How many months does it take for a child to speak?

When I see some children outside, I find that some of them can clearly call "Mom", but some can't say a word. This makes parents very anxious. How many months is normal for a child to be able to speak? In fact, this also depends on the child’s personal situation and whether the parents have provided correct guidance. Starting from four or five months, some children begin to call out a word, simply "dad and mom".

It is normal for babies to speak at a few months.

The baby's loud cry when he is born is the first formal language expression in his life. At first, he'll use his tongue, lips, palate, and any new teeth to make sounds, starting with "ohs" and "ahs" for the first month or two and then moving on to babbling soon after.

4-5 months: Your baby may occasionally say "Mom" or "Dad" for the first time. This does not mean that the baby can speak. Mom and dad don’t get excited, because the baby has not really associated these words with you at this time. It takes until the baby is about one year old to understand the true meaning of "mom and dad".

6-9 months: Your baby will be able to say more words. When he mumbles or pronounces words, the mother listening nearby finds it very interesting. In fact, this is the baby imitating the tone and intonation of adults, which is also a way of learning to speak. Mothers can read to their babies to encourage them to learn to speak, or they can talk to their babies more often so that they can imitate and exercise their language skills.

12-17 months: At this time, the baby can understand the meaning of some words and can say the words accurately. Babies will even practice changing their voice tone, raising their voice tone when asking questions, and forming a correct question sentence structure. At this time, the baby gradually realizes the importance of speaking and the powerful power of language in expressing his needs.

1.5 to 2 years old: Your baby’s vocabulary may already be as large as 200 words, most of which are nouns. The baby cannot yet understand the use of the first person, but he will call out his own name and make requests. Between 18 and 20 months, babies are learning words at a rate of 10 or more per day. Some babies can learn a new word every half an hour. Mothers can show their babies some new things and tell them the names of the objects, and the babies will learn them quickly.

Why does the baby talk late?

1. Physiological reasons cause the baby to be unable to speak

Sometimes, there may be congenital physiological reasons that cause the baby to not speak or speak late. The mother should check whether the baby's tongue breathing band is adhered? Is the baby having hearing problems? Is the baby sick, such as cerebral palsy? If your baby cannot speak due to physiological reasons, you need to treat him/her quickly and don't miss the golden time for treatment.

2. The language environment causes the baby to be unable to speak

The language environment refers to the people who talk to your baby. If the mother only talks to the baby occasionally, or there are few other people who talk to the baby; the family members have mixed accents, including dialects, English, and Mandarin. Generally speaking, babies who are in these three unfavorable language environments will start speaking later. If the language environment provided to the baby is too monotonous or too complex, the baby will not receive effective stimulation, resulting in delayed language development. The mother needs to make changes immediately. She should talk to the baby more often and temporarily unify the accent of the whole family so that the baby can understand and imitate easily.