How many words shold my 14 month be saying?
thats still okay… by 17 months it should be AT LEAST 10 words 12 months is typically mama, dada and a couple other ‘words’ like ba for bottle or moo for cow… it could be that his body is working harder on gross motor so his language didn’t have time to develop doctors are cluelss about developmental milestones if you are concerned you can ask for an evaluation from your state early intervention service–THEY HAVE SPEECH LANGUAGE THERAPISTS a 14 month old typically uses ‘jargon’..they are using any sounds and think they are really talking…they ar doing ‘baby talk it sounds as he may be is the slow end of normal limits generally a delay is not considered a serious concern until it is at least 25%…for a 14 month old that would be functioning at or below age 10.5 months Don’t wait until he he 2…while words don’t need to be exact–they should at least be approximations that can be understood…you should never just wait if there is a real delay.. a 20 month old should be using 2 w
At 14 months, what you have described is not alarming. At 22 months, my son was only saying a couple of words consistently, at 26 months his vocabulary now consists of more words than I could count and he uses 2 and 3 word sentences. I don’t think I would get too concerned, just yet. If it persists, have him evaluated by the early intervention agency in your area. Some require a physician’s referral, but many just need a parent to call.
By 15 months, kids should have about 5 words, at about 18 months many kids have a language explosion, and by 2 years kids should be saying about 50 words and starting to put them together into 2 word sentences. However, these are just averages and some kids just take off a little later. I think it’s too early to know for sure if your son is language delayed. His language may explode in a few months. Does he seem to have good receptive language -does he understand what is being said? Have you had his hearing checked? Poor hearing can cause language delay – kids who don’t hear well are learning less language because they’re hearing less language or hearing it inaccurately. So, I would start with that. One thing that can help if he is getting frustrated with not being able to communicate is to use baby signs. They are GREAT! They really helped my daughter, who was not language delayed but has an articulation disorder, communicate. I think baby signs are great for any baby/toddler to bridg
