https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 10 Apr 2026 23:15:39 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-two-years-olds-speech/page/2#post-2839017 Fri, 10 Aug 2018 07:19:06 +0000 looch 2839017@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: If I could go back in time, I would have introduced my son to weekend language school when he was 2. It would have been a parent and child thing for a few hours where you mostly read stories and what not, but at that level, you can be a beginner as well.</p> <p>We are doing weekend language school now (began in grade 1) and while it isn't the same as an immersion program, it is making a difference in our march to biliteracy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-two-years-olds-speech/page/2#post-2838944 Thu, 09 Aug 2018 19:08:16 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2838944@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: I have thought about how I can introduce Spanish to LO even though I don’t speak it myself. My SIL is fluent in German and has recorded fairy tales for LO in that language and he’s loved it. He really enjoys the weekly Spanish lesson at daycare. We are currently in the middle of a TV reset for at least another week, but I may introduce Dora, the one that is primarily in Spanish. Besides TV I am not sure else how to expose him. I could read books, but my pronouciation would be off. Any suggestions?</p> <p>In full honesty, looking back on what prompted this post reminds me that stereotypes can be internalized, which is not a good thing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-two-years-olds-speech/page/2#post-2838738 Thu, 09 Aug 2018 08:56:18 +0000 looch 2838738@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: Have you considered adding in exposure to a second language? I can't remember if you're bilingual or not.... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-two-years-olds-speech/page/2#post-2838712 Thu, 09 Aug 2018 07:20:48 +0000 wrkbrk 2838712@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Your son sounds like where my son is but he’s 2 and 9 months so yes I’d say you’re ahead of the curve!!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-two-years-olds-speech/page/2#post-2838705 Thu, 09 Aug 2018 05:36:57 +0000 atoz 2838705@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I recognize a lot of qualities of my daughter’s speech in the way you describe your son’s. We are always getting told by people how advanced her speech is. For what it’s worth, she’s biracial (I’m white, my husband is black). On a recent trip to his home country, we were told the same thing by people there—she sounds advanced. </p> <p>I don’t know if people’s comments are influenced at all by the color of his skin, but either way, his speech does sound advanced for his age. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-two-years-olds-speech/page/2#post-2838699 Thu, 09 Aug 2018 00:00:46 +0000 youboots 2838699@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So I’ll be honest. I have tried to stop commenting on peoples kids. He’s so big!- oh really he’s the in the bottom 10%. Wow are you must be in kindergarten- no I’m a third grade. Whatever. Now I just ask open ended questions instead of commenting on looks/ability. I think it’s just a way people make conversation. Like talking about the weather. Some are right- some are wrong.</p> <p>At my daughters 2 year appointment I proudly brought in a list of her 500+ words. Her dr said that just by talking to her for a minute she knows she’s is advanced- she does not need a list. Now she’s 3.5 and she’s very verbal but not potty trained- that’s how it goes. </p> <p>I’d take the compliment from professionals free of bias. That’s their job. Everyone else just wants to connect with you and compliment your beautiful family. Consider yourself approachable! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-two-years-olds-speech/page/2#post-2838685 Wed, 08 Aug 2018 20:36:05 +0000 MrsSRS 2838685@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Totally possible there's a race and gender bias happening when people comment, but I teach 2 year olds and of the 17 24-28 month olds on my roster I have maybe 2 that speak in the way you described. So your LO is legitimately an early and eloquent speaker. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-two-years-olds-speech/page/2#post-2838681 Wed, 08 Aug 2018 20:19:56 +0000 RKitty 2838681@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't read all the comments but your son's language skills seems a bit higher then mine who's 25 months and we constantly get complements on his language. His Pediatrician has said his language is about 6 months ahead or more. We have a niece who's 6 months older then my son and he talks and articulates more then she does. So I'd totally say your son is ahead on his language skills :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-two-years-olds-speech/page/2#post-2838624 Wed, 08 Aug 2018 14:06:48 +0000 JennyLayneAZ 2838624@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: I haven't read past your first post, but I think it sounds like your LO is doing great. Piper still isn't saying many words, so we're getting ready to go back to the Dr so we can get the speech therapy rolling. I feel like she's on the verge of a language explosion, but it is really stressing me out. So far she says: hi, bye, mama, dada, no, and go away. (I think that's it, I could be missing a word or two). So, to hear all the things your LO says, sounds absolutely amazing to me since they're the same age. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-two-years-olds-speech/page/2#post-2838433 Tue, 07 Aug 2018 17:32:08 +0000 pachamama 2838433@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: He sounds quite advanced for sure!</p> <p>I think everyone maybe concerned about their 2 year old's speech should remember in a few weeks or even days it can improve SO much- there really is an explosion! My son was low/ average from birth to 2y for all his milestones (born a month early) and once he hit 26 months the kid literally never shut up. He speaks in 8-9 word sentences with very good articulation. I never thought it would happen! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-two-years-olds-speech/page/2#post-2838428 Tue, 07 Aug 2018 16:49:44 +0000 crazydoglady 2838428@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@aprild: We are in the exact same boat. It's hard. :heart:<br /> @LCTBQE: Your brother's comment is the best😂. While not directed at me, I appreciate you saying that everyone learns to talk. I've been struggling with that lately.