Speech delay

Hey ! I’m a first time mama to my 2 and a half year old babygirl. I’m trying not to stress out but my daughter barely says any words she only says 3 barely thank you but shown she knows how to say it and mama - dada. She understands when I ask her to do things I just don’t know what to do we r trying to teach her to speak more before speech therapy…

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My boy is 2 and no words at all. Some kids are different. I want him to talk too😭 my daughter talked at 1 and a half lol

Hi, my little boy was the same. I enrolled him for speech therapy. But as soon as I extended his nursery from 3 half days to 3 full days at nursery, within 3 days there was a noticeable change and then it just got better and and better.

They will get there in their own time, but it was one of my biggest insecurities for so long as a mother, as every one else I knew they're child could talk but mine

Kids are different
My first child didn’t start talking properly until she was 3plus
My second start talking at 13 months due to having her big sister
It’s usually harder for the first kids. My friend son is 3 and she’s worried but told her the same
That doesn’t mean ur child has delayed speech

Just here to say my 2.5yr old doesn't talk yet either but you can still put them in speech therapy as they work on the foundation skills for speech to happen (turn taking, imitation, social interest, following instructions etc)

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