Do you expect a 15 month old child to try and communicate?

ariba10

Too early to worry yet.

We had members of our family that were past their second birthday and could not talk to any extent, and now we cannot shut them up.

candygirl

My DGD is one next week , and has a repertoire of quite a few words eg Nanan(me) mama, didi(dogs) Peppa (pig) dink(drink) again etc.My dd was speaking much more by this age, but they are all different:D:D

ailuro2

By pointing and grunting he is communicating....

you need to back off on this one, nothing surer to cause a bust up than Granny teaching Mummy how to suck eggs.....

think of it like rubbing whisky on a teething baby's gums - it worked in your day, so why not now? Because ,no offence, Granny doesn't always know best.;)

Speech will happen, just give it time. As the link above shows they need to hear the noises.

It's harder for you because you don't understand the nuances in the grunts as well as the people who live with him which can be frustrating for you and your grandchild. Another few months and you'll all be fine.:)

Gingham_Ribbon

sunnyone wrote: »

I am nan to a 15 month old boy and Im differing with my daughter as to teaching him to speak, any opinions welcome.

My grandson points and grunts at what he wants and I encourage him to make diffrent noises based on what hes asking for but my daughter likes the grunting and pointing, hows that going to help him talk?

he has three words in his volcabulary now, ma, da and nan.

Yesterday it was like he was conducting an orchestra while I gave him breakfast, point at egg, point at toast or juice with each accompanied by a louder grunt if I ignored the pointing.

How is it going to help him talk? It is going to help him talk because if he is answered it will teach him that he can communicate with you. I really wouldn't ignore the pointing - that IS communication and it is a very important stage.

Instead, try saying, 'You're pointing to your toast. Would you like your toast? I like toast too' etc. In other words, repeat the name of the thing he's pointing to and let him try to say it.

Instead of being frustrated by the grunts, congratulate him on them - that's early speech and it's very important too. 'You're saying toast aren't you! Well done!'

The more he feels like he's getting a positive reaction from his attempts to communicate with you the more likely he is to keep trying new things.

If he feels like his attempts aren't good enough, his self esteem will be damaged and he won't try when he's round you.

Frugalista

My nephew is 23 and still communicates in grunts and mumbles :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:.

tabskitten

Frugalista wrote: »

My nephew is 23 and still communicates in grunts and mumbles :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:.

I was just about to say the same thing about my OH- he's 30

missjennipenni

My son didnt utter a single word til he was 20 months. Now at 23 months, he can put together sentences. Let him do it in his own time. As long as he is hearing adult conversation., and is spoken to plenty, he will learn to talk in his own time. Sometimes "forcing" them to talk is counter-productive!

Bufger

lindseykim13 wrote: »

To be honest i'd be pretty upset if my mum told me how to teach my kids, i'm sure your daughter is doing things her way and i wouldn't worry at 15mths thats very young i have known 2 boys now who were still worbling (sp?) at the age of 3!

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Gingham_Ribbon

The OP didn't say she was interfering in ANY way. She said she had different ideas to her daughter that was all. There's no reason to assume that she's trying to lay down some sort of granny law!

Bufger

Gingham_Ribbon wrote: »

The OP didn't say she was interfering in ANY way. She said she had different ideas to her daughter that was all. There's no reason to assume that she's trying to lay down some sort of granny law!

I am nan to a 15 month old boy and Im differing with my daughter as to teaching him to speak, any opinions welcome.

Differing - difference of opinion to the daughter. Its the daughters child and who actually likes someone else saying 'perhaps you should try this'. Nope, nobody!

and the all opinions welcome bit - its obviously my humble opinion. I would think that the OPs relationship with the daughter is more valuable to her which is why im pointing this out. if she tried to teach her daughter how to do everything at this stage im pretty sure she wont be invited round to babysit/have dinner etc as much.