So worried

My little girl doesn’t have any words except babbles. I’m getting anxious day by day! HV wasn’t helpful and just asked me to come back before she turns 2. Also I know NHS wait times for speech is so long!

Wondering how can I help my little one out? Any apps or books that anyone could recommend?

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We've literally only just started getting words or at least her versions of words (tat means cat ect), it sounds simple and I'm sure I was doing it already but I saw a video saying kids focus more on emphasis and excitement so anytime you're doing that, those are the words the kids are more interested in! For example, whenever we saw our car, I'd be really surprised and excited and say cat a lot, like hello cat, or oh look, it's cat!!! I've noticed her understanding is good and the words she really understands are also the words I'm usually excited about :)

Hey hun, I've been the same. You can book a free call yourself with speech and language UK to have a chat and look at tips. They also have some free online live courses that are really helpful. https://speechandlanguage.org.uk/talk-to-a-speech-and-language-therapist/

I've had one call in May and I have another Tuesday as I'm still not happy with how he's getting on with language. Xxx

Ms Rachel for babies on YouTube it’s really good. My daughter catches plenty from there and I am trying speaking with her a lot, explaining what she eats, where we are, what are we doing etc.

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