Has anyone had experience of a baby/toddler who talks at home but not nursery? Nursery don?t think DD (14 months) can talk but she talks all the time when she is with me or DH. I?m worried that either it?s a sign that she?s unhappy there or shows that they are not paying much attention to her.
Some background ? sorry it?s a bit long. She goes to nursery 2 days a week and has done since she was 8 mths old. The nursery is reasonably good but DD has found it difficult to settle. She?s been there 6 months and she still cries when left, though I?m told she settles down after a few minutes. On evenings after nursery she is more easily upset and difficult but that may be tiredness. I am worried that she is unhappy when she is at nursery and that not talking is part of that insecurity. Nursery keep making comments such as ?soon she?ll be able to talk? and clearly don?t believe me when I say she does. In fact she started using recognisable words at 10 mths old and people outside of the family commented on it at that age. Of course her words aren?t perfect but she is understandable and not just to me. She is quite friendly and will helpfully point things out (e.g. ?flower? etc) to random people who reply showing they understand (?yes it is a pretty flower? etc). This week, for example, she?s had ?conversations? like that with a mum (stranger) in mothercare, our cleaner (a single man with no kids), someone walking a dog past our house etc. She talks so much that several other mums have asked me whether I?ve been deliberately working on speech with her (which I haven?t). Sorry, that sounds as if I?m trying to show off which I?m not ? plenty of children can do what she can ? I?m just trying to show that I?m not deluded.
Is this just completely normal or a busy nursery that doesn?t have time to listen to an individual child or is it a sign of unhappiness. Many thanks for reading all this!