should my daughter be talking

[Tracy21]

sorry meant to post a poll for my last question lol any advice on how to get my 22 mths old talking would be great thanks

[louieforlaughs]

hi, i wouldn't worry about it at all. you could try doing some sign language with her to give her a way to converse with you. but a lot of mothers worry about their childs language development. but they find that one day their child goes from not speaking at all to speaking in full sentences right away. just be patient and let him or her observe things as they may.
self talking or looking at her straight in the face might help if you aren't already doing that. so explain what you're doing while you're doing it. your baby watches everything you do and if you are talking about what you're doing she might pick up some new words.
hope she surprises you soon.

[Tracy21]

hi my daughter does say some words like
no
Derek (my sons name)
mark (daddys name)
mum
stop
get up
ssshhh
buckie (sisters dog)
doggy


but i just want her to try and say
thank you
please
cup
juice
things like that but she just refuses i know she wont say any sentences just yet but having my son due to be born in april i really would like her to let me know what she wants or even point to the thing she wants instead of crying or moaning for it she is a very stubborn wee girl we try to praise he for thing like if she puts her wrapper in the bin we say good girl but she jut throws herself to the floor and crys so praising her is difficult to

[JoyRenee]

I forgot to add that I have a 21-month-old daughter and these are some things that she says:

no thanks, please, thank you, help, you're welcome
cat, dog, up, down
our names
what, yes, no
shoes, shirt, socks, eat, uh-oh, tired

I think that verbal development makes a difference based on your child's personality and their environment.

While my daughter does say those words, and more, they are NOT always clear. I understand her because I'm with her every single day, but other adults don't always understand her. So maybe it's that your daughter does speak but you're just wanting her to speak in full sentences?

[JoyRenee]

She should be able to say at least 20 words, but probably won't be saying sentences. Saying things like, "No juice!" or "Bye, Momma" are things she might be saying as well. It's not until age 2 1/2 to 3 that they begin putting together complex sentences. And from 3-4 putting together even more complexities, such as describing their day in sequential order, "First I went to the park, then I got in the car, and then we ate lunch."

Is she saying anything at all?

[alaysha]

It may not be full on sentences but your daughter should be saying a couple of words here and there. My mother and I were talking actually about this yesterday since my friends 24 month old isn't talking and she said that the best thing to do is to talk to your child like an adult and also to ask questions. For instance, if your child is pointing to their sippy cup (or whatever) instead of saying, "oh do you want your cup" try getting her to ask for it using her own words.

[sweetangel7]

I don't really know the answer but I found this on a linguistics website...

By 12 months, babies seem to interpret words as labeling objects -- and the whole object as opposed to its parts or features.

Now, after babies find words and know some meanings, they have to learn how words go together to make sentences. They know more about their language than what they can say -- just as you could understand more in a foreign language than you could speak. So while their first spoken words appear around 12 months of age, they may already understand hundreds of words. By 18 months, they can understand 5 and 6-word sentences.