Talking & First Words: Infant, The First Years

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Child Not Talking

My son is now 16 months old and is not talking yet. He says a few words, like mommy and daddy and bubba for his baby brother, but that is it. I was just wondering is there something i should be doing to help him along. we do activities throughout the day and work on his letters and numbers, but he isn't really focused yet. my mom and grandmother are constantly on me about him not talking. They say he should be talking already. Its just hard when your family is constantly telling you how to raise your child. If anyone has any ideas on what...

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Learning to Talk

i am wondering if my daughter is behind? she barley talks, she only says a...

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Talking over Me.

I have a good friend and I have to say she has been my rock over the past...

Babble & First Words

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19 Month Old Only Using a Few Words and Babbling at Times

Hello Moms- My 19 month old son speaks about 8 to 10 words at this point and the rest is babbling. Even the words he does say are a little unclear. The doctor was concerned at our visit today and said if there wasn't improvement by his two year appointment that we would go the speech therapy route. He tends to resort to pointing and the few signs he knows (milk, please, more, finished, etc). I point out objects and repeat several times. I talk about the things we see and do during our day. He understands and hears so I don't think it...