what does your 2 yr old say

[An]

i know they should be saying 2 word sentences now.. my little guy is saying some 2 word sentences but he tends to stick to the one word... He is the second child. I have heard this can make a difference. He totally understands everything you say and knows what he wants and tries to tell you or point. What are your children saying at 2?

[laurensmom]

My DD was speaking in 4-5 word sentences by 18 months. And told fictional stories about things she didn't do, by her second birthday. She is now 30 months and uses the word “Why“ 4 million times a day. She would be the exception to the rule, I think, as she was the only one in the baby room at her daycare speaking in sentences.

DD2 is only 3 months....we will see if she takes after her sister, or speaks later.....

[*allie*]

If he understands your words, and he does have some words or other versions of communicating, I wouldn't worry
I heard that second borns tend to talk later too, but I honestly don't think in our case that was dd's 'problem'. DS never spoke for her. And she had not just us but ds to chatter to her, so she got talked TO as much as he did, too.

I think some kids just speak later.
I wouldn't worry - just before her second bday I was stressing a bit about dd. She had words, a few small phrases, but nothing compared to her brother, who had full out sentences at age one.
Now she's two and a half and chatters away!
Sure her pronunciation is nothing compared to what his was, but she still talks, pretends, makes voices for dolls, etc.

Just keep talking to him, try to understand or at least express a wish to understand him when he does say words, and compliment him on efforts.
With dd if I really don't know what she's saying, I might ask “Are you saying....“ and if she says no, I will say “Can you show me what you're asking?“ and she can then lead me to her toybox (where she can't reach a toy at the bottom) or to the game shelf (where she needs help opening a box) or something.
And if she's really excited telling me something, sometimes, I just say “Wow! That sounds exciting“ lol cos hey, it did...just made no sense to me, too

[*allie*]

Wanted to add:
With dd a few things really really helped.
Ok admittedly Teletubbies and Dora she'd answer them way before us.
Also, she loooved the kind of books ds never cared for, which are simple books of pictures and words. Like, Baby's First Word Book or the like. Where you basically just point at and list what you see. Ball. Doll.Cat.Hammer.Door.

She also loved her abc blocks and was more apt to try to say what I said, if it was on the block.(she'd repeat b, baby, ball, etc).

And I'd make a game out of mimicry. She DID NOT get hte concept of 'say' so I could say “Say thank you“ and she did not get it for a very very long time. Was not being obstinate - had no clue what 'say' meant.
So anyway I'd make a game and we'd make sounds, like moo and meow etc and I'd start saying 'say' before it to give her the idea. So I'd go “Say Awooooo!“ “Say woof!“ and then start throwing in words “Say Momma! Say juice! Say hug!“ and y'know...sometimes it worked!

I also talked more babyish to her after I realised how slowly she was progressing, and she started progressing faster. What I mean is, not gibberish babytalk but stuff like simple sentences I'd have never used on ds. So instead of "Time to go get your pj's on and pick out your storybooks for bed" to her I would say "Find your pj's. Pick your books. Storytime!" o rsomething. So she could latch onto keywords more easily, like pj's and storytime or books. The example sucks but you get the idea? So she had keywords like outside, bedtime, sleep, nap, juice, etc even if she couldn't say 'i want to go outside'.

[Stepher]

My sons the same way. One word sentances and he just really got going with them a month or so ago. He is alos a 2nd child and I think it makes a huge difference.
1. you can try as hard as you want but you dont have the same time for the 2nd as you did for the 1st.
2. the 1st speaks for the 2nd.

My daughter could speak as much as my son at her 1st birthday and its almost his 2nd. I was woried but hes learning, he understands, hes much better with hands and thinking through a problem then my daughter was. My thoughts are as long as I'm stimulating him and he dosnt seem to be having hearing issues I let him take his time.

[threeforme]

DD was the same. She's second born and at 18 months was only saying a few words here and there, but nothing like DS (who was talking in full sentences at that age). Everyone told me she was fine and it was just because she was the second, but I felt like I had to get it checked out so I called Tyke Talk and they set up an appointment with a speech therapist who determined she had a moderate speech delay. She got into a Play With Words group and improved so much. She's 2.5 now and is all caught up. Would she had caught up without the extra help? Probably. But it's a free service and it's there. If you're unsure you can call them. They'll set up an appointment and get him assessed.

[Mom2my2]

My DD only says a few word but she goes to “small talk“

[cmhellcat28]

my 2 year old never shuts up she talks as much as her 5 year old brother lol I think it helps she has 3 siblings but she never stops talking haha

[Mama-B]

My DD talks up a storm, she's 21 months right now and can say up to 4 word sentences. My G/F has a DS who's almost 3 and still only puts 2 words together..
it's different for every child... I will say however that she has be requested by the pediatrician to take him to a speech therapist? I don't know much about it though!

[coconut]

My son says a bunch of single words...and really his only 2 word sentences are 'more cheese' 'more juice' that sort of thing. I think it's okay and normal He understands everything...he's just a late talker. Being an early or late talker doesn't indicate being smarter etc...they all catch up with eachother by the time they start school

I was told, when I was concerned, that it's the comprehension that matters. If they understand things you say and can follow direction, everything is perfect. Those with problems usually have problems in both categories...not just speaking outloud.

Cheers!

[Vanessa]

i found that boys didnt talk as much as girls did. my son didnt start his sentence's till 2.5 now he is a chatterbox that rambles on all the time. so give it time the dr even told me in due time my son would start and not stop :s

[rubyslippers]

My DS is 2 1/2 yrs and he speaks in small sentences. But his language exploded a few months ago, so I wouldn't worry. There was a time where my DS was behind the other kids at daycare, but now he's not.

Each kids develops at their own pace.

If you want an idea of what's considered “normal“ check out tyketalk, they list ideas of what kids should be saying at certain ages.

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[Ivveyy]

Heyden says some 5 word sentences, and he'll be 2 next week.

He says things like, I dont want to eat, I dont want to____ (many many different things lol), he says here you go alot too, and hands you something.

i'm very impressed with his speech, its really pretty clear even to strangers, most of the time.

[aidensmom]

My daughter had very few words and we went to Tyke Talk not long after her second birthday, within 6 months of our visit words are exploding out of her! Not sure if it was just timing or the help they provided, but she used sentences no problem. We still have pronunciation issues though.

[jenelen]

My DS is almost 21 months old and still only has maybe a dozen words. But we've been in a tyke talk play with words group and I think he's improved. He also understands everything and gestures for what he wants. I've been teaching him some signs for stuff too and he really has been doing well with that! Since we started our tyke talk group he has come up with several new words, most of them in the past 2 weeks. It's been a source of stress and worry for me too. My DS is a first born but I think he is just so easy going he doesn't really care to talk much. If mommy doesn't understand what he wants, oh well, he'll find something else to do