Talking Already?

My oldest was like that. She was speaking five word sentences by 13 months. No it is not too early. She started with dada at 6 months and a day. I asked her who we were flying to see and she would say "dada" when we got there and saw him I said see who is that and again "dada". By seven months she was saying a dozen words.

6 months is really early, but possible, as people have said. We never really counted the dadadadadadas as words because this is the time that they start exploring consonants and baba, dada and mama are the earliest ones. It may have been coincidence that he was babbling dada while looking at dada and/or it may be that he's getting the concept that dada means "that guy." Either way, keep doing what you're doing. In my experience, babies begin to understand very early so talking to them (whether you think they understand or not, is great). Some parents assume their baby can't understand, so they don't explain things to their baby or read to them and those babies seem to talk a little bit later...

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My daughter started doing the same thing, but then we realized it was just a syllable she had learned. She would also at times look at her dad, but i am not sure they fully understand it yet. However every child is different. She babbled dada for a long time before she learned what it was. Enjoy your little one.

---lololol-- NOTHING is impossible with humanity. Seriously - as a 64 year old parent/grandparent and preschool teacher- it is possible -- unusual??? sure --- possible???

absolutely.

Oh, babies are such fun

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Old Mom - aka - J.

My daughter started talking really early. She said her first words at 6 months and by 8 months she had 13 words. By a year she was into full sentences and questions.
She is now 10 and in 4th grade. She is a smart little girl, but she is not a genius or even super advanced. She does have a great vocabulary and I think talking has always been her strength, however, she is a pretty average kid who started doing things really early. Even more surprising is that she was 3 weeks early, so she was really little when those first words came out! I really thinks she advenced so quickly because she had soooo much attention. Two stay home parents and two grannies who visited every day just kept her little brain going.

A baby's first word usually is dada and 6 months is an appropriate age for having discovered that sound. She could very well know it names her dada especially if you call him daddy when talking to her.

They don't asy mama unti quite a bit later. They are just beginning to be able to consistently make sounds and the hard sounds formed with the tongue against the roof of the mouth are the first words. My granddaughter's first word was duck. She didn't have a daddy to name.

It's fun to keep a list of sounds that sound like they may be a word and then use those sounds with your baby. Babies learn words faster when parents and/or care takers talk to them. A running conversation while changing the diaper, feeding lunch, going to the store helps them become familiar with language.

Every child is different and there is a huge amount of difference in speech development for lots of children. This is from a website I frequent "He'll begin by using his tongue, lips, palate, and any emerging teeth to make sounds ("ooh"s and "ahh"s in the first month or two, babbling shortly thereafter). Soon those sounds will become real words ("mama" and "dada" may slip out and bring tears to your eyes as early as 4 to 5 months)." The site is The Baby Center, I like the information on the site and go there a lot.
http://www.babycenter.com/0_developmental-milestone-talki...

I know you begin to doubt yourself when you hear it at such a young age. My little girl is 7 months and at 7 months week one she said BOO! My husband still argues with me that "she is just making a sound and doesn't really know what it means so it can't be counted as one of her first words" BUT that is what words are sounds and every first word is just sounds, comprehension of that word comes later. My daughter LOVES peek-a-boo, I always say "BOO!" and she even says it mimicking my physical traits as if to scare me. But I started to think to myself - is it wishful hearing? Then yesterday I happened to be video taping her and I got 3 minutes of video gold! She crawled for the first time, sat up by herself (she just started to do that this week), clapped her hands, waved her hands in the air when I said 'YAY" and then realized I was looking at her and said "BOO!"

Gotta love the video proof! But even if you don't have a video camera. I am here to tell you I BELIEVE YOU!!! LOL Your child is just awesome thats all - giggle

He might be talking, or you might just be wanting him to! :) My daughter started talking early as well and we didn't realize that she was saying meaningful things until she said "bubble" then we thought about it and she'd been saying book, baby, mama, dada, and puppy for quite awhile. This all happened when she was 9 months. We quit counting her words when she had 50 at 15 months and about 50 signs then too. Some kids just have a lot to say to the world! If you've been signing with your son it's even more likely that he is speaking. I wouldn't write it all in the baby book just yet, but maybe make a note of it on the calendar and keep track of what you think he's saying.

