2 year check.
Then, just like Riddley's son, overnight explosion to sentences.
Now at primary, and complemented on his wide vocabulary.
I'd say within the realms of normal at the moment, but keep an eye on it, and check there is a leap forward in the next 6 months.

My DS is very very nearly 2 and has said about 40 words, he doesn't use them to communicate (other than wa wa for water) but he can on occasion point at something and say what it is. Tractors, bubbles and ducks normally get named if he sees them!

A little girl of the same age looked at me, grinned and said 'race ya!' Before dashing off giggling!

The range of normal is so huge at this age that as long as your DS is communicating with you and shows an understanding of words I really wouldn't worry yet. You may find that his language jumps forward at some point in the near future!

They’re all different. My son is 2 years 3 months. He talks alot. Says things like “mummy come around the corner to see the pool” etc. Some of his friends say mum, dad, want, come and that’s about it. They’ll all be the same by the time they’re at school.

I wouldn't worry my dd started speaking early and was speaking in full sentences by 2, however a friends dc had a handfull of words at 2

Now both dc are 4 and niether of them can stop chatting for a second to draw breath

Each child is different and its certainly not a reflection on your parenting skills

My oldest only had about 5 words at 2. A bit more at 2.5. Started talking more at 3. My middle.one was talking in sentences by 2, and my youngest was even more vocal by 16 months.

Both my DC were very early talkers, the health visitor/ nursery were always really impressed by their vocabulary. They could speak in two to three word sentences not long after their first birthdays.

On the flip side, my friends son didn't say a word until after he was two and didn't put a sentence together until he was pretty much three. He's the same age as DD2 and now at 11, he's probably more academically able than she is.

So don't worry, they are all different, they all learn different skills at different times. Some are early to reach mile stones and the plateau, and others are a bit slower to start and then suddenly come into their own and over take everyone. When they talk is no indication of any future potential. Unless maybe they're very very late.

My DS2 will be 2 in Feb, he has a few more words but not many. Certainly can't speak in sentences yet. I spoke to my Childminder and she confirmed it's nothing to worry about at this age. They all learn at different degrees. His talking isn't great, but he was crawling at 4.5 months and walking by 11 months.

My ds said almost nothing at his 2nd birthday but had full sentences and a wide vocabulary by his HV check at 27 months.

I wouldn't worry at all. DC 2.5 yo still speaks in single words joined up by a heap of gibberish whilst our eldest was very articulate by 18m.

We have always taken the view that children should be spoken to properly, not coddled with baby talk and half sentences, so we are just expecting that DC2 will get on and speak when he's ready.

Mine is 1 year and 8 months, he is just starting to use four word sentences. He can say numbers 1-15, name around 100 animals, colours, shapes and various other things, but his pronunciation is very unclear.

I'm also a teacher and can tell you that they all more or less even out by the time they're give or six.

It's not even about parenting - my son speaks a lot but it's not down to good or bad parenting, it just is what it is.

My step dad didn't say a single word until he was almost three and then spoke in full sentences immediately.

Don't panic!