“J” talks a lot. He chats to me in the kitchen, squeals with delight when the dog takes the treat nicely from his hand, and informs “E” about how to correctly use all the toys. BUT about 50% of it is still ‘baby talk’. He does a combination of ‘baby talk’, signs, sounds, and words. If you ask “J” about an elephant- instead of saying elephant or any derivative of that- he will put his hand up to his nose like a trunk and give a little sound. “J” will give lion roars and car/truck vrooms. And of course there are the necessary words for a day in the life of a toddler- mom, dad, ball, juice, and nana(banana).
“J” is a wonderfully smart kid- that understands simple commands, makes me laugh everyday, and can’t get enough of his brother (unless “E” is trying to play with the wrong toy).
So I ask again…should I be worried that he isn’t saying more clear adult words, or doesn’t know his letters or numbers yet, or should I just assume that he will get it when he gets it?
i have just started reading your blog, i am not sure how old J is. i know i was concerned with my son, it took him so much longer than my daughter, but when it came, it was clear..
J just turned 2 in December..I kinda am thinking it will be the same as your son- when J figures out words they are very clear.
oh yeah.. you got lots of time for him to drive you crazy repeating the same thing over and over… lol… he will when he’s ready
LOL- I was just going nuts today with him repeating the same word. Anytime ‘J’ saw a cup he would say “juice”. I would get him his cup full of juice/water and he would just stand there in the middle of the kitchen showing me the glass I just filled and saying “juice”- over…and over…and over.
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