Getting My Son to Talk

I really wouldn't worry about it. It sounds like he's using it as his little bit on control and the more you force the more stubborn he'll be. My son didn't start talking until he was 2 and he's fine now. Boys just often don't care to communicate. :)

my daughter will be 3 in Nov. and she did the same thing at his age she could say a lot of things and we would ask her if she could say them and she would just say "yes" she now is talking up a storm without prompting. kids just don't really start talking a lot until about 2.5-3 he's prob. just taking a break and will start it up again. He is prob. just trying to absorb new words so be patient I know how hard it can me you want to communicate with them but it will happen

Its ok! My brother actually LOST words from 2-3 years and by 3 didnt say much at all, but it was because he didnt need to, being the baby of the family everyone looked out for him and he had all he needed without asking. Now, hes 15 and doesnt shut up.
Some kids just dont like to perform. Try fun games or songs but relax and just have fun. My son wont sing with me no matter how hard I try to get him too, but he can sing, when hes by himself or for his sister, but not for mom.

We started my 3 yr old son in speech therapy last month and the therapist told us to ask lots of "who, what, when, where, why" questions. This encourages them to give more descriptive answers, use whole sentences, etc. I never realized that we didn't do much of this before, we always asked questions that required simple one word answers. Since we have gotten into the habit of asking "w" questions, he speaks soooo much more.

Yes, it's true he will do it at his own pace and no sense pushing him. However, without pushing to get kids to talk and understand (and eventually become) literacy earlier and better here is the time-proven formula: Talk, sing, read, listen. That means talk to him all the time, read to him as much as both of you can tolerate (but at least half an hour a day, not necessarily all at once), sing anything! Songs he loves, songs you love, songs you make up, whatever. I try to include my kids' names in songs, which really gets them into it. Lastly, with this age you have to listen ALOT, for much longer than you would think to get any response. With my youngest son, I often have to listen through about a minute of silence / gobbledegook talk but if I do I will be rewarded with a truly original toddler thought (using real words)!! No judgement or suggesting that you are doing anything wrong, but if he watches much TV, you may want to begin limiting that since it discourages human interaction. Mostly, have fun playing with your baby!:)

Hi Dayla S

I have 6 kids, ages 26-3 yrs. My 3 yrs old is now talking up a storm, but I only understand about half of what he says. We do read, sing, play with letters and flash cards. I found making games to teach him some words. At this moment res light - green light is his favorite. That is when we come to a light he says stop when the light is red and go when it is green. (he stops and goes when I tell him red light) I started teaching him left & right. He will point and say this way, I tell him left or right. We also, listen to him very closely and repeat what we hear or tell him we don't understand. He thinks of another way of telling us, then we say what it is he was saying. It does take time. talk to his doctor and ask for their thought/oppinion. This way the doctor can evaluate his progress. I did this with my oldest son and found he had a mild hear problem and able to get it fixed early. My nephew did not start talking till he started school, now he has his doctorett in Medical science. So, maybe we have very smart kids learning over talking...I hope this helps

Your son might be stubborn and I think you may be pushing it. Just let him talk when he wants, and let him know that talking isn't that terribly important (even if you think it is). My daugther HATE being controlled, conjoled, and that showed up when she was about 2.

ha ha ...common problem...well I had the same one with my son...MEN ARE... BY NATURE....STUBBORN...and if they are not forced to do sumthin they wont change what is routine to them ...he can say Milk ...or Dog...but why should he ...you two are already communicating without him saying it ...so therefore he is in NO HURRY to put forth the unneeded effort...when it is necessary ..TRUST ME ...he will speak up ...maybe that is his personality ...nuthing unnecassary...gonna be another quiet man ...I thought we liked that ....Good luck...that is just what i figured out with my son ...we had like a mental connection...we would harldy talk durin the days when we would sit and play ...having just a blast....so consider that he just doesnt feel the need to talk when it is not needed...

Hi my name is D., and my Fiancee and I have 7 children all together, our 14 yr old has ADHD and our 10yr old is Autstic and our 18mnth old has speech delayment.
My 5yr old was the same way as your son. It was frustrating. Especially when you know they can say it. What my Dr and speech team told me to do, was to ask him to say it, like if he wanted milk and if he wouldnt then to work with him on it and once he said it then give it to him. It took a couple of weeks, but once he realized that he was getting what he asked for right away he started talking and now we cant get him quiet. you might also want to try to get some household flash cards with the item on it and the name and make a game out of it (that way these little minds dont know we are tricking them into talking more).
Good luck. PS my 10 yr old didnt say his 1st word until he was 5.
D.

All kids are unique, so don't get caught up comparing him to anyone. Boys tend to take longer to talk. It doesn't sound like he has hearing problems if he's starting to talk. Read to him, talk to him alot about normal stuff you are doing around the house, even if he doesn't respond. He'll get it

It's ok for your son not to talk or only really say 10 words. My friends son just started really talking now and I believe he is 3. My friend had her son go through hearing tests and such. He was normal. My grandma's brother didn't start talking til he was 5yrs. I wouldn't push him into saying words. Just keep talking to him. Everytime you pick something up or doing something or point at something communicate it to him....milk, cup, eggs, dog, cat,please, thank you, your welcome, walking, stopping, red, green, I could really go on can I. I was with a friend the other day and she said that my son responds to one word commands....like "no", stop, down, up, and such. I have noticed that I keep it simple and short with him. I don't ask "Can you, will you, why don't you"....ect. Their minds and attention is short. So, I keep it short. So, when I say a word like dog and he repeats it back to me - I say that's right "DOG". So, if your son is not talking - it's ok. He's not ready to communicate. Back to my friend really quick though....with her son. He would point at his cup for instance....and kinda wine....or "Uh". She would get it for him automatically. He didn't need to communicate so, he wouldn't either. Well, I hope that this helps. I would like to hear how your son develops. No pressure...it will happen.