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what can your 19 month old say?

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tryingtobemarypoppins · 16/07/2009 19:53

Bit worried about my DS, vocal, very vocal, bit limited language.

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maxybrown · 18/07/2009 22:15

They are all so so different aren't they? My Ds walked very confidently at 10 months and his motor skills, gross and fine, are frightening, extremely confident. He is an only child too, so I guess so much energy going into everything else, no time to talk he can point to nearly all body parts including elbows and shoulders etc so something's going in somewhere I guess!

lagaanisace · 19/07/2009 22:02

Wow, elbows and shoulders too? Sounds like his comprehension is great.

I think I heard somewhere, too, that early walkers sometimes take a little longer to talk.

PepperPotts · 19/07/2009 22:11

My DD is 26 months and has about 6 words, my DS, at that age, was speaking in sentences, counting to 10, singing rhymes etc

I am trying very hard not to be concerned as she understands every single word I say and communicates very well but it is hard to stay calm about it.

On a brighter note my mum is very fond of telling me that my dad and brother didn't talk until they were 4 and are both execptionally intelligent, nor did Einstein or Churchill (she must have researched this!)

Oh and my mum's friends DD was light years behind me wrt talking when we were toddlers and now she's a GP (I am not!!)

maxybrown · 20/07/2009 08:06

It does help some, to hear everyone eles's stories. But I know where you are coming from pepperpot. Someimes it really bothers me, and my DS has a very grown up face and looks 2 and a half easily (at 22months, he is very very confident in himself and the way in which he holds himself and appears to be much older than he is - until he opens his mouth, then i wonder what people think.....not that I care like that, but you know what I mean?

tryingtobemarypoppins · 20/07/2009 19:08

*A wise younge owl sat in an oak,

The more he heard, the less he spoke;

The less he spoke, the more he heard;

Why aren't we all like that wise little bird?*

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TabithaTwitchet · 20/07/2009 19:40

My 19 month old can say

Daddy
Mummy (but hardly ever says this )
Dolly
Duck
Shoe
Sit
Peas
Cheese
Choc choc (chocolate)
car
more
no
Hat
Bag

Plus lots of animal noises

maxybrown · 20/07/2009 22:33

quite mary poppins, quite!!! Like it

ELB1 · 20/07/2009 23:20

DD1 has just turned 20 months and can say:
Hello, Bye bye, Yes, No, Please, Thankyou, Mommy, Daddy, Emily (sister), Grandma, Terry, Lisa, Sally (plus various other people's names), Dolly, Zippy (cat), Cat, Dog, Horse, Mouse, Hedgehog, Giraffe, Bird, Lola, Charlie, Iggle Piggle, Daisy, Pontipines, Curtains, Day, Wind, Raining, Crying, Cheese, rice, Toast, butter, Jam, Bed, Taggie, Bag, Ball, Coat, Hat, shoes, Boots, Socks, eyes, Ears, Nose, Teeth, Fingers, Suncream, Drink, Milk, Dinner, Plate, Fork, Spoon, Fish, Pasta, Ready, go, Out, work, Outside, Window, Cup, Picture, Book, toys, Balloon, Blanket, Flowers, Me, You, Girl, Boy, Hot, Cold, Washing, Water, Bang, Play with, Help, Pen, Paper, Biscuit, Chocolate, Apple, Pear, Lemon, Strawberry, Ice Cream, Nanny, Grandpa, Phone, TV, Drawing, Bright Light, Music, In, On, Here we are, There she is, House, Car, Door, Chair, This, That, Clip clop, Cow, Sheep, Swing, Slide, Hair, Belly, Head, Hands, Arms, Legs, Sponge, Bath, Bubbles, Wake up, Night night, Sleep, Shh, One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten... actually, I have had enough of thinking about what she can say now (that was me - not something she can say) although she does put two and sometimes three words together of her own accord like "get it Mommy" when she wants something.

I kid you not this is true - and I am not bragging - she could probably say 10 or so words before she was one! She was a late crawler and a late walker, but talking - she got the hang of very quickly and does NOT stop! Actually, sweet as she seems to others - it's blooming hard work all day. Goodness knows what she will be like as she gets better at it still!
At the end of the day - I think all chidren are different - some of my friends with kids of the same age - their children say hardly anything, but have other tricks up their sleeve, so don't be worried if yours doesn't say much - enjoy the peace!

