All parents are looking forward to when their baby says his first word, and then the whole sentence. Of course, everyone begins to worry, when a child of 1 year doesn’t say a word, but the neighbor’s kid is already talking on the street with might and main, albeit not quite clearly, with his parents. What do experts think about this? Should all children start talking at the same age? What words does the child say at 1 year old? We will consider all this in the further content, and also get acquainted with the reasons why the baby refuses to speak, find out how to quickly teach a child to speak.
Speech development standards
Is it normal when a child does not speak at 1 year 2 months, and with friends the baby already knows a lot of words in a year? First of all, you need to understand that not all kids develop the same way. Someone begins to walk faster, others speak, all children are individual. But still there are standards for the development of speech, and if there are serious deviations, then you should start to sound the alarm and turn to narrow specialists (neurologist, psychotherapist, otolaryngologist, speech therapist). How many words does a child say in 1 year? Now we find out, but consider the norms of speech from the first months of life, deviations can also be seen from them.
- At the age of 1-2 months, the child must learn to express their emotions with a cry - different intonation, which makes it clear whether the baby is happy or not.
- To the babble from the cry, the speech center should be rebuilt up to three months. At about 2.5-3 months, the baby begins to "walk" and "agook."
- From five months to six months, the syllables “ma”, “ba”, “pa”, “boo” and so on should appear in the speech, they can be repeated, and many think that the baby already consciously calls his parents, grandmother. It’s not so, it’s just repeating syllables that you need to learn (say more often “ma-ma”, “ba-ba”, “pa-pa”). At this age, intonations appear.
- From seven to ten months, active babbling begins, repeats a lot of sounds for parents, says repeating letters and syllables "ma-ma-ma-ma, ba-ba-ba-ba-ba, pa-pa-pa-pa, ma-ka baaaaaaaa and so on.
- At 11 months, there should be a minimum vocabulary: dad, woman, mother, give, av, na.
- How many words does a child say in 1 year? There are various data from different specialists, and the range is from 2 to 20. Here are simple words and sounds: mom, woman, aunt, dad, give, on, meow, woof, ayda and so on.
Do not confuse babble with words
Some parents boast that a child under one year of age is already such a talker, just does not stop. But more often parents confuse babble with words. Babble is just a set of sounds, their child is only learning to pronounce, balabolite from boredom.
Others begin to worry that the child is 1 year 1 month old, does not say a word, just babbles. And here you can be wrong. Words, even if they are like babble (ka-ka, bu-ka, up-up, and so on), is a definite meaning, and one "word" can mean a lot. For example, “ka-ka” - it can be like something unpleasant, garbage, or a swing (cannot say kach-kach, but calls), or even imitation of a crow - “car-car” (there is no sound “r "). So, one "word", similar to babble, can have a whole bunch of meanings, which means that this is not just one, but several words.
Is it worth it to worry if the baby does not speak every year?
Hearing from parents that the child is not speaking at 1 year 1 month, or has few words in his reserve, the pediatrician begins to pay increased attention to this aspect, which worries moms and dads. But it is worth noting that not a single experienced pediatrician, speech therapist, defectologist, will not talk about the developmental delay, considering only speech delay. It is worth paying attention to other indicators.
So, if the baby is keenly interested in everyone around him, he has good motor skills (in particular, tweezers), there are no problems with vision, hearing, there were no complications during childbirth and pregnancy, then you should not worry much about lack of speech. In any case, you need to be examined by a neurologist, and the pediatrician, based on the identified indicators, will already appreciate the complex development of the baby.
All parents should remember that the baby will not start talking on its own, you need to work hard with it. Today, in connection with the proliferation of gadgets that children are engaged in instead of learning to talk, the problem of speech development is more relevant than ever. Moms and dads should understand that it is better to prevent this problem, to prevent it, then to deal with the consequences, because a strong delay in the development of speech affects the full development.
If a child of 1 year does not want to talk, then you should pay attention to the following indicators:
- The reaction to your name, other people, a change in situation. If the baby does not follow the objects, does not turn his head in the direction of the sound of noise (or his name), then you need to undergo a comprehensive examination.
- Imitation of sounds, movements.
- The presence of babble, similar to words, communication with surrounding movements, sounds.
If the child has problems with hearing, eyesight, and children's autism, then speaking training should be done with the help of specialists. At home, of course, you also need to deal with it, specialized books will help. If the child does not belong to these categories, then there may be other reasons for the lack of speech, and we suggest considering them.
Genetics
If a child of 1 year does not say anything, but he has no deviations and the rest of the development proceeds with a bang, then you need to ask your grandparents how old you said the first words. If one of the parents in childhood was a silent person and started talking only at 2-3 years old, then it is likely that his child will start communication later than the prescribed norms.
If it is genetics, this does not mean that you can calmly wait for the first words, you need to continue to study. Watch the popular “Learn to talk” video tutorials for children from 1 year to 3 years old. This is an affordable technique, it can be viewed for free on the Web. Read books, ask the child to name the characters of the fairy tale by the pictures (cat, dog, uncle, and so on), let the baby study elementary words for now.
Gender
It is generally accepted that girls begin to speak a little earlier than boys, and this is true. Therefore, if the neighboring one-year-old Alenka already knows a few words, and your child 1 year 1 month does not speak as clearly, then you should not worry. There is a difference in the development of speech, but in the future, the boys begin to make sentences faster, since they have the ability to understand actions and movements earlier (let's go for a walk, give me a drink). For girls in this regard, everything is different, they understand objects more, and “let's go for a walk” can sound like “a swing”, “a slide”, and “give me a drink” - “juice” and so on.
