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My son (14.5 months) is the same way. He has similar verbal skills as your LO (and signs), but his teachers rarely see him do either. Is she shy around new people? LO is really shy around new people and his teachers say it's really common for shy kids to be quiet at first and that he should warm-up. Is she in school full-time? Is this a new class? He started his school in September (2 days a week) and they said they expected him to be acting like his usual self in a couple of months. He's definitely gotten better as the months have passed!

His teachers tell us the same thing about him obviously taking everything in and understands almost everything they say -- they also laugh because at pick-up he immediately runs over and says "Mama! Up!"

@peachykeen: He waves at strangers too, but when we hang out with new people he never performs his "tricks." For instance, he won't say what a sheep says when a new person is in the room, but the second they walk out, he's suddenly "baa"-ing tons. Some kids are more observational, too. She may just be taking it all in and will talk when she's ready. I worried at first, but I *know* he loves school and that he's thriving there. I would just watch it and ask the teachers to continue to try to verbally engage her.

We actually had the opposite problem. My youngest (now 19 months) would talk more at school than at home. I think it's just a phase thing and will probably change over the next month.

I don't see this as weird at all. It makes sense since she's more comfortable at home. My son is 2 and *doesnt stop* talking at home. But I can guarantee if he was in daycare/preschool, he would be really quiet. I was the same way as a kid.

My son is 22 months and has been in daycare since he was a year. About a month ago his teacher said "he's starting to talk to us!" which shocked me, because he's been a huge chatterbox at home for months. He's pretty shy out in public so I figure he just gets a bit overwhelmed with all the other kids and teachers.