My DD is about to turn two, and I'm a little concerned about her speech. Before becoming a sahm I used to work with young children, and feel as though they generally had more speech than my DD does. We also attend toddler groups, where children who look about the same age as my DD are speaking in small sentences.
I often remind myself that I shouldn't compare as children are all so different, but it has been playing on my mind recently.
DD has a good understanding of what I'm saying, and can follow instructions such as "can you please get your shoes, as we are going out now". She can say many words, but still only says them individually or sometimes putting two words together. She will also be able to say a word correctly for a long time, but then out of nowhere will start saying it incorrectly. I also find that often dh and I are the only people that understand what she's trying to say.
We try to limit TV at home to under an hour an day, and I also interact with DD a lot. We go out and about most days, and practice much of Montessori. We read and sing songs, and I will ask DD simple questions. At the same time, I don't believe that I should always be entertaining DD, and encourage independent play too. My husband works long shifts and we don't live near family, so it's usually just DD and I - which I don't know has affected her speech. We visit toddler groups, but DD is always very quiet there. I also worry as when my sil visits; she is nice, but from her questions about DD it's always obvious that she's behind her friends children of the same age.
I'm trying my best to do everything right, but feel like I'm failing. I was just reading about 2 year olds development, and it said that at her age she should be speaking in 2-3 small sentences at a time.
I don't really know what to do or if it's something I should be concerned about (as I am), and was please hoping for some advice? DD means the world to me, and I don't want to let her down.