Words
My LO is 15 months old. He says dada and understands basically everything I say to him. But he’s not saying proper words yet. I asked him to say ‘door’ and he did for around two days pointing to the door and then stopped. I asked him what does lion say and he says ‘rooooahh’ and then monkey ‘oo oo ooo’
Do these count as words?
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I would say it sounds like he’s on track for his age
In all honesty he sounds on track and completely normal for this age are you comparing him to other children well other parents saying oooo my kid is saying x y z dont listen to them each child develops at their own pace
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