Hellobee Boards Topic: At what point do you count a word in your child's vocabulary? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:22:30 +0000 FaithFertility on "At what point do you count a word in your child's vocabulary?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/at-what-point-do-you-count-a-word-in-your-childs-vocabulary#post-2395524 Mon, 21 Dec 2015 10:07:35 +0000 FaithFertility 2395524@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Definitely </p> Bubbles on "At what point do you count a word in your child's vocabulary?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/at-what-point-do-you-count-a-word-in-your-childs-vocabulary#post-2395519 Mon, 21 Dec 2015 10:04:31 +0000 Bubbles 2395519@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes I would count it even if they only said it once. Not that I do any counting any more, LO repeats every single word that I say to him! :happy: </p> Mrs. Lion on "At what point do you count a word in your child's vocabulary?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/at-what-point-do-you-count-a-word-in-your-childs-vocabulary#post-2395360 Mon, 21 Dec 2015 06:51:09 +0000 Mrs. Lion 2395360@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My doctor said saying it once on purpose was enough to count it, even if it wasn't said correctly (had to be clear enough to convey meaning). :) </p> autumnleaves on "At what point do you count a word in your child's vocabulary?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/at-what-point-do-you-count-a-word-in-your-childs-vocabulary#post-2395358 Mon, 21 Dec 2015 06:48:22 +0000 autumnleaves 2395358@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO isn't going around pointing and naming objects but if I say "Can you get me your shoe/sock/book?", he'll say the word and get me the object. And then he'll say the word periodically but not every day. Do you count a word towards your child's vocabulary only if they say it every day or if they routinely say it not prompted? </p>