Should 15 months old be talking???

[jaluitgirl]

The only thing I might add to the discussion is to be sure that you are not mixing the 3 languages together in the same sentence because this WILL cause a language delay and your children will not be fluent in ANY but be limited proficient in each.  So for example don't say, "Do you want to Tutu now?" (tutu = take a bath in Marshallese)  Or "Socks Bokodok"  (Bokodok = bring or get your) 

Make sure if you are speaking Tagalog only to use Tagalog words and Grammar.  Then when you speak Spanish - strictly Spanish not mixing English or Tagalog in it.  And when you are speaking English don't mix other languages in it.  This sounds easy but believe me - living in a bilingual home and in a community that speaks a 3rd language - this is NOT easy to do.  It's much easier to mix the languages together.  I am guilty of doing it with my son.

The result is that we are finding most of the kindergartners in our community are coming to school limited in BOTH their home language and English which puts them very far behind in reading and writing.

[Tornado]

We sign with our daughter and also show her Baby Signing Times DVDs, so she was signing at 15 months... but not doing much in the way of intelligible words.  My daughter's Nurse Practitioner told us that so long as she is babbling and pointing then she is communicating and so is on the right path.  Now at 21 months new words pop out of her mouth every day almost.  So I think they just work at their own pace.  You are obviously working to provide a stimulating environment that will foster your child's learning! 

[PY]

I have to say YBCR program has help my 14 months old to increase her vocaulary, she knows parts of the body, and she is being watching the video for only 10 days and  once a day.

[saniso]

Just my 2 cents... If the child is able to communicate with you and the primary caregiver and is able to point things when you name them , follow games like say pat-a cake , there is good comprehension and expression of language. granted , when a child is exposed to more languages, talking can be slightly delayed . But i would not stop exposing my child to diferent language because of that. Believe me i used to worry a lot about my child who was not speaking at that age while all her peers from the play group were way ahead verbally. But she has really caught up now . My best friends child is 2+ and is still not talking but she is not concerned as he can communicate well . for her family it is genetic but believe me all of her family is highly  intellectual.Dont worry before you know, your child will start speaking and then it will be non-stop!!!

[Kyles Mom]

yes sheeberi, stop worrying as this is only where the problem is, the twin's mom worrying

let me tell u, my husband's dad spoke at 5yrs and my husband's mom told that he started speaking at 2yrs too, but u wudnt say my husband is a late talker! so i wasnt expecting much with my son while other kids wo are younger started talking he only had said mamma, bappa and dhahtha (mom, dad and sister) in local language at 6 months and then he just stopped talking, i never worried, and then at 14months he said bappa more clearly than before and was repeating it, and in between this 6-14months he only said one nonsensical word, kaidakaidakaida...thats the only abbling even! and when he turned 22months he just started talking, and in a week he had a huge vocabulary! now at 2 n half he says whatever v say just like a parrot! and he even use different dialects of our language just because he meets my inlaws who speak a different dialect at home, and even this is once a week for say 4-5hrs!

yes, language development is different and mothers should only worry if their kids dont understand them, specially in the case of bi or multi-lingual homes and also it so matters with twins and the likes...

keep the bilingual atmosphere around them and you'd be so delighted and surprised when one day they come and tell u mummy this is an apple, haadha tuffahun (in arabic)

my son is taught arabic words and english words for most of the objects so he identifies it differently, he says like tuffahun for apple whenever he wants or apple too, and i first noticed it 2 weeks after he started speaking that he knows to say in different languages when asked!

[wintermommy]

Hi Sheeberi, you shouldnt concern yourself so much about that. Eventually they will talk. My brother talk when he was 3. And he didn't have a twin brother. Keep on talking and talking to them. Let me know when they say momma! And we'll rejoice!

[Nikolett]

Oh thank u so much for all ur replies... karma to all of u!
I let my hubby read all those 'coz he's kinda agreeing with the doctor but now he changed his mind. Again, thank u for ur wonderful insight especially to Nikita, Patience & Patreiche.

And yeah, they have YBCR & almost all the learning DVDs & software for babies available 'coz we want the best for them (well, all parents do). But I think I let them watch too much 'coz they are too addicted. Sometimes they get tired watching and just play with their toys but they'll cry whenever I change to something else or when their show is over & I ignore; they just like to listen even though they are not watching. The only time I don't play their DVDs, LR & other software is when I play & read books with them (aside from when they're asleep).  Well I'm busy too, I can't spend all my time with them so they watch learning DVDs almost all their waking hrs. Is that bad??? & can that also be the reason why they are not talking yet??

Yes, that could contribute to delayed speech development. YBCR is helpful for speech if you watch it with them and encourage them to follow, most other videos/TV is non-social, or  interactive meaning they don't require an answer, and so don't encourage speech. Try visiting a friend  with an older kid (or invite them over)who would talk to your twins while at play together. It sounds like you do play and read with them a lot though, so don't worry, they'll catch on.
PS Keep up the languages

[Tanikit]

I didn't read everyone's reply to this thread, so am not sure if this has been mentioned, but twins in particular are prone to speech delays because they spend so much time together and can develop their own language that the two of them understand and no one else does. You need to make sure that you speak to them a lot and that they also have other children to speak to - perhaps do some reasearch on the internet on twins and speech problems with twins.

