21mth olds talking

Hi everyone,

Just wondering how your 21 mth olds are going with their talking.. Jaxon says lots of words but not really saying full sentences.. The only sentence he does say is there it is or where is it? plus a lot of gibble gabble.lol .   He does say words such as circle, flower, zigzag, T, O, A, Car, Yes, see ya, star, tractor, Nan nan, Nanny, Poppy, Ball, bath, horse, giraffe, and other words including the basics...

I was reading on a baby site that most 21mths are saying about 200 words now and learn 10 new ones each day..  and talking sentences??

Is it normal for some Toddlers to not be talking sentences at this age?

Im not really concerned cos I realise all kids are different, just curious..

Jaxon is very clever as he will draw perfect circles now when I ask him to and also trys to draw stars and he does really well.. He also draws zigzags when I ask  him to. Had to have a brag, hehe..

Aint it cool seeing them learn new things all the time...

 

Gremlins are a lot like Seb by the sounds of it, they have about 2 doz words and Mercedes has just started putting two together like "all gone". She babbles constantly tho, whereas Sienna doesn't and I think that's partly why the ear specialist wants her to see a speech therapist. As long as Jaxon is babbling and picking up new words I'd say he's fine.

I think 21 mth olds that speak in full sentences are the exception rather than the rule. My Maya was talking in full sentences at that age but she has always been an advanced talker, and I know Fiona's Elle and Toni's Caitlin are both really advanced talkers, but most of the gremlins other friends their age seem to be at a similar stage to them language wise.

Jaxons language sounds spot on to me. He is obviously taking in, processing and understanding the world around him. Keep in mind that often boys are slower to talk fluently than girls too (although there are always exceptions).

I'd say be cautious of what you read. I believe that they look for around 50 words at 2 years old...some sites say less, some say more. I very much doubt 200 words is average at this age.

Elle and Caitlin do have around that many words and do speak in sentences but there is also still a load of goobledy gook in there. The sentences we have are things like "what's that sound mummy?" and "uh oh, bumped head" and "where did the bird go?". If she gets really excited it just turns to 100% goobledy gook (really funny to listen to it as she'll go on for minutes, almost without breathing). From my contact with other kids our girls do seem to have more words at this stage but it'll probably all balance out in the end.

Hey everyone thanks for your replies..

Dont think he would have ear problems.. he doesnt rub them at all.. He used to when he was younger but that was because he had glueear.. It all cleared up.. Hes due for a plunket check soon so will see what they have to say too.

Thanks again