Saturday, July 16, 2011

My 14 month old little boy isnt talking?

By 14 months most babies have at most a vocabulary of 5-10 words. He likely understands many more words but he is trying to learn how to say them. He's learning how to work his tongue and lips and voice box in harmony to do what seems to come naturally for us since we've been doing it so long. But it really is hard (if you've spoken only English your whole life try learning to say a few words in a language such as Chinese and you'll be reminded how hard it can be) but at this age it is normal for them just to babble and not say anything that the parents can understand. He may also have abandoned a few sounds he has mastered (mama, dada) as he explores. You may hear more consonant sounds coming from him over the next few months. Once he has a good set of sounds to work with he'll start stringing them together and before you know it you'll probably wonder why you ever worried to begin with. If you're going to well baby visits your pediatrician should reassure you that he's not behind any milestones. You should contact them if you have any concerns or just to ease your mind but it sounds like he's a perfectly normal 14 month old to me.

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