Speech and language tips

Hi,
My son is 21 months and is not saying any words. He doesn’t point to things either ( I’m thinking it’s because he’s super tall and likes to do everything himself lol). His motor skills are great, but at the min he’s only babbling vowel sounds and words like mama’ but not associating it with me. He makes these sounds randomly. It is adorable 🥰

I have spoken to my health advisor about this and she has referred us to do speech therapy which I’m hearing the waiting list is beyond crazy.

So my question is…
Do you have any tips on how to encourage a toddler to say more words?

I know every child develops at their own pace but I feel like I’m letting him down and need to do more.

He’s enjoying learning with miss rachel, but I don’t really like him watching too much tv. Plus he is not interested in me reading books.😕

Sorry for the long post but I would greatly appreciate any advice xxx

Thanks 😊

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