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To be SO relieved

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Newbie1999 · 04/12/2020 19:24

My nearly 2yo barely says a word. Her older sister was saying loads at this point. I know all babies are different, etc etc, but I was getting worried...

Was just counting to 10. Got to 7, when clear as day, she said ‘8, 9, 10’! AARRGGH IM SO HAPPY!

Any tips, apart from singing/talking/reading to her to get her saying more?

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Pipandmum · 04/12/2020 19:27

No. Let her develop at her own pace.

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Newbie1999 · 04/12/2020 19:33

Yep, get that - just a bit of a worry when I read she should be saying 50 words by now.

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HopeAndDriftWood · 04/12/2020 19:36

Does her sister talk for her a lot?

Letting her speak first might help... otherwise just songs and talking to her, like you said. She’ll catch up, they always do Smile

ErrolTheDragon · 04/12/2020 19:38

I'm not sure there's really a 'should' about it - she seems to have demonstrated that she can hear and comprehend well.

Maybe you could try (by way of experiment, not obsessively to try to make her verbalise if she doesn't want to) starting on a favourite poem or nursery rhyme and pause to see if she picks it up?

goose1964 · 04/12/2020 19:41

My son was practically 3 before he said a word, he didn't babble, he just made a sound that we like cccrrrrrr. Then he started talking in sentences, I came home from work to be treated with "Hello mummy can I have drink?

Santaisironingwrappingpaper · 04/12/2020 19:47

Baby signing!! It's apparently shown to help with speech development... Did a course with 2 x dd's 5 and 20 months. Was great tbh!

Chamomileteaplease · 04/12/2020 19:54

Stop pressurising her. Can you imagine anything more irritating for the poor little thing? Loads of kids don't talk until they are three. You know now that she can talk. Just leave her be.

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Newbie1999 · 04/12/2020 20:00

Pressurising her? My reading/singing and counting to 10? Ok.

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OverTheRainbow88 · 04/12/2020 20:04

My nearly 2 year old said 1,2 today and like you was stupidly happy as he also doesn’t say loads.

But my eldest was similar so I know not to worry and it can just suddenly happen!

I would just continue to do what you are doing, singing, chatting, book reading, talking

RB68 · 04/12/2020 20:10

encourage her to use words and reward it - mine wasn't speaking at 2 and 4 mths - was really quite worried we had a speech assessment no issues and a month later following their advice (which was liturally let her say what she wants, stop assuming you know and providing things ask her to use her words, even if it starts with yes and no) and I was getting full sentences and then she didn't shut up at home for a number of years although school still says she is quiet and retiring - she's got them fooled

Nix32 · 04/12/2020 20:14

Make a note of the words she can say and add to it each month. I reckon within a couple of months you'll have stopped noting them down because there are so many.

SleepingStandingUp · 04/12/2020 20:14

@Chamomileteaplease

Stop pressurising her. Can you imagine anything more irritating for the poor little thing? Loads of kids don't talk until they are three. You know now that she can talk. Just leave her be.
Yes OP stop interacting with her. You know 2 year olds are autonomous beings who need no parental input 😂😂😂

Just keep doing what you're doing op. Lots of singing / reading together
Leave a word hanging here and there for her to finish but only a few seconds and carry on so there's no pressure. "Patter cake patter cake bakers..... man"
Lots of reading. Lots of Mr frigging Tumble

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Newbie1999 · 04/12/2020 20:28

Thanks all! Appreciate the tips.

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