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LO didn't start index pointing until later than the norm, but my pedi said it didn't really matter, since the whole point is that they gesture to show you something, whether it's with the whole hand or the finger. My LO was an early talker if anything and is extremely verbal now at 2 yrs (full 8-10 word sentences).

It's GREAT if he's interested in learning the names of various things! That's how the language explosion started for us

Like @hilsy85, my LO was also a later than normal pointer (can't remember exactly when), but he's a very verbal 2 year old - carries full conversations with us at 26 months. I don't think it was at all related for him.

@NurseDMB: c was also a late pointer, but our ped said it was more about "inviting you in to her world"- through gesturing, offering to share, that kind of thing. I just thought maybe I don't point very much! I wouldn't call her an early talker but she seems to have more words than some of her friends, at 16 months. She is picking new words up every day now, thought lot of times she says it one day, then stops the next. Her most recent word, no joke: booger.