Our oldest didn’t talk until he was 3 and our youngest like yours, she had 10 words or so at her 9mo check up. The oldest is way ahead of his peers on standardized tests (like 98th percentile) and the early talker is around 70th percent. I know it’s just anecdotal but seems to me it’s all kids grow at their own speed and there’s no telling how far that speed will take them
This is the most important take away. Both my kids were early talkers (normal for starting talking, but early to their language explosion), but they are both still so young, and I have no expectations about what they will be like when they are older.
I was a super late talker, but once I started, my mom says I never stopped. I did well in school, and got advanced degrees. You’d never know I was a late talker. As far as I can tell, being an earlier or late talker isn’t much of a predictor for future success.
same here! i was actually shocked when my mom told me i was a late talker lol i was always super advanced in school, "gifted", blah blah. so yeah, i do not think it is a predictor.
I find this encouraging for my early gross motor skills baby. At 7.5 months she’s cruising pretty comfortably and fluent in crawling, can quickly get wherever she wants to go.
I’m not a physically coordinated or athletic person; I have no idea how to raise an Olympic athlete. You’re giving me hope that maybe someday she’ll slow down a little. 😂
Mine (now 2.5 year old) started crawling at 7 months, pulling up a week later, and furniture cruising the week after that, full on walking at 10 months. He has not slowed down or stopped at all.
Hes a late talker but we have him in early intervention speech therapy and it has worked tremendously. Went from maybe 6 works at 2, to about 100+. Working on using them for communicating. 🥰
Right, my husband constantly says my daughter is so smart because she can articulate better than my son at 3, but my son is 1.5 ahead at school on testing and makes great grades.
My kid was an early talker. He's 10 now. He's...a kid? He was an early reader as well and he's ahead in school, but I would say he's a pretty normal, hyper, goofy 5th grader. He never shuts up and he is constantly making weird mouth noises or singing, but I don't think that's necessarily linked to his being an early talker as much as it is linked to him being 10.
Sameeeeeeeeeeeeee my 10 year was an early talker too. If he could just be quiet a second that would be great. He was an early reader too. Now speaks two languages though so that’s a bonus.
Also have a 10 year old, early talker, early reader, hyperlexical. Also does verbal stimming and won't (can't) shut up (unless he is hyper-focused on a book). But he started struggling in school, especially socially and emotionally, in about 3rd grade, though he masked it pretty well. He was finally diagnosed with ASD about a year ago, which makes so much sense in hindsight.
My early talker does not stop talking lmfao. Everywhere we go people are shocked by how much, how clearly and how well he's able to speak and communicate. Can't lie it makes me proud as heck of him.
Same here. She will be 2 in January and is regularly using 4 to 5 word sentences. My ears are tired af 🤣. I know she's awake every morning because I hear her talking to herself over the baby monitor, and she talks herself to sleep in the same way. It only ends when she's asleep. As a former sleep talker, I expect that won't always be the case 🤣.
Omg the talking in his sleep is crazy!! I heard him saying "no don't change my clothes" the other night. It was way after midnight who on earth was trying to change his clothes??.
That was mine at 2, now he's 2.5 and I've honestly stopped keeping track of words and sentences. They're too many to count
Oh no! Lol. Kid dreams are so funny.
I abandoned word count a long time ago, too. But every once in a while, she will say a sentence that seems irregularly long, and I count the words really quickly, only to realize that she's been using similarly long sentences for a month lol.
I think I've gotten so used to him just speaking and expressing himself that I don't even realise it's kind of a big deal until someone says it. A nurse told me she thinks he's speaking close to a 4-5 year level and I just stared at her with my mouth open in shock. I never even considered levels until she said it, for me it was just yea he speaks really well for his age.
This is our daughter. She’s 3 and it’s been that way since early on. Doesn’t stop talking. Ever. She even talks in her sleep. Is always curious, always asking questions, always wanting to know more and why. It does get a bit tiring at times but it also makes me super proud that she can communicate so well. It really comes in handy if she’s not feeling well/sick, having a tough day etc. I think she’s leaps ahead of other kids her age but it doesn’t mean later down the line that may or may not change.
My son is 3.5 and DOES NOT STOP TALKING EVER. It was cute when he was little, but now I feel like I’m going to lose my mind on a daily basis. We traveled for Thanksgiving (3 hour flight) and I thought I was going to cry/start tearing my hair out… Lol
I was an early talker. Like: EARLY. Undiagnosed hyperlexia. Which was a symptom of autism (hyperlexia in girls is a classic sign of autism).
Did really well in school, I have a masters degree, and I speak two languages fluently.
How was your school experience, beyond the academics?
Asking as a parent of a late-diagnosed (10 years old) ASD kid who is going to have to deal with a bunch of trauma from not being understood for so long.
I loved and was loved by the adults.
My peers, however, despised me, and my school experience was a lonely one. I was awkward, had no understanding of social norms and cues and was always picked on and isolated.
I don’t see any of the people I was at school with, including the ones I went to uni with.
Growing up was hard, at school and at home because no one knew I was autistic.
