When did your children start talking? (milk, autism, baby, girls)

[grmngrl8203]

Where I work, one of my co-workers are worried because her son is 19 months and not saying anything other than baba. Ours started talking earlier but we understand her concern and understand all kids are different but want to see what the age range generally is. So we are just wondering the normal time frame for talking for your child?

[regarese]

My daughter was slow to speak, I think between 18 months and 24 months. I think they should know about 30 words (I could be wrong) and words don't have to be exactly how we as adults would say them. My daughter is 3 now, and I'm wondering why I wanted her to talk. LOL.

[SuSuSushi]

Both of mine started saying simple things like 'mama' and 'dada' at about a year old. By the time they were two, they were making simple sentences.

As far as her kid being 19mo and not talking yet, is she encouraging him to talk and ask for things? Or is he pointing at what he wants, and then she'll hand it to him? Make the kid use the words they have, or they've got no reason to talk.

[findinghope]

my son started just this past October at the age of 2.5 yrs
and now he wont stop---repeats and says everything.

[stormy night]

Both girls at 6 months. One is now 15 and hasn't stopped yet. Other older. Brother at 18 months, but he's the strong, silent type.

[JC JC Mom]

at 9 months my daughter was running around at 18 months she could have full conversations... Now my son was a lot lazier he didnt walk until 1 year and didnt talk until 24 months... now he is 2 1/2 years old he talks so much still some baby talk but wow has be come a long way.. I casually spoke to a speach therapist about my son and what she told me that just a long as he understands you... like when you call him or when you tell him to do something he's going to be fine.... now if you speak to him and he appears to not have a clue as to what you said then that is a problem...

All kids are diffrent they learn at diffrent stages. I like to say some are lazier than others... :-)

[TouchOfWhimsy]

Both of my kids were somewehre between a year and 18 months. We took my son for a hearing evaluation at a year because he never babbled... but he was speaking in sentences well before the age of 2. My daughter babbled a lot, and started saying actual words around a year, but still was in that two-word phase at around 24 months of age. Both are avid talkers now, LOL. Similarly, my son didn't walk until he was 15 months, and my daughter learned to walk at 12 months and learned to climb (and fall on her head--requiring surgical glue!) two days later. Again, both are normally, healthy, active, daring children now. All kids are different!

[rockinmomma]

I wouldn't worry unless there doesn't seem to be any form of communication. Like PPs stated, there are kids who do not babble, but start off in complete sentances. Tell your friend to make sure they are encouraging the child to talk. (saying milk when they give him some, saying soap when they wash him, giving names and titles to objects). If they are concerned, they should have him evaluated by his pediatrition. My youngest boy is on the autism spectrum. He was nonverbal at 3 yo. With proper therapy he is a healthy happy 10 yo. The oldest didn't really "talk" until he was a little over a year and a half... his fist word wasn't momma or dada... it was "clock"... The girl.... ahhh she was/is a social butterfly... started yapping as soon as she could coo, it seems like.

[Pitt Chick]

Daughter was walking and talking at 10 months.

Son walked earlier - 9 months - and talked later - 2.5 years.
The first thing he said was: "Mom, can I have a chocolate chip cookie?"

[stormy night]

My niece was past two when she started talking. She has an older brother by 15 months and the ped said she didn't talk because she didn't have to. Either her brother did her talking for her, or her mother was just so attentive that she didn't require talking. She didn't say anything, pretty little thing, just stood there and waited for someone to figure out what she wanted.