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How to encourage talking in toddler

Discussion in 'Toddlers' started by arty2010, Mar 3, 2011.

  1. arty2010

    arty2010 Bronze IL'ite

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    My dd is 19 months old now.. though she knows few words she does not use it apprpriatley.. though i encourage her to use words by repeating them often and saying it slowly ..but it does not seem to work.. she is very good at humming songs..but its so tough to get her to speak or atleast say basic things like amma, water, ball, food,..am planning to put her in day care in few months but want her to be able to communicate atleast basic things.. pls tell how to encourage that? also i feel she is a bit too resltess and cannot sit still..any tips/advice would be appreciated..
     
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  2. joshila

    joshila Bronze IL'ite

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    Oh Man!!! Shez after all 19 months ...give her some more time she'll be a great speaker!! My DD started to use 1-2 when she was 2yrs . Later spoke in sentences only when she was around 3. In fact even now she has a very good vocabulary, she speaks very less !! thats her nature , I guess. On the other hand my son whoz just 21 months speaks a lot. Tries to convey a lot of stuff!! I think he maybe faster to speak in sentences.
    Arty, I think each child is different.What you are doing right now is a good things. Expose them to languauge, encourage them to use or speak words, try to teach even sign lang. I think these will creat a built-in system in them. Later when they are ready they would communicate really well.
    DON'T WORRY !! give her time & patience pays!!!
     
  3. DNM

    DNM Silver IL'ite

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    Every kid is different and learns and does things differently and at a different pace than the next one. So if you are doing all that you can by talking to her, pointing to things labeling, saying it slow and asking her to repeat - you are good. Unless you note something completely off, and are terrribly worried and feel like you need to take her to a specialist, your DD will start talking when she is ready.

    Don't worry about her not communicating in play school. Kids can communicate just fine without words. My 23 month old nephew does not say a word, is in play school and everyone knows exactly what he wants, is trying to say etc. - he points, shows by hand, makes different noises etc. Also, the teachers at play school are trained to watch, listen and to obviously teach and take care of kids of all diff age groups and development level.
     
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    Hi Arty..
    I was actually relieved after reading ur post..My son celebrated his 2nd b'day on 2nd of march'11,and doesn't talk as yet.Just says bye n tamma(read finish).Since a week back he has started saying Jay(to greet) n fan.He points at fan,nose n fingers when asked.But the vocabulary is just that much.Even I was scared n talked to everyone I could n came to the conclusion that becoz we are a small family with just me,my DH n my Son,he is with me through out the day n doesn't get to talk much(though i keep talking to him):bonk still not as much as in a joint family..
    Dont worry,very soon our kids will bloom into complete chatterboxes n v vl be reading the forums regarding how to keep your kid quite :thumbsup

     
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    arty,i am also having same problem.my dd is also 19 months.she says only these two words amma and tata.but she always blabs something or other.she is very restless .its very difficult even to get her attention.she humms very well.i am taking much effort to make her talk.i can completely understand your worries since i am also on the same path.
    dont allow your dd to watch tv which will slow down language acquisition.i completely stopped watching tv.
     
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    Hi ladies,
    Count me in too... my dd is going to be 22 months, speaks just a few words, mostly amma , appa, water, ba for ball , ba for balloon

    she uses actions to communicate than words. my dh talks a lot,still waiting for my princess to turn into a junior chatterbox :coffee
     

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