How can I modivate my 19month old daughter to talk? I've tried flash cards and dvds but she rufuses to talk.

I feel like I have tried everything. Flash cards, dvds of her favorite characters, songs..etc. I even had her hearing checked to make sure she hears me. And she passed. But she just wants nothing to do with talking. All she says is "No" and "Why?"

How can I modivate my 19month old daughter to talk? I've tried flash cards and dvds but she rufuses to talk.
Many 19 month olds only have a 6-10 word vocabulary, but language skills do tend to explode around 24-30 months. In the meantime, be sure to read to her every day. Ask simple questions throughout the story to encourage her to respond :)
Reply:Dont stress i am a child care worker and have been for the last 20 yrs just talk to her as your doing things everyday things just talk through what you are doing it and how.My son is 3.5 and he talks the ears off any one and this is b/c i just used to talk to him about anything and everything to him like what i did at work and then i would ask him and we would get into a conversation that went for half an hr he did speak at 8 months old just through me constantly talking to him and read lots this also helps.
Reply:just talk to her and get that tv OFF
Reply:I don't think you should start worrying about it yet. When did you start to talk? And her father? If either of you were late talkers, chances are she will be too. It is not a sign of intelligence. If she is otherwise developing regularly, the fact that she isn't talking at 19 months means little. Who knows how she understands the world.





My youngest sister, (7th of 8 children) did not speak until she was about 24 months. She was valedictorian of her class and made the Law Review at law school. Her daughter is 5 months older than my daughter, and she only started understanding language at about 18 months. My daughter, on the other hand, started speaking at 1 year. You watch. My niece will be much more academic than my daughter.





As for my daughter speaking, I use signs with her, and the only words she can say are things she can point to or things she can sign. I use the signs because she is exposed to three languages and I was sure she would be langauge delayed and I wanted her to have a way to communicate when she was developmentally able to but didn't have the language. I think signing is why she speaks early. She is smart, but I don't think she is smarter than most kids.
Reply:take her to a speach therapist
Reply:She doesn't need to be talking, and there's really nothing you can do to get it to do it sooner. She's probably not physically ready. Babies talk at their own pace. Einstein didn't talk until he was three. What's important is knowing that she understands you. If she follows two part commands like "Pick up that ball and bring it to me" she's fine.





If you would like to communicate with her more, try baby signs. She can tell you what she needs before she is physically able to talk. Check out www.babysigns.com
Reply:Just keep talking to her - watch what catches her interest and talk to her about it. Narrate your actions, speak her part of the conversations you are (sort of) having with her. She is most likely to pick up words of things and actions that are of HER choosing (if she likes kittens, find the kitten cards in the stack). Just keep chatting and give lots of love and positive words.








My kid didn't say a word until 20 months. At 26 months he talks all day and talks in his sleep. We were worried, but just kept talking, reading and singing. We did some sign language before that, and he used the signs for what interested him (MORE and MOM mostly).








Have fun!
Reply:Babys often develop differantly. My first child was speaking in complete sentences at 2 and knew her abc's. My 2nd did not start talking until he was almost 3. I try to get my child to repeat words bach to me and show then what they mean. Dont stress out your child will learn it when she is ready. And in my experience 24mths is usually when the talking really starts to peak. I am a mother of four. My kids all started talking at diff ages. Shell get it. i would enjoy the silence for now lol! Good luck!
Reply:It is not abnormal for a child of 19 months not to have a large vocabulary. Most physican's worry if the child has no speech after the age of 2. Since your daughter says a few words, I would not be overly concerned. Some children have a "word explosion" at a certain age. One day they only have a small number of words they say, and overnight they are speaking sentences. These type of children tend to watch and learn until they are comfortable speaking themselves. My daughter is 20 months, and she has a large vocabulary. However, my son did not have good speech until around 2 and a half. I even got him evaluated because I was concerned, and I was told he was normal. Now he is 7 and never shuts up! However, if you feel there is an underlying problem there is no harm in getting her evaluated by a speech pathologist. Therapy will not hurt her by any means. Here is a link that gives you tips on how to enhance your child's speech at this age. http://www.asha.org/public/speech/develo...
Reply:First of all, it doesn't look like you need to worry yet. She's saying a couple words, and some children are just late talkers. Does she understand you when you talk? Will she point at a picture if you ask her to, for example, "point to the car"? Receptive language (understanding) comes before expressive language (talking).





To increase her language, keep talking to her. Talk all the time, describe what she's doing, what you're doing (when you're playing, changing her diaper, sweeping, everything!), read books to her, tell her stories, sing songs.





I know this one is a hard one, but I would strongly recommend turning off the TV. There has been some good research recently that has linked baby's television watching and TV shows directed at babies to slow language development and decrease vocabulary. Even an hour a day has shown a big decrease in children's vocabulary. This applies to Baby Einstein, Sesame Street, Blue's Clues, etc. Even if it's designed for babies, that doesn't mean it's good for them, and in fact it harms them.





Sign language or baby signs are a good thing to try. One of the great things about that is you can help her say things by "hand over hand". When feeding her and you know she wants more, you can sign "more", then put your hands over hers to help her sign "more" before you give her more. That way she can associate the sign with the reinforcement.