Nonetheless at 15 months many children are not saying anything and it usually turns out fine so I wouldn't worry too much at all.

[MyBabySmart]

Dear Sheeberi, I faced the same thing when I visited our doctor with my 15 months babygirl. Moreover, she asked me if baby was already able to join 2-3 words  and make short sentences....At that time and up to now, the only thing my daughter says is some animal sounds what she learnt from children'songs and cartoons like boo-boo, muuh,baa-baa.... but though she doesn't speak, she understands what I say and with verbal communication can explain to me what she wants. I speak to her Russian, and my husband speak to her mother tounge uzbek and plus all cartoons and songs on TV are in english and me myself try to speak to her english from time to time, like stand up, close the door, come here, sit down and etc. And she understands. And when she goes to kindergarden she will learn czech as we live in Prague. This was the biggest challenge for me, when i was afraid to put too much on my baby's shoulders at such an eary age. But this realy works, she grabs what we say, little by little, step by step she gets there. And that is definitely true, that those babies who start speaking later than others, will speak whole words and make sentences easily. once they speak, everybody will understand them. Plus multilingualism is also an issue here. I didn't speak until 3, and then I was easily understood by russian and uzbek speakers. That is why i am not that much worried about late speaking, what I am worried about is how else should I introduce english and czech to her, with the help of flash cards, how do i divide the input of those languages. So be patient and you will be very surprised when your twins start speaking! I wish you lots of energy and joyful moments in this uneasy task-waiting for them to speak :-)))   
Good luck!

[happymomof5]

Dearest, there are many things doctors will tell you, they really like to have things in the box. Every baby is different in every way. I never had twins, but i had four "singlets" & it's hard to tell you how different they are! My first one didn't talk till he was past two & my #2 at 1year spoke in full sentences using all parts of speech. Research does show that multi-lingo babies start talking later, but by no means are they behind in development, they are much further ahead.
PLease, do not listen to your doc   (unless there are definite signs of mental development in your babies, which it really doesn't sound like it, they sound like little geniuses! Congrads! SOOOOOOO CUte too! ) & DO NOT stop talking to them in the different languages you do. I actually made this mistake & it's a lot harder to start again later, esp. if you don't have environment for them to use them, otehr than with you) languages is a gift for life, that they will be very thankful for & proud of (& you will be too) later down the road.
You're a g wonderful mom! Wonderful babies!

[soka]

Hey, my nephew was babbling till he was 3 then he started to speak English (and Twi) Ghanaian language, and in full sentences too!  I would say, continue with what you are doing.  Even if they ar late bloomers you're going to have some very intelligent children there!

[meandlinc]

Doctors today follow a set curriculum based on the average kid - they aren't very creative outside of that - the norm, average, etc. It's a lot for a kid to absorb and it's twins - if they can hear and you see they can understand, and there are no signs of autism, etc., I would say it's okay - 15 mos. is not far from a year. Normal parameters for speech are up to 3 years per aap standards - and my nephew also didn't speak til age 3 - not very well, anyway.

[meandlinc]

Being twins and it looks like they are identical,there are many reported cases of identical twins not talking to anyone else but having their own secret unintelligible language. Maybe if they had more time apart they might develop more ability to communicate with others normally.
If I had the ability to speak other languages I would continue to speak them. Who cares if they arent speaking any language now?  So What if they are late? Soon enough they'l speak all 3 languages fluently and this non-speaking time will be forgotten. Dont waste this time with just one language!!!

[Kappasweet]

I would just say that you should have their hearing checked, and if that is just fine then don't worry so much.  Some kids don't get around to it until later, but then they skip many steps or got through them all in a day or two.

Also, I always tell people this but no one ever listens to me, you have to talk to your baby pretty loudly and pretty constantly and narrate things, especially what they are doing.  For instance, if my baby is playing with a drawer, I stand by him and say "What's in the drawer?  Did you open and close that drawer?  Look at that, the drawer is closed.  Are you going to open it, or leave it closed?    If you are going to get it open again you have to pull the handle."  It goes on and on, and I talk as loudly as I can comfortably, most people would think I was shouting.  I talk much louder to the baby than I do to my husband or another adult.  I have never seen a study on this, whether if a baby has normal hearing if the decibel level that their parents speak at have any impact on language acquisition.  I am going off topic here, because this is probably not your primary problem (if there is a problem) I just wanted to comment on that.

[hafam]

Hi all

It's all very encouraging and thanks to you all.

My daughter (14months old) said Mommy in Vietnamese very clearly for 1 day when she turned 13 months. Before that she only liked to practice Papa.

Then she stopped calling Mommy or Papa and still not coming back to those 2 words yet, no matter how much we tried to entice her to call us.

She obviously let us know who is in control of her speech I think. And she has ways to express her wish clearly so we understood each other quite well.

Now she starts to say A-Boo for peek a boo. And the other day she said "Up".

Sometimes I feel like "should I be worried since there are kids who speaks more than my baby". But most of the times I'm ok with her progress. I think unless there is a problem in understanding each other, let the kid decide when he/she wants to speak.

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