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My 2 yr old kid is not able to speak words... he says mama , papa , dada but not able to speak other words like asking water etc...

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Nothing to worry. Try to talk to your kid with playfully activities. He will learn it soon. ...  Read More

My Kid is 2+ years old, not speaking many words except 3-4 words and not interacting too much. What we can do to make him speak more words and make him recognize things and people.

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Greetings, it's a good idea to consult with a pediatrician pathologist. They can assess your child's development and provide guidance. you can try some of these things at home: * Talk to your chil ...  Read More

Sometimes getting fallen down suddenly, while speaking words are not proper, urinal infection as well.

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We need to rule out a Stroke. Please consult a Neurologist immediately. ...  Read More

My daughter is 19 month old and she doesn't speak any words clearly earlier when she was 13 months old she speaks words like mamma papa and bachche and ego etc but now she doesn't speak any one of them

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This is Regression in language... Must take opinion of neuropaediatrician or paediatrician dealing with development... ...  Read More

My daughter is two years 3months old , she will speak small words like amma appa but she is not speaking more words ...please let me what is the maximum age that babies will speak. I am not worried pleas advise is any doctor consultation required

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Dear mam, Normally at this age babies should start speaking in small sentences. I would suggest please consult some qualified and experienced speech therapist in your area. ...  Read More

My wife speaks wrong words instead of correct word. Sometimes she uses words that is similar to actual word.

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Hello there. I can understand your concern. I don't know what you mean by that. Maybe she is having grammar and vocabulary problem. Teach her in that case. If you think it's a medical issue and h ...  Read More

I have problem in talking. I cant speak some words clearly i tried a lot to speak clearly but unable .. even my frnds relatives make fun of me by saying i am babble and cannot speak clearly then how can i ged rid of from this

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You seem to be having problems with speech articulation. Sometimes tongue tie can cause this problem. If tongue tie is not present then you may need to undergo speech therapy which can help you to pro ...  Read More

My 2 yr 2 month son can't speak any words so kindly advise which kind of the specialist doctor treat him.

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Sir first consult a pediatrician. Then he would examine identify the probable cause then would suggest what to be done. ...  Read More

My grandson is three and half years old. He is not speaking. He only speaks few words. He don't respond to his name most of the time. But we think he can hear properly. He immediately responds to his favourite music.

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The two most important factors for normal speech are a normal hearing and a normal brain function. If you feel she has normal brain ft,get a hearing test done,e.g,BERA/BAER. ...  Read More

My 2.3 year old son is very active and achieved all milestone early but he is slow in speaking. He speaks few words and bubbles a lot but not speaking meaning sentences. Knows body parts tell by gesture but does not speak only say "ye hai". Will he be alright or should I consult Speech therapist.

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Needs further history in details.. ...  Read More

I was speaking and i suddenly couldn't speak for 3-4 seconds but then i could speak again. Initially I thought I was having a panic or confusion thing because I was talking to a person I'm not on good relations with. But my heart wasn't racing or any other symptoms so I'm concerned. We were having a normal conversation related to work. I was able t

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Consult Neurologist ...  Read More

Hello doctor My daughter turned 1 yesterday however she is not able to speak mamaa dadaa which is mentioned everywhere as part of significant milestone. We are worried. She makes sounds. She cries and screams but mama dadaa words she is not able to speak

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Hello, I understand your concern Many children at this age still rely on non-verbal communication like pointing, gestures, and expressive sounds. It is not uncommon for children to use mostly babbli ...  Read More

My 2.5 years son is not talking as usual of his age. He speaks very few words but understands most of our conversations. He is hyper active and just to make him sit to eat his food we played cartoons and off late he is addicted to mobile, he is interested to watch mostly Dinosaur cartoons or videos and also behaves like Dinosaur in his activities m

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Hi Practo user A homoeopathic treatment will give best results naturally You can easily take an online consultation for further treatment guidance Or click on the calling option over my profile on ...  Read More

My 2 year 9 months old daughter taking long pauses and stammers while speaking especially when asked about something. . This I noticed from last 3 days. Earlier not used to stammer and took pauses for this long. She started speaking (forming sentences using 3 or more words) from 2 years 7 months.

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Your daughter achieved the mileage appropriately. But usually 2 to 5 years kids cn hv normal disfluencies or dvlpmntal stuttering due to: • Sudden language growth spurts. • Excitement or pressure to ...  Read More

Hi My son is 3 years old just completed. He speaks only words and he can speak few sentences but unable to make new sentences or repeat everything i say. I have consulted with 2-3 paediatricians and they say he is okay no problem. And consulted with speech therapist and she said he has speech delay. What should I do in this case. Please guide. Th

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Do speech therapy ...  Read More

Dear doctor My 16 months child does not speak...he speaks only own yourself without meaning ful words ...his growth is good and his appetite is good as well...when I call him ,,he listen to me and come back to me. And sometimes he doesn't listen when he was busy in mobile or toys ..but when I ask him to say mumma papa ...he doesn't speak why ???

