https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 22 May 2026 08:21:20 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/speech-at-21-months#post-2711613 Thu, 16 Mar 2017 16:06:22 +0000 MrsBrewer 2711613@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@muffinsmuffins: Great suggestion, and that totally makes sense about kids getting shy with the attention on them. I will definitely stop asking her to repeat! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/speech-at-21-months#post-2711609 Thu, 16 Mar 2017 16:00:39 +0000 muffinsmuffins 2711609@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just wanted to chime in about the not repeating thing you mentioned: we have been working with a speech pathologist for DS and she said try to imagine you're having a conversation with an adult who keeps asking you to repeat things or praises you endlessly for saying certain things. It would be frustrating for a lot of people! Our son completely gets shy and embarrassed if we draw too much attention to him talking. So we try to just make it conversational and not ask him to say anything particular. This has really encouraged him to imitate us and keep it light. Definitely something to try! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/speech-at-21-months#post-2711600 Thu, 16 Mar 2017 15:50:14 +0000 Banana330 2711600@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My DD is 23 months.. her vocab has exploded in the last few months. She's speaking in small sentences and putting new words together quickly. I wouldn't be concerned until after 2... I bet you'll notice a big change over the next few months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/speech-at-21-months#post-2711579 Thu, 16 Mar 2017 15:19:38 +0000 mrskansas 2711579@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsBrewer: That's amazing haha. I love how they remember those things! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/speech-at-21-months#post-2711576 Thu, 16 Mar 2017 15:14:48 +0000 MrsBrewer 2711576@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrskansas: OMG! That's hilarious!!! Well one time we went to Costco, right when I got there I told her, momma has to go pee pee, and we went to the bathroom. Well now everytime we walk into Costco, she loudly exclaims "Pee-Pee"....hahahah </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/speech-at-21-months#post-2711575 Thu, 16 Mar 2017 15:13:16 +0000 mrskansas 2711575@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsBrewer: It's crazy how fast it happens! Her new favorite phrase is "oh shoot!" however it comes out sounding a lot more like "shit" haha. So be prepared for that too! :grin: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/speech-at-21-months#post-2711573 Thu, 16 Mar 2017 15:11:41 +0000 MrsBrewer 2711573@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrskansas: How awesome!! I can't wait until she has a language explosion! I can't wait to understand all of the little things that's going on in her head! hahah </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/speech-at-21-months#post-2711567 Thu, 16 Mar 2017 15:05:09 +0000 mrskansas 2711567@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My daughter was the same way at 21 months. She is about to turn 2 and just in the past few weeks her vocabulary has exploded; it's so much fun!<br /> I wouldn't worry at all! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/speech-at-21-months#post-2711560 Thu, 16 Mar 2017 14:55:30 +0000 MrsBrewer 2711560@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@CatchAFallingStar: :heart: Thank you for the reassurance! I have quite a few friends with LO's right around DD's age, and I know they all say "don't compare to other kids" well it's kind of hard not to, you know?! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/speech-at-21-months#post-2711554 Thu, 16 Mar 2017 14:51:49 +0000 CatchAFallingStar 2711554@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsBrewer: sounds a lot like my DD!! We finally figured out that she was just being stubborn and maybe a bit shy with saying new words... because when she starting talking more, her vocabulary was pretty surprising.. like she knew lots of words but was just holding back. She also didn't crawl until 10 months and walked at 13 months. She's 26 months now and saying new words/phrases every day. It's pretty amazing! You have a lot to look forward to and nothing to worry about. :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/speech-at-21-months#post-2711526 Thu, 16 Mar 2017 14:13:32 +0000 MrsBrewer 2711526@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I feel like my daughter is a little slower at all milestones so far, which is totally fine and I know there's a huge range to "normal"! For example she didn't crawl until 10 months, walking was at 15 months, at 1 year she only had her 2 bottom teeth, etc.</p> <p>How should speech be right around 21 months though? I just read an article saying that at 21 months kids generally learn 1 new word a day! That astounded me, I know that's not the case right now in our house. We encourage vocabulary, we read to her all the time, that's probably her favorite activity honestly. She's great at making all the different animal noises, and recognizes pictures in books when asked "Where is the airplane" or "point to the glass of milk"</p> <p>She just really doesn't repeat anything when we ask her to say a word. She almost shy's away from it, that she doesn't want to. I don't want to push her or any of her milestones, but I just don't want her speech to be delayed. The ped didn't seem concerned at all at her 18 month check up, but we don't see him until 2 now. </p> <p>She has all the general words, mama, dada, she can say our dogs names, she obsessed with the moon (but calls is ham, haha) etc</p> <p>Does this sound "normal"? </p>