Another good thing to do is to reinforce her attempts at talking. Even when she "accidentally" says something that sounds like it might be a word, you can reinforce it. If she says "babababa", you can say, "you said bottle! Here's your bottle" and give her her bottle.





In short, just keep talking to her and she'll eventually talk back. Good luck, and don't beat yourself up too much with worry :-)
Reply:Toddlers ability to understand language is much more developed than their ability to produce (expressive) language. Between 8 months and 1 1/2 years, babies use expressive jargon, a flow of gibberish with language-like intonation. At the same time, babies begin to use single words (holophrases) that are understandable to others.


This time line of infant/toddler language development is only a guide.





What you can do:


Get her to hand over an object correctly and teach her the names of objects in appropriate situations. Language learning becomes more effective when associated with actual objects. Language should be taught in a pleasant manner and integrated with routine activities.





You can get her to name persons and things. Show her photographs of the family and identify the persons in the family. Also you can show her colourful books and magazines and ask her questions. These activities will familiarise her with members of the family and give her an opportunity to recognise, identify and associate real life scenes with the pictures.
Reply:She may be lagging behind, but that doesn't mean she will forever. Does she understand you when you speak to her or does she get confused?





It may be hard, but you may have to refuse to do things for her until she speaks. I mean little things of course---like put her favorite toy high up on a shelf so she has to get you to get it for her. Tell her that she has to say "toy" or "please" or something else that makes sense.





I would take her to a speech therapist also just in case.
Reply:Some children are like that. My daughter right now doesnt say much either she is 18 months. But my little sister when she was that age she was the same way then at 2 1/2 years old my mom and dad put her in to day care and as soon as she spent her day around other children she started talking and we couldnt get her to stop lol. My sister is now 13. When the time comes your little one will talk. So her doctor said my daughter is fine and normal , because all she says is three main words, but she knows what many things are and she is understanding what is being said to her.
Reply:My daughter was a VERY LATE talker....and EVERYONE around me constantly suggested that she was autistic because of this delay in speech...i can't even tell you how many of my so called friends almost got punched everytime they mentioned that my quiet child is probably ill in some way simply because she wasn't interested in talking to their ill-mannered children - ok, sorry, off on a tangent. People suggested that I take her to a speech therapist too but Im so glad that I didn't listen. Today she is almost 3 and a half and granted, her speech isn't at the same level as her peers but she talks a LOT....turns out, she just didn't want to say the wrong thing....when she wants to say something, she takes the time to figure out what she wants to say and she enunciates her words in such a way that I know that her delay was just her own way of getting it "right". It's frustrating, trust me....but if she's healthy then there's no reason that she won't come around in her own time. If she's not more talkative by age 2, maybe you could have her evaluated by someone but I wouldn't worry about it just yet - 19 months is 19 months, after all - and especially if she doesn't have siblings, she's just a baby trying to find her way in the world!
Reply:I remember my youngest daughter at that age. All she would say was 'bobum' and point to what she wanted. Talk to your baby a lot, she'll start talking soon and then you'll just want her to stop and give it a rest! Kids all learn at different speeds, but she sounds okay.
Reply:I don't know what you want us to say? You are doing everything to encourage her and she isn't talking.





Do you want us to tell you that you should take a pressure washer to her until she talks?





Or some magic book/drug/activity that we all know and are holding out on you?





You read to her, talk to her, sing to her.


Her hearing has been assessed.


She makes a "n" sound which involves a complicated tongue move and other sounds, so she is clearly capable of speech.





So all that leaves is waiting for her to decide she wants to speak.
Reply:Quit pushing her. You can't make a 19 month old do much of anything. It will come. Instead focus on teaching her things and be okay with her pointing them out to you when you say it.





If you're really concerned you could always have her evaluated (for free) by your local early childhood program and they will either help her or set your mind at ease.





Keep in mind that her actual speech has nothing to do with her intelligence.





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No need to get the undies in a knot. I believe my point here is that you are making yourself nuts over something you have no control over. When a child speaks has zero to do with how good or bad a parent is. All I'm saying is take it easy, continue to speak to her about every single thing you see an do. At 19 months of age that is the very best thing you can do. And how do I know that you ask? See below, my son has a significant speech delay and I'm still in your shoes. My only other suggestion would be to also start signing with her so that she does have a way to communicate her needs and feelings. The older they get without talking the worse it gets. This I know.
Reply:say this


Hunny If you dont talk to me I will fell sad because my own daughter doesnt want talk to me...dont you feel sad for me
Reply:my son was almost 3 before he would say more than a word or two. 2 years later, i wish it was a bit quieter....
Reply:I have no advice, but i'd love to keep an eye on the answers you get because my 16 month old son doesn't say a word and its starting to worry me!.. He can hear very well too. He just babbles everything.."mamamammamamama" and "babababababba" he understands everything too, just doesn't talk.








hopefully we get some answers.
Reply:just let her get on wiv it every child takes their own time to do things she'll talk wen she's ready. and wen she does start she'll come on in leaps and bounds and really surprise every1