<br /> @hellobeeboston: I think I am finally starting to understand my kid! I thought what he was doing was babbling but apparently it's called jargoning because he is using adult intonation and speech patterns with actual words mixed in. Just yesterday, we got two blue color pencils and said something like blah blah blah mommy blah blah blah two blah blah blah blue! I realized he was saying something like "mommy and I both have blue pencils!" Anyway. I had to share because your comment reminded me of that. He has words, we need to work on articulation. It sounds like your LO is making so much progress!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-two-years-olds-speech/page/2#post-2838426 Tue, 07 Aug 2018 16:44:00 +0000 crazydoglady 2838426@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: I would just take it as a well-intentioned compliment! My son is extremely speech delayed, but he gets complimented on other things like his deductive reasoning and curiousity about EVERYTHING. I will say, as a middle school teacher, that my most gifted verbal students are ones who are most creative-- which sounds like you are fostering with piano. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-two-years-olds-speech/page/2#post-2838425 Tue, 07 Aug 2018 16:35:44 +0000 Sams Mom 2838425@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@DesertDreams88: I think that is part of my noticing other kids speech. I've always worried a little bit about my son, so I notice all of the other kids level of development. This weekend we were at a toy/hobby store and this little boy was playing with the thomas the train table with my son, he was really quiet but when he spoke it was so clear and articulate. Turns out he is about 4 months older than my son, and I totally complimented him to his dad about his speech. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-two-years-olds-speech/page/2#post-2838424 Tue, 07 Aug 2018 16:22:17 +0000 DesertDreams88 2838424@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son is 2.5 years exactly and he is no where near that. He speaks in simple 2-4 word sentences, with no propositions, pronouns, or tense. So if I met your son, I would definitely compliment him on it! Also, I think I notice other toddler speech patterns bc that has always been an area of concern with LO. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-two-years-olds-speech/page/2#post-2838395 Tue, 07 Aug 2018 14:32:57 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2838395@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LCTBQE: oh yeah, we are totally realistic that what he’s exhibiting now may change later. We are of course trying to give him a leg up where we can. For instance we started piano lessons for him since music helps with math skills. DH always says we won’t know if we truly did a good job parenting until LO is 25. That’s a long way off to hold the back patting!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-two-years-olds-speech/page/2#post-2838394 Tue, 07 Aug 2018 14:31:23 +0000 agold 2838394@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think your kid sounds like an exceptional talker. My girl is a couple weeks away from being 2 and is no where close to that. I don't see how race has anything to do with how well a child articulates his words. I know a boy who is white that is always praised for how well he speaks. That mom doesn't like praise, though, because her kid is an extremely gifted boy who is on the spectrum. So I don't know. He's white. In general, I'm amazed by any little kid who speaks well and always comment on it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-two-years-olds-speech/page/2#post-2838383 Tue, 07 Aug 2018 13:44:59 +0000 RonjaL7 2838383@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son is 2 years and 4 months-ish. I can understand most of what he says, but other people who aren't around him much understand less. </p> <p>He says 2 and 3 word sentences that sound like broken English. For example "No medicine", "up Mommy", "Mommy go upstairs", "Thank you", "more ___ please".</p> <p>~he sounds so demanding now~ hahaha </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-two-years-olds-speech/page/2#post-2838382 Tue, 07 Aug 2018 13:41:49 +0000 LCTBQE 2838382@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: my kid is a few months younger than yours and sounds like is on the same-ish trajectory. our son is the whitest white kid blondie, and we field quite a lot of comments on it from everyone, particularly daycare/babysitters. so, I dunno if your race has anything to do with what you're hearing, but I do think you'd hear it too if you were white or another race. one of my brother's kids was speaking in full, grammatically correct sentences at like 19/20 months ("mommy can I be 'scused please" "daddy open this door") which my husband and I were flat-out amazed by. my brother told me, and I maintain to others re our kid, that it's fun to communicate but everyone learns to talk, and that how they're doing as a toddler doesn't inform their future. actually I believe they way my brother put it was, "yeah it's awesome but who knows whether or not he'll be a burnout stoner by middle school" :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-two-years-olds-speech/page/2#post-2838380 Tue, 07 Aug 2018 13:27:40 +0000 hellobeeboston 2838380@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wow, he sounds really advanced compared to my two boys at that age. My younger son is currently in EI working with a speech therapist since he was 18months... he's going to be 3 in October and is speaking in more sentences but now we're working on his clarity... I still need to translate most of what he says to other people. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-two-years-olds-speech/page/2#post-2838375 Tue, 07 Aug 2018 13:03:29 +0000 cat620 2838375@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son is almost 3 and barely says anything. He has a speech delay and we're working with him, but I would love for him to say even two word sentences at this point. Your son is super advanced in my opinion. