I find this information great for looking back over as it is amazing how quickly you forget what your baby did and when (probably due to the regular sleep disturbances I am guessing!) Keeping a little notebook with this information is definitely something I would suggest all new Mums doing.įor those who are interested, this is some of the current information about speech development that I found useful I try to take a few moments at least once a month (usually on her birth date) to write down Immy’s latest milestones including what she sorts of things she is doing, toys and games she likes, words she signs and says, foods she likes, and any new experiences (like our recent visit to the Royal Show). It was by sitting down and looking at my notes about her progress over time and comparing my little notations to current information about speech development that I felt assured that she was still within the typical range of development. I know that like all things to do with development, the age at which toddlers begin to use recognisable words varies greatly. It’s like someone flipped a switch and now I have a Chatterbox in the making! She was even clearly making cute ‘mama’ sounds at 9 months, much to Dada’s disgust!īy 12 months she was irregularly saying ‘Dadda,’ ‘Mumma,’ ‘boo’ and ‘bye’ but was much more interested in two key sounds, ‘Brooooommmm,’ for anything remotely vehicle related and ‘Miaow,’ for her favourite animal (cars, motorbikes and cats continue to be her favourite things in the world!) S he also included plenty of toddler gobbledygook to herself while playing, with lots of varying tones and pitch.īy 18 months she had accumulated 12 words that she used regularly but didn’t show much interest in learning any new ones.Īnd then all of a sudden, at 19 months she has started adding new words by the dozen and trying to repeat all sorts of words that she hears. Whilst she was clearly understanding everything said to her (often understanding way too much!) and communicating her intentions wonderfully non-verbally, using gestures, facial expressions and a little signing, she appeared to have little interest in or need to talk very much.Īs a baby, s he did all the ‘normal’ pre-talking type noise-making stuff that a baby is meant to do, babbling away to herself or in ‘conversation’ with you. By 17 months, I was starting to worry that Immy was a little slow to communicate verbally. I feel that we are having a similar experience with Immy. Then one day, Daisy opens her mouth …and out comes a stream of sentences and questions about the world and everything in it, much to her family’s complete surprise! The family try everything to coax her into talking but she won’t. I don’t know if you have ever come across Margaret Wild’s book, Chatterbox, but it is a lovely story about Daisy the baby who will not say a word.
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