Normal for a 21 month old not to be talking??

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My son will be 2 on July 31st and barley says any words. Yesterday my sister pretty much told me something is wrong with him after her comment I cried all the way home and began googling things. So my question is when did your kids start talking a lot? He’s a very happy boy and we welcomed a baby girl in February when he was 18 months old..could that have something to do with why he isn’t talking much? He likes playing by himself I’m assuming because that’s what he has done for the last almost two years, because he doesn’t go to daycare. I don’t know I guess her comment just really bothered me and if there is something wrong it’s not like I’m going to love him any less.

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I know this is an older post, but what happened with your son?  When did he start talking?  My son is 21 months and doesn’t talk, but understands what we say.  Not sure if I should be concerned.

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My daughter is 21 months and I feel like shes not talking much. She use to have alot of ear infections when she was a baby so I feel like she might have fluid in her ears because when she says some,words she says them kinda funny. My mom said i should take her on for a hearing check or something. She also barely attempts to repeat simple words we try to practice. Shes smart, she understands me but she just doesnt talk much.

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My oldest son was like that. He would use maybe 5 or 6 words at the most but he understood everything we said. I was a little worried about him but when he was about 2 and a half he started talking perfectly almost like an adult. I think some kids just need more time. I would say keep talking to him like you're having a conversation, read to him, and talk to his pediatrician on his next check up.

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If you're truly concerned talk with his pediatrician at his 2 year wellness check. My son used a handful of words, some were his own language, some we were able to understand and some was spoken very clearly. By 2.5 he's talking a lot more but some words still have us asking him what 5 times before he gets mad. I had a cousin who downright refused to talk until well after 2. He understood what you were saying/asking but he just didn't care to speak. Some kids are like that.

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My daughter got referred to early Intervention at 18 months because she would only say a few words. Started speech therapy around 21 months.

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My daughter wasn’t talking much at 18 months and we ended up started early intervention at 21 months. 
But don’t stress it. In the end, when your kid grows up - they’re probably not going to know/remember/care at what age they started walking/talking/using the potty/etc.

Normal for a 21 month old not to be talking??

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