How can I help my DS?

[Peaches2018]

Hi everyone

I'm back again a couple of months later with questions about my little boy. He's almost 16 months old and has developed a new way of "talking" it looks like he's keeping his breath in / mouth closed and then starts " gnn gnn gnn" or other equal sounds. I've been trying to get him to point along to things (which he doesn't do) or trying to understand yes and no (it seems he understand No well although the poor mite sometimes gets upset if he doesn't get his way)

For the rest he's a happy little guy, plays only with toys that make sounds / lights and needs at least 10 batteries and we've finally been able to sort out his biting habit a bit.
I'm a bit worried because he doesn't seem to get " Mommy gives a kiss / hug" and seems totally not interested. Now I'm a hugging kind of person and my LO who pushes me away is totally not but I thought at some point he might understand it / give a hug back?? Is he too young to understand this? And is this gnn gnn gnn a phase of talking / can we expect some actual attempt at words soon? He's always being read to in the evening, from today on no more telly in the afternoon and evening especially at dinner time (I hate the telly) and I'm doing my best to talk as much as I can with him.
Any advice or ideas are most welcome

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Hugs and kisses- that's a personality thing. Out of my 3 kids only one would tolerate it. One of the ones who didn't like it was liberal with hugs and kisses for her babies and cuddly toys though. They have all turned out normal living kids - it's just that 2 of them hated being restrained when there was so much to do during the day. Have you tried waving or high fiving instead? I find that hugs and kisses come more naturally during calmer times like bedtime, stories etc

Words are a sudden thing. One day they make random sounds then the next you hear a "dada" or "car" and realise that they are talking. Is his comprehension good? That's more important at this age.

Do you provide chances for him to point/talk? If he's in a high chair and you asked him blue cup or red cup (while showing him) would he be able to communicate his preference? Nodding or shaking his head is communication too.

Hi @pikapikachu I lost this thread and finally found it again!!!
As answer to your question no he doesn't point to a colour cup, he just grabs the cup or pushes it away if he wants it or not.
He doesn't come and show toys or point out things of interest, he always has played a lot on his own and we thought he was happy and content with that.
He loves it when I grab the animal book and point out the animals and make the sounds they make and he bursts out in giggles then.
One of the nagging issues I have is that when he mixes with other kids he tries to bite which I find very inappropriate and try to get him to stop straight away.
Should I worry with this behaviour and with him not pointing at things and coming to me to show things? I thought this was something all children at some point but I've found out he's quite late with this.

@Peaches2018 pointing to share objects of interests (a plane in the sky) and showing/giving you interesting things (a big leaf he finds in the park) are very important milestones as it demonstrates social communication and tends to develop normally between 12-18M, after 18M it would be considered late, after 24M it would be considered very late and it would be advisable to have the child assessed for possible social commutation disorders like autism.