My 18 month old isn't talking [Speech therapist's explanation + how to help at home]

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In this video, I am going to discuss the most common reasons why 18 month olds aren’t talking yet. You will learn common 18 month old speech and language milestones and how common it is for 18u month olds to catch up on their own in speech and language development. Plus I will help you understand how speech therapy can support toddlers learning to talk and show you what you can do today to help your 18 month old work towards their next milestone.
TIMESTAMPS
0:52 How to think like a speech therapist
1:38 18 month old speech and language milestones
2:08 The most common reasons that 18 month olds aren’t talking
3:51 Overview of reasons why toddlers may not be talking yet
4:21 Will my toddler catch up on their own?
5:25 3 ways to support your toddler’s emerging language skills starting today!
LINKS MENTIONED IN THE VIDEO
🎙 Toddler Pronunciation Guide (available at end of blog post) -
www.toddlertalk.com/blog/my-t...
👩‍🏫 How to find a speech therapist near you - toddlertalk.com/blog/how-to-f...
⭐️ FREE LESSON - Best strategy for teaching toddlers new words - toddlertalk.com/blog/focused-...
⭐️ FREE LESSON - Learn how to encourage your 18 month old to say their first word - toddlertalk.com/blog/first-words
TODDLER TALK PROGRAMS
💬 The Toddler Talk Language Program - Practical & effective strategies for growing language at home, created by speech therapists and moms - ⭐️ FREE ⭐️ - toddlertalk.com/toddler-talk-...
🎤 The Toddler Talk Pronunciation Course - The Toddler Talk Pronunciation Course - Coming FALL 2022
MY FREE ONLINE RESOURCES
🛤 Toddler Talk Vocabulary Tracker - Track your child’s vocabulary size to monitor their progress towards the next milestone - toddlertalk.com/vocabulary-tr...
🚦 Getting Started - 3 ways to impact your child’s milestones at home - FREE mini-course! - courses.toddlertalk.com/offer...
🚀 Our Most Popular Free Lesson - Get Started With The #1 At Home Speech Strategy - toddlertalk.com/blog/focused-...
🧩 Autism Characteristics Checklist - www.toddlertalk.com/autism-ch...
🎙 Toddler Pronunciation Guide (available at end of blog post) -
www.toddlertalk.com/blog/my-t...
FIND AN EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM IN YOUR STATE
🧑‍⚕️ CDC Early Intervention Website - Get connected with programs that offer toddler evaluations in your state - www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/p...
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WHO AM I:
I'm Stephanie, a speech language pathologist in San Diego, California. I earned my Master’s Degree from Columbia University in New York City. I make videos about strategies and activities you can use at home to grow your toddler’s language skills. I also share ideas and tips on my Instagram / toddler_talk_ along with my sister Jessica and my nephew B! Plus I write a weekly email newsletter that contains some quick ideas for practicing speech at home + links to other resources I like (www.toddlertalk.com/newsletter).
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GET IN TOUCH:
If you’d like to talk, I’d love to hear from you. Leave a comment on this video to get the quickest response. But if your question is very long, feel free to email me at stephanie@toddlertalk.com. I try my best to reply to things as quickly as possible, but there sadly aren't enough hours in the day to respond to everyone 😭
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@estherfavor6587 3 месяца назад

I wish people are not quick to diagnose kids. Autism, adhd and all. Forgetting to know that all kids are different. Even albeit Einstein didn’t start talking until 3. Let’s stop being quick to diagnose and Medicate. We all develop at our own time. There is no award for who talks first or not. We all doing a great job, parents. Stop self diagnosing your kids or seeking to diagnose

@toddlertalk 2 месяца назад

Thanks for sharing your opinion here. My goal is to help parents work within the current medical system here in the United States. Unfortunately, you often need a diagnosis before insurance will pay for support. And I've seen so many families benefit from early intervention both personally and professionally that I really feel called to share what I know. I think it's important to remember that a diagnosis has nothing to do with a child's worth or who they will become; it's more about what support or help a child may have access to. Ultimately us parents get to decide what's best for our family and I'm just offering my perspective in case it helps give someone clarity.

@ZeeLittlePals 16 дней назад

I love this... so true.

@samanthah2226 Год назад

Just wanted to say thank you for making these videos. My 3 year old is now in early childhood special education for preschool, they expect that she will "graduate" that program at the end of the year and enter regular preschool without any issues. It has been a long few year and so much time spent waiting. Videos like yours and a few other creators here on RU-vid genuinely gave me some hope and some practical things to do at home during those times. She is now using sentences and I can't tell you how amazing it is to have those conversations with her.