ELB1 · 20/07/2009 23:25

ha ha - meant to add some funny ones which she doesn't use or understand, but has copied too....
Intestines
Constipated
Choc Leibniz!!

fruitful · 20/07/2009 23:27

A couple of months ago at baby music group, ds2 (now 19mo) picked up a drumstick, pointed it at me and said "kill kill kill", really quite clearly. I think ds1 had been training him ...

He tends to stick to animal noises, for which I am grateful . The older two never shut up, I'm not really in any hurry for ds2 to get talking.

You spend their first two years teaching them to walk and talk, and the next 16 years telling them to sit down and be quiet!

maxybrown · 20/07/2009 23:44

ELB1 I do not think you are bragging, my niece could have full conversations when she was same age as my DS!!!

emma1977 · 22/07/2009 20:36

no
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no

I'm starting to get the message

cac04 · 22/07/2009 21:34

Hi there. My daughter at 21 months can only say 3 or 4 words. Otherwise nonstop nonsense chatter! Am not worried in the least. When she starts talking there'll be no stopping her! And it's true what they say: the later they talk the more words - and sentences - they will be able to put together! If you're still worried though, do ask your health visitor - she can only reassure you! Hope that helps.xx

mooki · 23/07/2009 23:12

I have chatty 23 month old DD but the 2 boys closest in age to her from our antenatal class are both limited vocab, single word at a time kind of guys (tractor, pterodactyl).

They all walked at about the same time.

daxx · 28/07/2009 17:31

My ds didn't talk until he was 2 1/2. He is very intelligent; he will be 9 in August. My daughter has done everything earlier than him, she walked at 10 months, and she (19 months old) is saying lots of words and occasionally puts together 3 word sentences. That goes to show you that every child develops differently and at their own pace. No worries!

Pennybubbly · 29/07/2009 03:38

To OP: I think reading lists of multiple words and all the "my child is so bright" comments aren't going to help when you are feeling concerned about your own DS?

The important things to look for, as some have pointed out, are whether he has non-verbal communication, whether he responds to your commands etc..
Can he point to a cup of water when he is thirsty or communicate somehow that he wants his cup? If you ask him simple (repeated every day) commands "Let's get your shoes on" for example, will he go to get his shoes?
If the answers to these questions are yes, you have no worries. It doesn't mean there's a problem or be any less of a genius than any other MNer's DC!

Also something worth considering (though I guess you'd have mentioned it if it were the case) - if you're bringing your child up to be bilingual, or he hears a second language on a regular basis, he may be slightly slower at getting started, as he will be organising the two systems in his head before reproducing them.

weasle · 29/07/2009 04:34

pepperpot - my ds1 had speech delay and it is quite strongly familial. at 26months he had no words, but now at 3.4 e talks all the time.

OP -
ds2, 19months can say
mama
dada
car
there
eat

i was told that if no words at 2 then seek help. we had speech therapy and it was very helpful. the 'running commentary mummy is putting he shopping away' etc is very good, and offering choices helps.

good luck

aRLcat · 29/07/2009 05:34

DC1 had a great vocab by 18 months. DC2 didn't many (real) words until she was nearing 2yo! Her first most memorable went something like:

Noooooooooo(take breath)oooooooooo(take breath)oooooooooo(take breath)oooooooooo,etc

It turned out she had been stockpiling. Once she started, she displayed an outstanding vocab which was equivalent to a 4yo's. Her big sister had been talking for her up until this point so I don't suppose she felt the need to say anything!

They all vary loads and have very different routes to learning, storing and using info. These two both walked at 9 months (not good, quite scary in fact!) so I'm not sure about the early walker/late talker view

Eve4Walle · 29/07/2009 12:03

Alomost 18 month old DS:

Ta
Bye
Hello
Hi
No
yes
batty (for dummy)
Daddy, Mummy, Maddie, Rodney
Cat
Car
Nana (for banana)
Berry
cat
there go
Cheese
Pasta
tato (for potato)
sit
baby

Probably a few more too.

shinyshoes · 29/07/2009 12:05

still nothing from my nearly 19 mo

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