22mths and still not talking. Time to panic?

[cherrygal]

The TV show Daddy 101 also has a case of the kid refusing to voice her wants. She was taught baby sign language when she was a baby and had grown dependent on that to get what she wants instead of turning to speech.


The child psychologist recommended lots of interactive play time together with the parents. The parents must keep yakking and yakking during the play time even if she does not want to talk. The parent can also sing out the request to get her response. You could try this method.

To view the show, go to xin.msn catch up TV. It’s called Daddy 101 on Ch U. That segment was in episode 2 or 3 I think.

[33mama]

Dazz:

Dear parents...


do you remember at what age did your child start talking?

My second boy is already 22mths and he's only saying \"mama\" and \"baba\". Nothing else.

Should i send him for some speech assessments or should i just wait and see?

I remember his elder bro was a late talker but by this age, korkor seems to be able to utter at least 1 or 2 words.

my youngest son was like that. has gor gor and jie jie... thought he will talk faster.. but he just do not speak until 36 months. my mom even kept on asking me bring him to doc, pd and specialist....

and after he's 3 yrs old he kept talking and then cannot get him to stop... :slapshead:
he's now p3 btw....

[3Boys]

In a word, no.


My DS1 didn’t speak a word until he was 26 months old, and he’s fine at P3.

[Dazz]

thank you all for sharing. looks like the key word is "patience". haha…

[chl72]

Hi,

My DD only started to talk at 3.5 yrs old. And now, I cant make her stop.

[sleepy]

3Boys:

In a word, no.


My DS1 didn't speak a word until he was 26 months old, and he's fine at P3.

My dd1 started talking at 26 months old too. Before that was complete silence.

[Oppsgal]

My kid only starts to talk at 2 years old. Pronunciation not that great. Now chattering almost non stop when with us most of the time.