Help with Speech in My Almost 2 Yr Old

My son had the same problem and we found out he had sleep apnea nad needs his tonsils and adnoids removed. The dr said he should pick up on his vacabulary after he recovers.

I am a speech therapist. It is true that boys ususaly talk later than girls. At age 2 you should be able to understand about half of what he says. He should definately have some words that are clear such as Mommy, Daddy (Mama and Dada are acceptable). If you are concerned, talk to the pediatrician about having him evaluated by a speech pathologist. The info. someone else gave about early intervention services is accurate (TEIS and TIPS) -- you can get free/low cost services until age 3 if he qualifies. Good luck.

Hello A.,
If Landon can talk but just doesn't then your lucky. My 4 year old grandson couldn't and we now know that he has Autism and can't but we work with him everyday and he is starting to say things, more then one words at a time which is awesome!!! what you need to do is everytime he says something but no clearly and you know he can then make him say it right. just say the word and he will repeat it and then give it to him. now if he can't talk then you need to get him check for Autism, the sooner the better. he may not have a bad case of it but if you learn it now then you and him can work through it. Good Luck D.

i had the same problem, nobody could understand anything he said but i knew exactly what he wanted so i'd get it, the doctors had his ears check and everything cause they thought he may be deaf but the fact of the matter was why would he have to talk normal if i understood what he was wanting and could get it, so finnally i had to start making him tell me clearly what he was wanting. he got very agervated at first but eventually it worked.

A., My name is B. G. My daughter is 2 and a half now. When she turned 2 we were concerned about about the same thing. She just pointed and had her own little words for a few things. Some too cute to correct, like po for pillow. When I took her to her 2 year checkup, her doc. didn't seem too concerned. She said that if I was that worried she would refer me to a speach therapist at Vandi. I gave it a little more time before I went. About 3 months later my daughter starting saying pretty much everything. Now she's at full sentences and tells me things that myself and other people are able to understand. I would give at least until he's 2 and a half before you go the therapist rout. Try flash cards that have pictures on them. I got some from walmart that have the letter on one side and a picture on the other, thats how my daughter learned a lot. Well I hope this helps. Good luck.

Hi A.,

My son turns 2 on May 26th and so they must be almost exactly the same age! My 4 year-old daughter talked much sooner and more understandably and my son sounds a lot like yours! I wouldn't be worried unless he just doesn't communicate at all. My son probably has 15 words at the most and is pretty content to jibber-jabber, too. He's finally doing animal sounds that my daughter did at 12-18 months...

Hi A., I too had this problem with my oldest son.I asked my Dr. and was told not to worry after his hearing was checked( I do have family who are deaf).After checking for the obvious I found it was my doing by not making him ask for what he wanted.As soon as I made it a point for him to ask and not point or "babble" by asking Do you want a cookie,milk, ect.and have him repeat cookie, milk ect. he began talking more.It can be frustrating to begin with but have patience.Once he begins you may wish for it to stop, especially when he hits that smart-mouthed stage LOL:)

My son was similar and he's now 2 1/2 and talking quite a bit. Everyone told me that their boys went from single words to whole paragraphs and it did seem to be that way. I started to making him talk more just after he turned 2. I noticed that I was helping him right away. All he had to say was "up" or "more" and I reacted. I stopped. I did frustrate my little guy since I made him repeat the sentence before giving him what he wanted. "More potatoes, please." I talk to him like I would to anyone else, no baby talk, I wait for him to respond to my questions. Sometimes I'm almost narrating. Ex. today we picked up at Pizza. I picked him up so he could see over the counter, "Look they cook the pizzas over there, see? Hey our pizza is right there in the oven, it's almost ready The girl right there is going to put it in a box. Look at all the boxes stacked over there." If we'd stayed longer I would have started a conversation with him about pizza toppings. I wait as I point things out and he'll say uh huh or ask a question. Sometimes it will start him talking sometimes I get a goofy but interested grin. I'm sure that a lot of time when we're in public I sound like an idiot since I almost constantly talk to him. Your teaching him the art of conversation. Ask him open ended questions and wait for him to answer.

My son had numerous ear infections so his ear doctors referred me to TEIS. He had speech problems due to the infections. It is free to you, no income limits. The ages are birth to 3. They will get your insurance information (if you have any) and file it with insurance then whatever is left over the state pays for. They also put him in a program called TIPS. The lady with TIPS came to his daycare once or twice and week and to my home once a week. I have TEIS number ###-###-####) but do not have TIPS, they will have that number. It is worth a shot to have your little one evaluated to see if there is a bigger problem.

Hi A.! Each child is so different and each will speak in his/her own time. If your son is jibber jabbering, then that's an excellent start!!! I would keep reading to him (at least 30 minutes a day) and his language will be there before you know it. He'll probably just start speaking in sentences one day!!!

If you can, be thankful he's not talking your ear off... I have a 20 month old daughter and sometimes she can really drive me crazy with all the talking! :o)

Good luck and keep up the good work!

J.

My twins are 31 months old and my girl talks waaaaay more than my boy. They are twins in the same class in daycare, and have the same routine and environment, the only difference is their gender. I have heard boys are slower to talk than girls and believe this is true since I see it in both my oldest daughter who turns 5 in May and my girl twin. I wouldn't worry, they usually pick up really fast once they start. You may try reading books to him. I read to mine every night before bed and they usually pick the book out. Also let him watch some of the Baby Einstein language videos/DVDs that might help too. If you are truely concerned discuss it with your pediatrician, they can check for problems or at least reassure you that he is normal.

I know this is kinda obvious but I read to my 19 month old all the time. We also sing a lot of songs(ie. if you're happy and you know it..) and play some games like "what sound does the cow/sheep/kitty make?". Ne thing to make it interesting. Good luck.

My little girl is 2-1/2, and will turn 3 in June. She barely talked at 2 yrs old. And did very similar talk to what you described. About 3 months later she really started speaking words much clearer. Now we can't get her to stop. It will come in time, one day you'll see the light bulb come on and it will be easy going from there. We just kept encouraging her to say words (even if we couldn't really understand what she said back).

Don't worry. Just ask your Dr. at his two year checkup, but lots of kids babble like crazy before they really talk.