One suggestion I would give you though it to start cutting out any words you don't want your son to repeat now. It may take you and your husband a little while to get them out of your vocabulary, but it won't take long for your son to repeat everything he hears!

Unusual yes, abnormal? NO! My daughter was talking understandably at 9 months old. She had prboably 12 words that were easily understandable by anyone who heard them....even strangers! So it wasn't just that her doting family could understand.

My son started saying distinguishable words at about 6-7 months, and by 8 months was saying multisyllabic words like "airplane". He was also speaking in full sentences by the time he was 1.5 years old.

The funny thing is, he would often say a word once or twice, then we wouldn't hear it again for months. I think he was just trying them out, but didn't really need them that early.

I'd encourage it! I loved that my son was an early talker. It made everything so much easier for all of us.

What I learned while going to school for early childhood education is that most often if a child says first word before one year old then it is not really a word. My school said that it was just more babbling that sounds like a word and the first one is usually da-da.

We never "baby talked" with our kids...as a result, all they heard were real words, and both my kids were talking quite well before age 1. It's been a few years (like close to 20) but it seems like the older one was starting in the 6 month range. The younger had the older one talking for him all the time so he didn't do it as often, but he had the capability. Just talk to your little one with regular words, next thing you know he'll be learning all those words you use. Incidentally, my friend who did almost nothing but baby talk her kids, both her kids had to go to speech therapy in elementary school. Her kids were very smart, just didn't learn to talk correctly.

Babies mimic lots of things and sometimes over anxious parents think that the noises they make sound like words. It is entirely possible that your baby is saying words. Their noises are their way of communicating. The haven't gained control of the small muscles around their mouth to be able to imitate all that they hear, but they are constantly learning. Enjoy each moment. This is a journey that never ends, it's wonderfilled...

L. - It definitely could be talking, not just babbling. We use baby sign, and by six months our daughters could sign a few words properly. Babies understand a lot more than we give them credit for, because they can't physically express anything with speech yet. If your little one is able to physically form the word he wants to say, then I wouldn't doubt he's naming his father. However, it is also common for the "da" sound to be one of the popular babbling phrases, so you'll just have to see whether he keeps it up or not!

No it is possible. My daughter was only 4months old when she fully said her name. Even got her to say it with her Dr and my best friends mom around and they said that yes in fact she was already saying her name (so me not just thinking it lol). Considering her name is Kylie, not an easy word!

Totally possible. Don't pressure him, but definitely encourage him to explore language!

My husband and I "narrated" EVERYTHING to our daughter since birth. She is a very verbal 2 y/o and has been speaking in sentences since about 13-15 months... We just encourage her and communicate with her as much as possible. I also think we're just very lucky to have a verbal kid, but perhaps it wouldn't be the case if we didn't explore it with her.

Have so much fun with him! Get little videos of these moments, they FLY by!!!

If it is, it is and if it is, it isn't isn't.

Let it ride and don't push it and give a positive response when he says DADA when your husband comes into the room. Don't argue with your mother about it. It isn't worth it.

My son was 6 months old when he first started talking. He started with kitty mum and dada and from there just kept going. There is not anything wrong with him he is 6 years old now and has a vast vocabulary. He was speaking in sentences before most babies say their first word.

dada is a starting babble for most babies but doesn't mean it's a first word. My daughter said dada first too but didn't even have a "Dada" in the picture. it's just easy for them to say. my advice is don't think too much about what your baby is doing early or late. your pediatrician will ask you the right questions and let you know if you should be concerned about anything or if your child is advanced at anything. i hate to say it but also don't listen to other moms, unfortunately some tend to exaggerate what their kids did and when. "little bobby talked in full sentences at 6 months!" (yeah right). enjoy your baby and know no matter what he is perfect:)
-B

6 months is when my first son started talking. However, his first word was mama (that is unusual). His other first words were duck, kitty cat, dada etc. I do believe it's possible for them to understand what they are saying. I worked with him daily on recognition and the words by the time he was making his first noises.

Before he was 1, he was using two word phrases (what that, all done, get down, etc)