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According to this article, by the time your child is 18 months old, he/she should have a vocabulary of about 20 words, and a vocabulary of 50 words by the time he/she is 2. However.... THIS article from the Mayo Clinic says that, really, by the end of 18 months (so closer to 19 months, really) your child may only say 8-10 words and that this is ...

There are possible physical reasons for a child to have delayed speech. I'm going to assume you've already discussed these possibilities with the pediatrician. Barring physical reasons for delayed speech and other learning/behavioral/social disorders, it is completely possible he is just a late speaker. In fact it isn't uncommon for a child of this age ...

According to http://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/AA67/AA67.htm about 15% of 8th graders binge drink on a regular basis so 9 years is probably not a good age to start. Whether you like it or not, your child will be exposed to alcohol first probably in middle school Besides the age, you need to be also clear about what exactly you want to teach to him. The ...

We though our son could hear perfectly too. We could communicate effectively with him, he seemed to hear us from across the room and seemed to have no problems. When he started childcare, we found that he did not learn as much as we'd expected from the group environment and would often ignore the kindergarten teachers. By chance, a doctor mentioned to us ...

As with many topics, I would not force it upon him but rather wait for a suitable situation to present itself. I don't think there's a "right age" for this talk, or rather that this "age" is not counted in years but in observations and questions. In your case, it might be when he asks you what do you do at work, or simply a situation at home where he ...

Children who are independent, shy, introverted, or a combination of those things can sometimes be difficult for teachers to assess. My son was initially VERY introverted when we first enrolled him at his current school. He didn't play or interact with the other children much. It's taken almost 2 years, but he's a completely different kid now. Some of ...

Many four year old's speak incessantly at this age- even when they DO get all the attention. There isn't a lot to be done about it. Having said that, mine was the same way and here is what we did to help us adults maintain our sanity amongst it all: Make sure he gets social time with friends - for us that was time in theater classes and plays. Try to get ...

As someone who is in a very similar situation with our own almost-two-year-old, our pediatrician actually recommended we start in on early intervention speech therapy. It's easier to help early than it is to catch them up later. We just had an evaluation done and they concluded that some form of therapy would be very beneficial. Neither the pediatrician ...

We have twins. They are bilingual/trilingual. One verbal and one much less verbal. The verbal twin could say lots of words at 13 months (including vocalizing animal sounds) and at 17 months could do 2-3 word sentences. The non-verbal twin at around 17 months could probably manage mamma and pappa, and vocalized something in what we used to call "martian" ...

This one requires consistency and patience, but I encourage you to take him out and expose him to as many different environments as you can. Kids can distinguish different environments and connect to the idea that different environments require different behaviors at a very young age. Many kids your boy's age that are bi and tri-lingual can distinguish who ...

This is your 2 year old? "Ooh that hurts my ears when you yell. Could you ask me again quieter so I can hear you better?" After a while of this, get him to brainstorm/practice. "Ooh too loud, what would help me hear you better?" Plus, I think you can start using "inside/outside voice" - that's probably what he'll hear in preschool/school. "We are inside, ...