@toddlertalk Год назад

Thank you so much for sharing 🥰 I love sharing information online; it's such a powerful and accessible tool. It makes me so incredibly happy to hear that it's been helpful for you and your family!

@irishrob4035 Месяц назад

How's your little one doing now?

@samanthah2226 Месяц назад

@@irishrob4035 She will be starting Kindergarten this fall. She has completely caught up in language. She briefly fell behind in fine motor skills but caught back up no problem. I think we were focused so much on language that we failed to provide enough practice time for fine motor, but we corrected quickly and she has been a star. She will have an IEP in Kindergarten because she still has some stimming but they expect her to blend into the classroom without too much trouble.

@lucydebeer5226 Год назад

We have 2 languages in the house - Afrikaans (South African) and English. Could that be a reason for my 18 month not saying any words yet ?

@toddlertalk Год назад

Hi Lucy, Researchers have found that speaking more than one language does not cause speech delay. I've linked a blog post I wrote summarizing the research regarding bilingual language development. toddlertalk.com/blog/bilingual-language-development

@candyluna2929 Год назад

Question: the sounds they should master bc they learned them earlier, is that based on the English language since is what's spoken to at home or is it an universal norm?

@toddlertalk Год назад

Hi Candy, that's a great question. The norms I use are all based on research with children who speak only English. There will be some differences for children who speak other languages.

@goraps 9 месяцев назад

In a nutshell "if your child isn't talking seek speach therapy".

@toddlertalk 9 месяцев назад

Yes, without meeting any individual children and understanding their communication skills I can't tell anyone that speech therapy isn't necessary. And because you can get a free evaluation for speech therapy here in the US through the Early Intervention programs I feel that it's a fairly low risk step to take to gather more information about your child's individual areas of stregth and areas for growth. In addition to speech therapy, there are many things you can do at home to support language development. If you're interested in learning about at home strategies and activities you can check out this resource: toddlertalk.com/toddler-talk-language-program

@goraps 8 месяцев назад

Your video is titled "how to help from home" and yet the only help is visit a speech therapist. The title is clickbaity if you don't offer any gereral at home advice.

@nikkiastevens9970 3 месяца назад

@@gorapsso, u just want to be negative. Either way the video is informative. Go find some more videos to help you😊

@zyrelfayemanuel5963 Год назад

Hi, New here! My 18mos old boy is not talking yet. But he babbles and sounds mama, papa,baba,ne,la,he,ka aahh , but he doesn't say words. But he can understand what we are saying like if we tell him not to go there, or go back here he can understand it. He also shouts when he doesn't like the video he's watching on the tv It's like he's telling us to change the video since he doesn't like it. Is he delayed? Or just developing his language

@toddlertalk Год назад

Hi, and welcome! Unfortunately I can't say if a child is delayed or developing along the expected milestones without actually meeting them. However, at 18 months I would be listening for children to say many words on their own. For this reason, I would recommend talking to your child's doctor and seeking a speech therapist's support if available. A speech therapist can help you figure out how to best support your son's communication development, so he can find new ways to communicate what he wants or doesn't want. I am going to share a list of resources with you here: - Finding a speech therapist - toddlertalk.com/blog/how-to-find-a-pediatric-speech-therapist-near-me - Supporting toddlers with speech delay - toddlertalk.com/blog/speech-delay-in-toddlers - My 18 month old isn't talking, what should I do? - toddlertalk.com/blog/18-month-old-not-talking

@stringerchick3650 Год назад

My son is 18 months old but was born 5 weeks early dors this matter in regarda to his time line

@toddlertalk Год назад

Hi, this is a great question. Some developmental specialists will adjust age for the first 2ish years of life - so if your son was born 5 weeks early you could look at 17 month milestones when they are 18 months. I always suggest a hybrid approach - it feels a little arbitrary to advance or change milestone expectations form an adjusted age to an actual age all of a sudden. With my hybrid approach, you'll want to be sure your little one is meeting the milestones for their adjusted age and that the skills mentioned for their actual age are emerging (they are starting or trying to use those skills), especially as your little one gets closer to 2 years old. This goes hand in hand with my philosophy that it's best to support toddlers early on, when you've just noticed a delay, because it can be easier and faster to support them in reaching their milestones.

