I'm a bit worried

[heymamma]

My lil boy Ethan was 1 on the 6th May...& he still doesnt say any words....should i take him to see someone or should he be ok....its just Alyssa & phoenix could say words at his age.
I'm just a bit worried.

Sorry if i put this in the wrong section.

[bronny-jane]

my nephew doesnt really speak at all and when he does i cant undestand him and he's 3 in november:eek:
if its worrying you it cant hurt to take him to see someone.
my dds are both different with their speech dd2 talks more clearly then dd1.

[jessi]

Ive read about this... That a child might be behind in one area, but excels in other areas. Im sure its nothing to worry about, he will catch up! :)

[heymamma]

Hiya,
as already said if you're really concerned then get him checked out by GP or Health Nurse, they can always refer you on to specialists if rqd.
My nephew too didn't speak more then four words until he was 3, he's now 6 and you can't shut him up.
My younger sister was tongue tied and if it hadn't been cut she wouldn't have been able to speak but it was picked up early as she was unable to feed properly.

Yeah my nephew was also tounge tied...they cut it when he was 2 i think. Now he never shuts up..lol

Yes i think i might go see a Doc hey...it cant hurt.

[rainbowbeetle]

if you're worried take him to get checked out.

however, do you're other 2 children talk for him? does he have a need to talk himself?

my partners mum always says his brother did the talking for him, so he never had the need to talk when his brother would know what he was on about, even when he just grunted.

buut yes, go get it checked out, if anything it will put your mind at ease.

[whatwasithinking]

this probaboly wont help much but my nephew didn't talk at all until he was at least 3 1/2yrs old and there was nothing wrong with him - he just didn't want to talk.

he is now 14 and developing well

[FourAngelKisses]

My first born didn't say his first word until he was 22mths old, no reason really, he just didn't want to I guess.
My second born didn't say her first word until 20mths, she had glue ear and chronic ear infections so couldn't hear anything.
My third however, said his first word at 7mths.

If you are worried, get him checked out. I'm sure he is fine though.

[MumofMadd]

My partner's nephew didn't talk till around 2 1/2 they took him to the doc and they said he was really smart and knew that he didn't have to talk to get what he wanted as his mum and dad talked for him. They were told to make it so he had to talk if he wanted something eg. mum would say i'm havin a drink and if he wanted one he would have to ask for one, instead of saying i'm having a drink does corey want one? and if he did he would nod his head. It worked within 4-5months he was talking hope i helps a bit

[jessgray]

my ds is almost 14.5 months and hasnt said his first word he babbles words like mum and dad but doesnt know what the words mean etc. i am not going to rush to the dr about it just yet as he has a hearing test in a few weeks i awant to wait for the results of that first.

on my side of the family
i said my first word at 6 months and could hold a basic conversation by 1.
my sister didnt utter a word till she was 18 months
my brother spoke his 1st word at 15 months
my sister didnt speak till she was 25 months ( mum says we all talked for her)
and my brother was yabbering away at 19 months

so each bub is different.

[gremily]

My niece was at least 3 until she spoke. She would say mum and dad, but no sentences. She would just point at something that she wanted or show you were she wanted to go, etc. They took her to a specialist to see if there was anything wrong with her hearing, tongue, etc. They found no problems at all.
She's now 4 and has starting talking a lot more.
She has an older brother who talks and talks and talks, and a younger sister who is already talking alot. I think her brother did most of the talking for her, but the threat of her younger sister talking before her may have encouraged her to begin!!

Like the others said, if you are worried, go and see a specialist. If there is a problem, the earlier it is diagnosed the sooner treatment can begin.
Having said that, it's actually not that uncommon for kids to not talk until later, so try not to be too worried (if that's possible as a Mum!!)

[Sarie]

Our 16month old is much the same. He can say a few words, but he almost chooses not to. DS1 was talking a lot more by this age and we did some reaserch and as long as they can put two words together by the time their 2, they're on track. DS1 was doing this at 15 months, so I'm getting pretty edgy, but I know his hearing is fine and all his motor skills are brilliant so I'm sure he will catch up soon

[ButterflyKisses]

I've got a couple of friends who have 2 1/2 + yr olds and they are still not talking but just grunt and point. The little boy next door turned 2 in April and doesn't speak either although recently he has started to say bub bub.

I don't think I'd be too worried about it and I would try and not compare him to your other children. Each child is different in when they roll/sit/crawl/walk/talk etc and even though it's very hard not to compare you'll send youself silly if you do. As long as he's healthy and happy I wouldn't worry too much but just gauge it and when next you pop into your baby clinic for a checkup I'd mention it to the nurse.

he's probably a bit lazy like my nephew was who didn't speak until just after his second birthday and now there's no stopping him.

my DS started saying bub bub, mum mum, dad dad at 6 mths and saying short sentences by the time he was 12 mths but he didn't start walking by himself until he was 14 mths. So he had an early start with speech but not walking. By the time kids start school they are all pretty much even with their milestones so try not to worry too much about him but just monitor it.

[liah]

my ds is almost 14.5 months and hasnt said his first word he babbles words like mum and dad but doesnt know what the words mean etc. i am not going to rush to the dr about it just yet as he has a hearing test in a few weeks i awant to wait for the results of that first.


Its the same here, Ryder is 14 months and doesnt say any words yet.
I never thought it was a problem, i read somewhere that on average children speak between 12 months and 2 years. I dont think its anything to worry about, he will talk when he's ready.

[suemp]

jake went thru the development assessment team at bundall which is for delays. i can talk to you about it tomorrow if you are still concerned

[Little Gorilla]

i wouldn't worry kel.
my bub didn't really say much when he was 1, however, between 12 and 17 months he has gone ahead leaps and bounds although still not saying alot.
he does have a great understanding of things though, which makes up for his lack of words.