Serious Quetion... When Did your kiddos or nephews/neices start talking???

[Trick Pony]

Damn, my son is 2.5 and this shit has gone by so fast I couldn't tell you exactly when he started talking. He definitely won't shut up these days and is speaking in good sentences.

[slow99]

My son started with random "words" around 6 months. He's 14 months now and jabbers constantly. It's not like he's forming distinct, well-pronounced words or combinations of words, but he has about 10 English words that he says that are pretty spot on. They sound very much like the word and he says them in the correct context. He jabbers a bunch of other ones repetitively that I can only assume are Mandarin - his daycare teaches him that.

[mstng86]

My son started with random "words" around 6 months. He's 14 months now and jabbers constantly. It's not like he's forming distinct, well-pronounced words or combinations of words, but he has about 10 English words that he says that are pretty spot on. They sound very much like the word and he says them in the correct context. He jabbers a bunch of other ones repetitively that I can only assume are Mandarin - his daycare teaches him that.

Only in san Francisco

[Mysticcobrakilla]

They don't talk when you don't work with em. My aunt and uncle were lazy as hell and didn't do crap with my cousin. Kid didn't talk till he was 5 years old. He's perfectly normal now. Gets good grades in school. Lazy people net lazy results.

Best post you've ever made.

[Sean88gt]

My kids were all ~6 months. The proficiency accelerated with each.

[Cooter]

They don't talk when you don't work with em. My aunt and uncle were lazy as hell and didn't do crap with my cousin. Kid didn't talk till he was 5 years old. He's perfectly normal now. Gets good grades in school. Lazy people net lazy results.

is that why you've been working on the same POS 94 mustang for the past 10+yrs?

[slow99]

Only in san Francisco

Yep, I think it's awesome they teach the kids Chinese at a very early age. One of the things I'll miss about this city - but not the $2,100/month price tag.

[SS Junk]

Best post you've ever made.

Actually it's still a pretty ignorant statement.

[Mysticcobrakilla]

Actually it's still a pretty ignorant statement.

Meh, I may have been a tad drunk when I posted that.

I do believe that lazy breeds lazy though.

[S_K]

Three things you can do if you are worried:

1. Read to your kids. Studies show that parents who read to their kids have better vocabularies and they also start talking sooner and form sentences sooner.

2. Require your kid to talk. If a kid can grunt and point - mission accomplished. They don't know any better. If they want a cup of juice, say "juice" to them. Require a response and reward them.

3. Don't baby talk to them. Say the words correctly to them until they get it. They learn diction and pronounciation from you. You can't expect them to learn properly if you don't teach them properly.

[SMKR]

Our 9 month old is saying momma and dadda, but thats about it.

[mstng86]

Three things you can do if you are worried:

1. Read to your kids. Studies show that parents who read to their kids have better vocabularies and they also start talking sooner and form sentences sooner.

2. Require your kid to talk. If a kid can grunt and point - mission accomplished. They don't know any better. If they want a cup of juice, say "juice" to them. Require a response and reward them.

3. Don't baby talk to them. Say the words correctly to them until they get it. They learn diction and pronounciation from you. You can't expect them to learn properly if you don't teach them properly.

We did all of that and my son talks pretty damn clear for his age and will have open conversations. We read to him regularly and never ever talked in baby talk to him

We are on learning what letters words start with. He comes to me all the time saying what a word starts with.

[GE]

We did all of that and my son talks pretty damn clear for his age and will have open conversations. We read to him regularly and never ever talked in baby talk to him

We are on learning what letters words start with. He comes to me all the time saying what a word starts with.

Was there some sort of program/website where you taught your kid sign? Ours is 2 1/2 months old but from what I gather, they can start to sign around 6 months.

[mstng86]

Was there some sort of program/website where you taught your kid sign? Ours is 2 1/2 months old but from what I gather, they can start to sign around 6 months.

The daycare started the signing but I can't imagine It being hard to do. Just start giving them the sign for drink when you give them their drink, etc.

[SMEGMA STENCH]

is that why you've been working on the same POS 94 mustang for the past 10+yrs?

Not the same car, not a POS, and not lazy. As usual, you're wrong as shit and you assume too much. You've never seen the car I refer to. For all you know, its a pristine 20k mile one owner. But just keep talking shit I guess. Its not like it highlights your ignorance or anything.