https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 11 May 2026 05:37:13 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-count-these-as-words#post-1378673 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 13:06:27 +0000 Freckles 1378673@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i would definitely count animal sounds as words, even if he's repeating them. </p> <p>Not all kids develop at the same rate, so i wouldn't worry too much unless your pediatrician says you should be worried. </p> <p>At our 18 month appointment, the pediatrician says that he wanted to see 5 words. What a relief to hear since i had been comparing to her to kids who knew way more than that. Also, some parents count words that shouldn't be counted, so you don't know if the word count is a true representation of what their LO can say. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-count-these-as-words#post-1378650 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 12:58:15 +0000 lovehoneybee 1378650@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@oliviaoblivia: Do they count if he's only repeating them? </p> <p>@LuLu Mom: I hope so!</p> <p>@Mrs. Pen: D has a theory that babies who are early walkers are later talkers because when they're not walking/working on walking/just chilling laying or sitting or whatever they have more time to internalize language, as opposed to go-go-going with a short attention span like E did. Who wants to sit and be read to when you can run around the house? He's enjoying being read to now, finally, so I'm hoping that'll help. </p> <p>@MrsMccarthy: He has an appt in a few weeks, and at his last appt I shared my concerns about his speech. His pedi is pretty proactive as far as EI, so I'm going to wait and see what she thinks (and see where he is then), but I'll definitely consider it if I'm still concerned after that!</p> <p>@delight: Thanks for the link! And I totally missed the Talking/Speech section...I scrolled down looking for Speech and didn't see it, and didn't scroll any further! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-count-these-as-words#post-1378631 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 12:51:56 +0000 delight 1378631@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lovehoneybee: Animal sounds count as words if he is using them by himself consistently. I'd also count Letters of the alphabet as words. Check out this thread and my responses in it : <a href="http://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-it-count-as-a-word-of-its-only-one-syllable" rel="nofollow">http://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-it-count-as-a-word-of-its-only-one-syllable</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-count-these-as-words#post-1378600 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 12:40:55 +0000 MrsMccarthy 1378600@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Tor is in the same boat. He has a lot of sounds and can identify many things. He says Buh for bird, Bah for bath, moos for a cow, neighs for a horse. He says No for both nose and the word No, he says Mo for more and other things here and there. He babbles too but he still isnt super verbal and still seems to prefer signing. I put in a call to Early Intervention today and I am so happy that I did. I feel like they can really help me to feel more relaxed about his speech and can give him a jump if he needs a bit of help. We also love the Baby Babble dvds which are super helpful. I suggest you call EI and not rely on your pediatrician alone because peds just aren't well trained enough and tend to be very lax. If he had speech delays he will only qualify for free EI services until 2 years old i believe it is. Maybe 3. either way its free for evaluation, they come to your home and they really spend time with your child. I feel so happy i called them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-count-these-as-words#post-1378575 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 12:33:42 +0000 Mrs. Pen 1378575@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Definitely! and the letters for sure are a great developmental milestone!</p> <p>I wouldn't worry too much - sounds like he is doing great. And like you've probably heard, some boys tend to be late bloomers when it comes to language. My mom said my older brother didn't talk until he was in preschool, mostly because he was outspoken by our older sister but still ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-count-these-as-words#post-1378561 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 12:30:12 +0000 LuLu Mom 1378561@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think he's doing well, he's learning new things which is great, and if he's repeating it's only a matter of time before he does them on his own! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-count-these-as-words#post-1378551 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 12:26:43 +0000 oliviaoblivia 1378551@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Animal sounds definitely count as words! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-count-these-as-words#post-1378542 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 12:23:05 +0000 lovehoneybee 1378542@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>(Not positive where this should go, so please feel free to move it.)</p> <p>So E has been on the slower side to pick up words. I don't want to say behind, because he's still on track for what his pedi expects, but on the lower end. (His receptive language is excellent, however). </p> <p>Anyway, at his 15 month appointment she told us she likes to see 2-3 words, which he had, and at 18 months she likes to see 8-10. His appointment is on Valentine's Day, and he currently has 5 (that he uses on a regular basis). But he's also obsessed with letters, and can say and identify on site A, B, C, D, K, O and T. Like...he has a foam alphabet mat in his room, and the letters aren't in order at all, but when I ask him to find the letter he will go to it, point at it and say it. Or when he's playing with his magnet letters he can point out and say those letters with no prompting. </p> <p>He can also mimic animal sounds...like "What does the kitty say? The kitty says 'meow'" and he'll sort of copy the sound. Same with 'arf-arf' and 'neigh'.</p> <p>I feel like maybe I'm grasping at straws, but would you count any of those things as words? I'm not particularly worried about his speech (well....trying not to be, anyway), but it's hard not to compare when I read about a toddler his age who already has 30 words.... </p>