@MattReiss-wl1mh 6 месяцев назад

My daughter is 18 month old when she was 16 months old she was saying like 5 to 7 words now at 18 months she's not saying noting sometimes daddad and she walks on her tippy toes not all the times but does her older brother haves autism and she is showing lots of signs

@toddlertalk 5 месяцев назад

Hi, thank you for sharing with us here :) I find it's most helpful as a parents to hear from other people's experiences to know we're not alone.

@farahmai3641 Год назад

I was so worried with my 18 month old son. At first when he was about 7 to 8 months he can say "papa" "mama" or "pa"(to his grandpa". Now he is 18 month old he doesnt say a clear word. He just babbled all the time with different kind of sound. But he wasnt trying to say something to me or atleast communicate with. He just babbled while walking or playing. I dunno if he trying to say something. When he want something he just grab my hand or (hand leading). When he want to open a bag of chips he gave me the bag of chips for to open. When he want to go outside he gets my jacket and giving it to me. It means he wants to go out. Or he follow me if he notice if im going out the room. Also, when he doing something like opening the drawer, i told him to close it and leave it and he did what i told him so. My question is. Is he trying to communicating me? Is there a chance he could talk soon? Thanks for a lot of advice anyway. God bless you

@toddlertalk Год назад

Hi Farah Mai, It does sound like your son is communicating with you. There are many ways of communicating without words. So when he takes your hand and pulls you towards what he wants, that's his way of communicating with you. You may also notice his tone of voice change when he's babbling, this could be another way of communicating that he is either happy or upset with you. There's no way for me to guess if your little boy will start talking soon. However there are some steps that toddlers usually take towards talking. First they will start using more gestures, like pointing. Then they will start trying to copy more of your words, even though the pronunciation is often hard to understand at this stage. These stages usually last a few months and then children will say their first word. You can look at this page for ideas on how to teach communication with gestures at home: toddlertalk.com/blog/communicating-with-gestures

@farahmai3641 Год назад

@@toddlertalk wow. Thanks for the wonderful reply, again. I guess he is trying to communicate with us. I can see how he change. I hope someday or soon he could say something. Thank u maam. This is such a big help

@hemrajrparate Год назад

@@farahmai3641 i have same problem with my 18 months old son. How is your son doing now?

@kellylockwood1840 Год назад

@@toddlertalk hi, my 18 month old son isn't talking, he says mama, daddy but no other words. He will point at things he wants. He babbles and makes sounds.when I tell him no to come away from something I don't want him touching or doing, he doesn't listen, he will occasionally respond to his name but not very often. He walks on his tiptoes, likes spinning in circles and as got some strange hand movements, he will flap his arms, or stiffen them, he opens and closes his fists. He will hold his hands next to is eyes. So I'm wondering if he could be on the autism spectrum. I've got someone coming out next month to see him. His older brother as tourettes and dcd, traits of adhd and autism. 😊

@eld5615 Год назад

@@kellylockwood1840 how’s your son now ? Hope he’s doing well x

@netm203 Год назад

You're hired

@toddlertalk Год назад

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@haleemasadia8677 2 года назад

My daughter is 3 year old and she is not talking she makes a lot of sounds I am really worried why she is not talking but she got understanding of the thing please can adivce me speach therapist is do video call and I am not happy with the service I am living in England if you adivce me any thing much appreciated

@toddlertalk 2 года назад

Hi Haleema, I am happy to share some ideas with you. Having the support of an in person speech therapist (or virtual) is really valuable because they can spend time with you and your daughter to know what is making it hard for her to say words and this will tell you how you can help her. I always recommend asking for a different speech therapist who may be a better fit for your family :) And here are some general recommendations I can make: First, I think you might find this post helpful: toddlertalk.com/blog/my-two-year-old-is-talking-jibberish It will teach you about which sounds toddlers learn and if you download our free pronunciation guide you will learn which sounds to practice at home and how to do it. You may also like this lesson (toddlertalk.com/blog/repeating-words-speech-therapy) which talks about how to teach toddlers to repeat words they hear you say. Its a great next step if your little girl is making lots of sounds but not saying words on her own. Keep in mind if she is having a hard time talking because pronunciation is challenging this lesson may not be the best fit. A good rule of thumb is to keep practicing at home as long as your daughter is having fun, and if she becomes frustrated it's time to stop and try a different way :)