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-two-years-olds-speech#post-2838357 Tue, 07 Aug 2018 12:12:05 +0000 Mrs. Turtle 2838357@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: I agree he sounds advanced, and similar to O at that age (who is now 2.75 and speaking in long, never-ending paragraphs). I wanted to comment more because this hasn't been something on my radar and it is now and I appreciate your bringing it up. O is black (bi-racial) and I'm trying to learn as much as possible to be able to do her justice raising her (we are white). I knew this was a thing for adults but for some reason it hadn't occurred to me to think about it with toddlers/kids. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-two-years-olds-speech#post-2838356 Tue, 07 Aug 2018 12:11:26 +0000 MrsSCB 2838356@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I understand where your concern is coming from, but it does sound like his speech is genuinely advanced. People comment positively on my son's speech abilities at almost two, and he does not speak as well as yours. He sounds adorable! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-two-years-olds-speech#post-2838342 Tue, 07 Aug 2018 11:35:13 +0000 Mrsbells 2838342@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: aside from rhe race issue i think there is sometimes a gender bias element plays into it too. People often believe girls are faster speaker and that boys are tend to be more active than thoughtful. So I think its a fair to wonder if the comments are in a certain context </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-two-years-olds-speech#post-2838341 Tue, 07 Aug 2018 11:29:05 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2838341@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@superkate: ok, the hearing part is different than what my LO had. In the sound room his ENT said one ear was compensating for another a little bit, but overall he was on target. He was fine with commands and comprehension. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-two-years-olds-speech#post-2838339 Tue, 07 Aug 2018 11:21:25 +0000 babypugs 2838339@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: I totally get your concern and agree that a lot of times race factors into speech assessment, which is pretty ridiculous in 2018 and totally messed up. But your son is<br /> very advanced--I'm pretty sure my first could manage "WANT COOKIE" at that age and not much else. His vocabulary is impressive! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-two-years-olds-speech#post-2838325 Tue, 07 Aug 2018 10:46:26 +0000 superkate 2838325@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: Honestly I can't remember. And his appointments fell weird, so his 12 month visit was before we really noticed it and his 15 was after we saw the ENT and had the surgery date set. She was the one who referrered us to the ENT but that was for the infections and not speech. </p> <p>It was obvious he was behind and couldn't hear well, and it seemed to get worse over the four-month stretch from when he turned one until he got the tubes at 16 months (not 15 like mistakenly said before). His ENT thought his delayed speech was definitely because of his ear issues. After surgery the doctor said there was SO much fluid in there it was amazing he could hear at all. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-two-years-olds-speech#post-2838323 Tue, 07 Aug 2018 10:37:23 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2838323@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@superkate: did your son’s doctors confirm the speech delay? Looking back, mine may have had one too. LO had 9-10 ear infections before he finally got tubes on his first birthday. His pediatricians and ear doctor were not too concerned about the number of words he said at the time though, which was less than six. One pediatrician told me to count sounds that he used for the same object as a word and it was okay that he said “mama” and then decided to stop saying it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-two-years-olds-speech#post-2838313 Tue, 07 Aug 2018 09:28:07 +0000 misolee 2838313@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If I met your son today and had a conversation with him, I would comment to the parents and praise him for his advanced language. Not because of his race but because he is really advanced for his age. I would also be in awe and slightly jealous bc my son is also 30 months and his language milestone is sloooooow. I feel his language is nowhere near his sisters who at 2.5 were getting compliments left and right about how well she spoke in two languages. We are Asian so we speak both in the household. My DD got it and I feel her learning brain is advanced in the language department bc she was sprouting off sentences at 12 months and memorizing bible verses at church at 18 months (no kidding). Whereas my son still can't string a sentence and no one but me (and his sister) can understand what he's trying to say :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-two-years-olds-speech#post-2838307 Tue, 07 Aug 2018 09:05:54 +0000 Sams Mom 2838307@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lemon-Lime: The weird thing with my son is he started saying a few things early on, and then at 1 we kind of stalled out at 10 words. His pediatrician at the time (was not a fan for 100 reasons), told me he would need EI if he didn't know 25 words at his 18 month appointment. Like I have no problem with EI if he needs it, but he was doing well according to his nanny who has helped raise more kids than I ever will, on top of her own 5 kids. I finally got back to our original pediatrician in a different network when my insurance plan expanded to cover more practices, and he told me he would be fine and we will just keep an eye on it. </p> <p>I had to have speech therapy in kindergarten, so I worry that he will have some problems... But here lately he seems to learn 5 new words a day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tell-me-about-your-two-years-olds-speech#post-2838303 Tue, 07 Aug 2018 08:58:25 +0000 superkate 2838303@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Your son sounds advanced. My son is 26 months old, so only a month younger than yours, and your son is far superior in speech than mine. </p> <p>Mine only began putting two words together in mid June. It's exploded since then, but still only compared to where he was. He finally said his first real sentence ("where are you, car?") a week ago.</p> <p>He did have a speech delay due to fluid in his ears and recurrent ear infections. When he got his tubes at 16 months he only said two words. </p>