Cognitive abilities
Curious and active children start talking earlier than quiet people who prefer not to crawl in the house in all inaccessible places, but to play quietly in the crib with their beloved bear. And the recommendations for teaching speech in this case will also be different.
If the baby is active, then be everywhere near him, show and name objects, movements. When the baby is not so aggressive, then buy books with voice accompaniment, show the characters, objects, name them in the pictures yourself, and then ask the baby to call them. For example, to the question “Who left the grandmother”, the child should say “Kolobok” (if inaudible, but talking about Kolobok, it’s also good).
The interaction of the baby with adults
Because of their employment, not all parents can fully engage with the baby, and tablets, phones and other gadgets come to their aid in this. Like, hold on, son, push the buttons or the screen, it's interesting. And then they are surprised that a child at the age of 1 does not say "mom", "dad" and other elementary words. With children, you need to do it yourself, because a computer will not replace communication with a person. Even educational games, where the gadget asks to show a dog and a cow, is not a conversation. The child will simply silently press on the images that were requested, but will not name them. After such an upbringing, it is very difficult to teach the baby speech, it is simply not interesting to him.
Take away the gadgets, start your own child’s work, because nothing can replace live communication, mother, father. Read books, browse cartoons, video tutorials to teach kids to speak, repeat the words behind the characters together. Excellent help to start saying new things, things. Go to the zoo, show the living animals, it will cause a series of emotions, and the child will try to name the elephant, tiger and other inhabitants of the park.
Motivation
Motivation is a real engine. If it is not, then nothing will work. Think for yourself, would you say if everyone would bring you hands as directed? So the children are the same. If a child in 1 year 1 month does not say “give”, but points to the juice with his finger, then you do not need to immediately run and carry. It is important to motivate the baby, he is much smarter than you think, just a bummer. For example, a child shows juice, start asking “What?”, “What is this?”, “Why juice?”. Grandmother came, and the baby smiles, points a finger at her? He is waiting for you to name who it is. And you ask: "Who came to us"? "Who brought the goodies"? Recall that this is a “woman”, and again ask who it is.
The same should be the case with the supply of toys, books, hiking, and so on. Do not do everything with a wave of a child’s finger, pretend that you do not understand what he wants. A kid needs motivation to call things and actions in words.
Lessons by age
How to teach a child to speak in 1 year? It is necessary to show pictures, naming objects in them, to name things, actions, but not to overload the baby’s brain with symbols. Many parents are sure that if you start to teach your child about counting, show letters and numbers, then a genius will grow out of him. It's all for sure, but only the other way around. The brain of a baby in a year and a half is not ready to learn the score. He will remember letters, numbers, show them in the picture on demand, but all this is silent. In a year, the baby must learn to speak, and not count and remember the alphabet, and everyone needs to know this.
Classes should consist of communication, lively conversation, reading, repeating syllables and sounds: ma-ma, ba-ba, pussycat, meow, and so on. Do not try to make a child prodigy, but do not stop at learning only elementary words. You need to learn to explain the words of action: go, give, take, walk, eat, and so on.
Dummy - the enemy of speech
If a child in 1 year 1 month does not speak, but constantly sucks a dummy, then do not be surprised at the lack of speech. With a dummy, the kid goes into himself, it is more difficult for him to explain something, he does not remember much, since he is busy with another matter. Further, if you use a dummy after a year and a half, it will cause a damaged bite, which, in turn, affects not only appearance, but also speech, it will be less intelligible.
If possible, generally refuse to use a dummy after a year. If there is a need, then give it to the baby only for a while, while he falls asleep, and then take it out of your mouth, so the baby will quickly break the habit of sucking.
Twins or triplets
If you are lucky enough to become the parents of several children at once, then do not be surprised at the later development of speech. Officially, the standards for the development of speech have not been made for the twins, but any speech therapist, neurologist, pediatrician and defectologist will say that the babies will begin to speak later than the babies of a singleton pregnancy. Why it happens?
The fact is that the twins for a very long time do not need to communicate with anyone but each other, and they understand their "hooting". Twins, triplets, communicate honey in their own dialect, and this is enough for them, there is no motivation to learn words. What to do?
It is necessary to devote as much time as possible to communicating with children, and it is advisable to talk privately with them more often. For example, let dad sit in a room with one, read books, and teach to speak. At this time, my mother carried another child to the bath. And in the bathroom you also need to study, there are a lot of interesting things: "duck floats", "cup-to-cup", "wash", "water" and so on. Then we change children in places - at least a little time, but they will spend without each other, and there will be a motivation to communicate with other people.
Stress
Any changes are stress for the child. This can be a move, the appearance of a new family member or, conversely, leaving (divorce of parents, a friend asked to stay a week, and so on), and all this affects the development of speech. The kid needs to adapt in the new environment, only then it is worth continuing the training.
Exclude quarrels at the kid, do not scold animals at the child. Children are severely offended by an unjust punishment: they drop something - they put them in a corner, scolded them, or their parents just have a bad mood, they grumble, do not pay attention, and so on.
The family environment should be healthy and calm, only this way the baby will develop on time and fully.
We talked about what a child at 1 year old should say. We also figured out the reasons for which there may be a delay in the development of speech. Now consider tips that will help to quickly teach your baby to speak.
Useful Tips
It’s easier for a child to remember not short words, but diminutive ones. For example, a cat is difficult to repeat, but “kitty” or “kysa” is easier. The same applies to the word “water”; children more easily perceive “water”.
Developing rugs, where you need to press on the image, and sound will help well in the development of speech. But the kids get used to it and only begin to listen. Tip: Remove the batteries after a while. The child will click on the cow (for example), but there is no sound! Then he himself will say “muu”, and maybe he will ask: “Where is muu?”