LO and wordsJan 19, 2015 10:46:24 GMT -5via mobile
Post by cl8badb on Jan 19, 2015 10:46:24 GMT -5
I know ive said this before but i feel that J has always been verbal over being physical. He rolled, crawled and walked very late, doesnt climb onto the couch (he tries), almost has the ability to crawl up the stairs but not 100% there (he gets distracted and would fall back if i wasnt behind him), he doesnt do a bunch of the physical stuff that ive read or seen on here.
I think every kid just does their own thing at their own pace. I know its hard not to let this stuff get to us but all of our kids will get there verbally and physically eventually! ((Big hugs))
LO and wordsJan 19, 2015 10:56:04 GMT -5via mobile
Post by vitafelix on Jan 19, 2015 10:56:04 GMT -5
There are kids in kindergarten who don't know their ABCs. It's a problem then, but not much earlier.
As a Latin teacher, I get a lot of the kids with speech impediments. It is definitely possible to raise a happy, confident kid with speech issues. But now is a little early to be worried about it.
Post by lizzybizzy on Jan 19, 2015 11:03:07 GMT -5
It isn't just worry. It is frustrating to not know what he wants when pointing and grunting alone isn't going to get us there. I'm impatient to know what his voice sounds like. I'm eager to have more back and forth with my sweet boy.
lizzybizzy aw sweetie! D sounds like the Swedish chef from the muppets still! We may take him to therapy. I'm waiting until spring to make a decision. MH didn't say much at all until 4. He went to therapy just before kindergarten. He is the most well spoken, friendliest guy I've ever known and he was valedictorian, captain of the football team, president of student congress and homecoming king once. Clearly it had no effect on his future!
I feel horrible because I made some of my beautiful friends sad. I don't want you to think I was bragging. I am very proud of him but I shouldn't have commented to this thread. I'm so very sorry ladies
No, no, no! It's wonderful what your LO's are doing. I'm a mess this morning and I have no idea why. I was an early talker but needed speech therapy in elementary school. I still mispronounce a few words. Crayon still gets me sometimes
I feel horrible because I made some of my beautiful friends sad. I don't want you to think I was bragging. I am very proud of him but I shouldn't have commented to this thread. I'm so very sorry ladies
I felt this way too. I almost editted out my post.
I'm definitely impressed by a lot of J13 babies! We need to work more on animal sounds, songs, and ABC's. DD has maybe 20 words she consistently uses. She has repeated far more words but I wouldn't consider them part of her vocabulary just yet. Her comprehension is impressive though. I assume she's about to hit that communication explosion soon. She's constantly asking what things are and reciting a few new words a day.
I'm floored that your los know their ABCs. Lilly doesn't at all. She can identify a ton of animals, sing parts of twinkle twinkle little star, and she's got Let It Go from Frozen down. But no ABCs. Guess we should work harder on that.
M will only repeat the ABCs when someone is saying them to her. She won't say them on her own.
I'm sorry, everyone. No one should should feel bad about being proud of what their kids are saying! You guys should be proud and I know it's too early to start worrying about speech. My worry stems from one of my kids having a speech delay, but he's already doing well in speech therapy and he is ahead academically. It's hard to not compare and I know I shouldn't. And I should know that having a kid in speech therapy isn't the end of the world. It's a bit of work, but it's worth it.
I feel horrible because I made some of my beautiful friends sad. I don't want you to think I was bragging. I am very proud of him but I shouldn't have commented to this thread. I'm so very sorry ladies
@emazeem, you shouldn't feel bad and have every right to be proud of him and share that. For me, it's good to hear from everyone and this is coming from someone who would breakdown early on when everyone was posting about A's lack of movement when everyone had LO's crawling, walking etc. A got there eventually but it was hard seeing it. It's really about understanding the range of our LO's and as long as I can keep seeing that, I'm ok seeing where A might be behind compared to others..
I think you guys with advanced LO's talking are going to be posting on here next year (because we'll all still be on these forums right!?") that your kids don't shut up meanwhile some of us get another few months of quieter times and LO's not talking back to us....hahaha
I'll just post in solidarity with the other non-talkers that LO now has exactly one word ("Hi!") and one animal sound ("woof"). She also uses "Oooo!" like a word to mean one of two things: she likes something, or she wants a boob. She was also pretty late to walk and doesn't jump, nor is she ahead at anything else in particular. But she's really cute, and she's got a fabulous laugh. She's also really good at snuggling. And eating pretzels. So, mad skills over here.
Post by heelibrarian on Jan 19, 2015 12:52:22 GMT -5
kh59 DD is the gosh darn friendliest kiddo, because the bulk of her speech is "Hi!" to everyone I'm more concerned that I thought she had like 6 or so words and now they're gone. She loves pretzels like your LO, so maybe she's just waiting till she can say 'pretzel' perfectly
kh59 DD is the gosh darn friendliest kiddo, because the bulk of her speech is "Hi!" to everyone I'm more concerned that I thought she had like 6 or so words and now they're gone. She loves pretzels like your LO, so maybe she's just waiting till she can say 'pretzel' perfectly
This actually happened to E a few weeks before his word explosion -- He suddenly stopped saying words he'd said consistently before, even when I prompted him. It worried me tremendously, but in the end it's seems his brain just needed a little break before going nuts.
And he still babbles a ton and I have no idea what the heck he's saying most of the time.
LO and wordsJan 19, 2015 16:39:33 GMT -5via mobile
Post by sctiger on Jan 19, 2015 16:39:33 GMT -5
Posts like this are hard because there is such a wide range of normal right now. When our kids are 5 it won't matter for most of us how many words they had at 1.5. Amelia just hit a word explosion and has been saying a new word or two each day for about three weeks now. I'm not keeping track so I don't know how many total words she has.
Post by heelibrarian on Jan 19, 2015 17:35:52 GMT -5
sctiger It's like I was so very worried about DS being so small when he was a baby, and now when you see him with his pre-K class, it's amazing how basically similar in size they are, as well as their vocabularies and such!
It isn't just worry. It is frustrating to not know what he wants when pointing and grunting alone isn't going to get us there. I'm impatient to know what his voice sounds like. I'm eager to have more back and forth with my sweet boy.
I just re-opened this and saw your responses. We are also in the few words camp and the pointing, grunting and crying is incredibly frustrating. I truthfully haven't felt too worried since her comprehension is totally there but after this thread and since we were at the doctor this morning anyways I asked her about it. She told me not to stress over it, that she will get it when she's ready. If we get to 2 with little to no improvement then she will look at taking a more proactive approach. Don't beat yourself up. Parenting is hard! And kids are so very different from child to child. I know I'm always bothered by M's lack of speech because I know as a child I spoke very early, and in complete sentences. I honestly think my mom thought this was normal so she had me a little worried at first with M. But we are all on the same page now. We encourage her to verbalize what she wants and when she can't we repeat it a few times to help her at least remember the word. She doesn't explode with a few new words daily like some LOs here, but we are starting to get a new one on average every week? A lot of what she says still sounds like babbles although it seems to mean something to her.
Post by LaBellaVida on Jan 19, 2015 21:24:40 GMT -5
Owen still doesnt say much. Mama, dada, that (sounds like dat.) Thats pretty much it really. Hes got fluid in his ears, which may be part of the reason why hes not saying much. Looks like we may end up doing surgery in the next month. He understands though, when hes being talked to.
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