What age did your toddler begin to shout mummy and daddy

[Kszwc]

Just wondering what age your children started to shout mummy and daddy to actually get your attention.

My daughter is 23months old and has never said mummy and daddy she used to babble dada a lot when she was 9 months and then completely stopped.

Should I be concerned and will it come eventually?

How does she do on this simple SLT progress checker @Kszwc?

When I did the questionnaire it stated i answered no to some important questions.

It might be helpful to get in touch with your health visitor and to chat with the SLT checker's helpline? Does your daughter use other words or other ways of expressing herself?

Ok so I think it's time to seek some support.

I'd contact your HV and ask them to refer your DD for a hearing test (these are routine if their speech is a little delayed) and also to refer her for some SLT.

I'd also ask her to do the 24 month Ages & Stages. You can download it, fill it in and ask the HV to mark it for you.

I'd also ask her to do the Social & Emotional Ages & Stages

I am due a check for autism after her second birthday with the health visitor as she did show some signs when she was a little younger.

The thing is she is clever at other things like she can already count to 20 and say all her abc's she can say a lot of things in all fairness but she doesn't understand that they have a meaning " like i want juice" she says this also but doesn't understand that she's asking for juice if that makes any sence. She can name a few things like if i get a banana she says narna so I'm not sure if I should be concerned or not I will obviously mention this on her assessment when the hv comes out. It's just the mummy and daddy that's getting me down hence why I wanted to know what ages other people's child's said it.

@Kszwc our children sound very similair! My daughter will be 3 in March and also does not call us mummy / daddy. She can say the words no problem but doesn't associate them with us. However she too can count to 20 and back, recognise numbers, shapes colours. Is able to say most things but I too don't think she understand the meaning behind some of the words she's saying.
We're just getting the ball rolling with speech and language and the health visitor! X

@ForeverHopeful67 is it a bad thing then has anyone said as such? I'm just not sure if the health visitor will be concerned or not. Because it does say on Google that toddlers tend to say mummy and daddy around age 3 to associate it with us. I'm just concerned because she just doesn't say it at all its hard for me to compare as my other child is only 11 months old and was premature so he's a little behind on things.

everyone says every baby is different which I do get but I don't know I'm confused about it all because health visitors just go on expectations like they demand kids should be doing this and that by age so an so but some babies crawl at 6 month and some crawl at 9 or maybe 1 year old

have you got an appointment with the speech and language? If so can you let me know what gets said on the day please since our babies are quite similar xx

@Kszwc I wouldn't say it's a "bad" thing as such, like you said all kids develop so differently and what your little one can do others may not be able to do!

I feel like it all seems quite vague in terms of what is actually happening and why especially at their age. Yet surely now is more important than ever to get them the help they need!

We had an appointment yesterday, it was actually very helpful, we have been referred for some therapy sessions early next year and they've given us some bits to focus on. I.E action words to help communicate needs etc! And how to make communication meaningful ( encouraging them to use their words, I.E putting something in a box and waiting for her to say open before we open it) health visitor is due to see us next week so I will let you know how we get on if you want? :) x

@ForeverHopeful67 yes please do my health visitor isn't due to visit until after her second birthday which is on the 12th January so I have quite a while to wait to ask all the questions I want to ask

@Kszwc I'd fill in the two questionnaires that I posted earlier and ask your HV to score them at the appointment.

If she "said no to some important questions" on the progress checker you can book a free call with the charity abd have some advice on her speech and language

I'm just going to wait for the health visitor appointment since she will question me on her milestones anyway which she will fill in on her own little sheet that they have plus she already knows I had concerns or artistic traits when my child was a little younger