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21 month old speech

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Lj8893 · 18/07/2015 16:48

Dd is 21 months old and I don't know weather I should be concerned about her speech, every where I look suggests a different amount of words she should be saying.
She's very vocal and is always talking but most of it is gibberish and sounds.

She can say daddy, teddy, ball, cat, bubble, bath, pizza, bing, Pakka (as in makka Pakka), mmm nice, kite, car and baby.

She used to say mama but now just calls me daddy! And she has a few words for things which arnt right but I know what she means, for example gaga is banana.

Is she on track? And should I be worried about her loss of mama/mummy?

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Lj8893 · 18/07/2015 16:48

Oh and she can say hiya and bye.

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chocnomorechoc · 18/07/2015 21:28

at that age it is not that important what they say but what they understand and how they communicate.

can she follow simple instructions (go, get the ball! etc) and does she communicate with you (words but also pointing & gestures, nodding...). does she bring you things to show you?

any concerns about her hearing?

Lj8893 · 18/07/2015 21:52

She can communicate, although she doesn't nod or shake her head.

I forgot to say her most common word is no, and she definitely uses it in context so I'm not worried there.

If I ask her to get a particular toy or teddy she will get it.

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Christelle2207 · 18/07/2015 22:48

Mine is 23 months and has about a dozen words. However he understands instructions really well and communicates, just not necessarily in English. My hv said not to worry. Some of his peers are way ahead, speaking in sentences but others say almost nothing.

ashesandfire · 19/07/2015 17:25

This is interesting, my dd is also 21 months and I was wondering how normal her level of speech is, I was going to post about it myself. She says less than yours, mama/mumum, dadda, duck, no, wee, a few animal sounds like baa for sheep and what we think are her attempts at garden and rain. That's it. She understands so much though, follows all our instructions, knows her colours, identifies all her soft toys and animals etc. So hopefully it is nothing to worry about!

Lj8893 · 19/07/2015 23:03

Well today she pointed at my mums computer which had a flower as her screensaver and said "pitty fower" so that was lovely and I'm less worried now!
And dh informs me that she said here you go to him the other day, but that seems pretty advanced so I will believe it when I hear it for myself.

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