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Their is need of physical examination of child kindly take physical consultation with ent ...  Read More

My 2.9 year old son speaking few words like muma, papa, bye , no , haan, chalo muma, chalo papa, ye , vo , o, two, numnah for water, baa (for bhaiya)etc. And tells body part by touching it but does not speak. Understand most of the things which is communicated to him and reacts accordingly and bubbles a lot but unable to make sentences. Is he fine

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No he should speak sentence at this age, just lessen screen time of child, lets him play with other kids, notice if child has any other behavioural issues like repeating words, less eye contact, circl ...  Read More

My child is 3year 10 months old..she speaks only mama papa maa baba and a few more words. She understands everything perfectly. We have also undergone speech therapy and occupational therapy. What should I do? Please help

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Avoid phone completely. U have to spend time with children for speaking. Consult developmental paediatrician . ...  Read More

My son is 2.5 years old, he recites poem like abcd, counts number, recognises colours n understands what we are telling him but he doesn't talk I mean I speaks one or two words like maa papa ,aa jao, chala gaya, bye , ok, or thik hai. I don't don't understand what's his problem why he doesn't talk or so , I try to make him practice everyday but m s

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Hi, first of all, please don't think you are a failure or not a good mother or anything like that. It can be isolated speech dealy or a milder form of autism spectrum disease. Please consult a psychia ...  Read More

I took my 2.2 year old daughter to the play area, where a bunch of 10-12 years old kids started using wrong words like "kutta,kutti,saala" for each others. My daughter heard these words before I could leave that park. Since then, she is laughing and saying kutta kutti, im asking her not to repeat but she is saying it more if i say no n telling her

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Don't react to the words. If you try to stop her, it will reinforce her memory. Just ignore her when she talks that way. She will slowly forget the words in a few days ...  Read More

My 21 months old daughter still able to speak only few words (5-6). Can't combine 2 words together. People says that she should be able to speak by now. She is able to understand complex instructions. Is there any problem or she has time to speak properly.

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Greetings by now she should talk Using at least 30 words, keep stimulating the child will speak ...  Read More

My daughter is 3 years old she started saying all key words but not able to connect the sentences and communicate yet but speaking all the words when in need and telling all persons name identifying places objects food items and all

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By 3 years of age, As a receptive language development , One usually follows complex instructions like throw a ball. She is able to identify colours , food items so it's ok.. while, As a expressive la ...  Read More

My 8 year old daughter pronounces some words incorrectly like ra sounds as la , Sh like cha . Rest she speaks fine

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Need few more details Kindly consult ...  Read More

My son understands things but doesn't speak yet. He is five years old. He sometimes speaks words like chocolate, ice cream, but not much . He is undergoing speech therapy from last 1 year but not much improvement is there.

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Hello I suggest u to consult developmental paediatrician Thank u ...  Read More

My daughter is 2 year3months old..before she can talk or we can tell the words she will repeat..from few days onwards she is not yelling the words before what she says..in this age it is normal..before she is,going to all the members but now she is not going before like..why??why my daughter doing like that..some times she is suddenly starts scream

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Your child weight ? Is she having any fever,cold or cough? If none this cud b normal behaviour Changes that can occur sometimes at this age, if they are persistent then u need to consult Pediatric neu ...  Read More

My baby is 1.5 year old and she speaks like 20 words, we kept count, is this low for her age , how can we improve the word count, we try speaking with her and we also point things and make her say, she says them for some words but most of the time, she just looks at us and does not repeat, how can we make her repeat what we say, she points at thing

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It's OK for her age. Try reciting rhymes with action, singing songs, matching pictures with words to improve ...  Read More

My son Neelansh 3years old but till now he can't speak properly. I think he has some problem in his tongue. Please suggest me a doctor.

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Plz visit ENT clinic for proper evaluation ...  Read More

My son is 19 months old . He started pointing out many things like fan , light ,tv etc. When we ask him where is fan he correctly point it. But he started speaking only few words like mama , baba ,papa , dada . Also he does not speak words frequently , very less words he speak. In our family my language is Hindi and my husband's is odia. We try to

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Dear parents, Nothing to worry. Your kid is late learner. Will learn Both language. Give half hr in morning and half hour in evening interaction with kid Ask your husband to also give half hr in morni ...  Read More

Hi , My 21 month old baby is only speaking Papa and sometimes bubbles. But he is not saying more words like other babies. He understands instructions and follows to do the things and node his head . But does not speak. Thankyou

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If child is able to Point fingers and communicate u can still wait and watch ...  Read More

My 7y old son has recently started using bad words. The ones he has used are some English and some local.. we don't speak like that at home. His father doesn't stay with us due to work. He travels to school by bus and there are few children of his class who speak that kind of language.. How should I address the issue and put a stop? Right now I i

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Your child is at a age where he is still learning and can change ,adapt. Do not worry. Good point is that you are an alert parent. Help him make good choice and reward him. Help him with clarity what ...  Read More

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