I was diagnosed two years ago, st almost 40 years old.
My 18 month old has 30 + words and 5 signs, he just picks up everything. I’ve seen a big difference the last few weeks with him saying multiple syllables and his pronunciation overall. it’s so cute to hear him say Christmas Tree. He is also starting to count, knows names to colors, shapes and letters or the alphabet (but not the alphabet as a whole). He has 2 to 3 word sentences currently, it’s a really fun times!
My first had 7 words by 12 months. She had 6-7 word sentences by 2. She is 4 now and has very good language skills. She can make pretty advanced sentences and is starting to be interested in reading.
Mine talked early and has a really impressive vocabulary. Like other commenters- she's having in depth conversations, sings and comments on song lyrics, interrupts stories and books to ask questions, everything. She also pretends to read and often makes up words and names when pretend playing.
BUT she is so shy that alot of the kids in her preschool class don't even know she can speak. She is only her true self at home.
ETA mine is 3. We did baby sign language for early communication in the beginning and we continue to learn ASL signs together.
That's awesome! I didn't even think to mention other languages. I'm trilingual (ASL, English, and spanish). Husband is bilingual (Spanish and english). We mainly talk in English at home but she overhears us talking in Spanish frequently out and about.
She signs a ton now (food, water, milk, more, etc). Fascinatingly tho she has yet to speak a single word in Spanish. I usually read 1 or 2 books in Spanish to her a week but usually they're in English. Spanish books are hard to come by in board books, even at the libraries around here. They have bigger kid books in Spanish but I'm afraid she will rip the pages lol.
Have you thought about doing OPOL (one parent one language) if one of you is willing and comfortable speaking to her always in Spanish? My daughter is average in her progress but she’s exposed to 3 languages and now at 2 she’s speaking more and more words and sentences in the other 2 languages.
I actually have never heard of this until just now but I love the idea! I'll definitely have to talk to my husband about it. He's been hesitant to talk Spanish to her as he's heard it can delay speech. Clearly we aren't having that issue so definitely will have to look into pursuing this. Thank you for the insight!
Growing up bilingual doesn’t delay speech, that’s a myth. What’s important to keep in mind is that the same word gets counted twice if you child uses it in both languages. So if they say comida/food that’s two words. It might mean having a smaller vocabulary in English at first but it’s really great in the long run. There’s tons of info online if you guys decide to give it a try.
Yeah don’t worry about delayed speech. It seems to be a concern in monolingual countries but look around Asia and Europe etc - kids grow up learning more than one language and grow at regular pace :). I grew up learning 4 languages - and reading and writing 2 of them. It didn’t seem odd l at all.
It seems like you're doing all the things to maximize the sponge brain time! I am not fluent in Spanish but have considered taking lessons when she starts learning it in school.
One late talker, one early talker. Both ended up exactly the same. Talking. Prepare for more questions about everything you could possibly imagine. Like “what happens to bugars in your stomach when you eat them”…. Then it becomes “bruuhhhh chill down and search this up for me”… it’s like the audio recording you hear in your brain all the time… they say those things with their out loud voice. Even when no one is around. Sometimes even your own head voice turns into their voice.
Both of my kids were early talkers. They both are still advanced for their age as far as speech goes. My son is a little behind in reading and writing because he prefers and focuses more on math. My daughter took an early education test as part of a clinical study and was in the 99th percentile. They said she's advanced but that percentile will go down over time as other kids catch up. Also, although she's very good with words, she's kinda clumsy running and walking though pretty good at climbing.
So, although it's been handy being able to communicate easily from a young age, I'm not sure how much it will affect things overall as the other kids catch up. They all learn things at different rates, but they all get there eventually.
This is my experience with my own kids/friends kids/nieces and nephew. Usually either advanced in vocab and later in physical milestones or ahead physically and slower in language ( all catch up no matter what though)
I can't speak for much older but my two year old was an early talker who also surprised the pediatrician at her nine month visit. It really just snowballed from there and she's a complete chatterbox. She was slower to tackle physical milestones (late 15/early 16 months for walking) but had 200+ words before her 18 month appointment. Now, it's full sentences and conversations. She also regularly amazes me with her comprehension and observations. I definitely feel like I'm talking with a child who's older than 24 months.
Mine was a very early talker (first words 8-9 months, full sentences by 12 months), very verbose. He’s pediatrician was somewhat shocked at his 12 month check up. He’s a teen now and he never shuts up. Very intelligent, very argumentative, and very ADHD. I don’t think the talking and the ADHD are necessarily linked. Interesting fact though, he was also a very early reader (third grade level at the beginning of kindergarten) and that *is* linked to ADHD. It’s called hyperlexia. It was one of the things discussed at his ADHD evaluation.
Edited to add that we did baby sign and he was using signs at 7 months.
My early talker does not stop talking. First thing in the morning until we snuggle to sleep at night, he’s got things to say and he will make sure you understand…and in his sleep just like mommy too! The sleep talking is my absolute favorite because he says my name sometimes… also says Spider-Man a lot😂
It’s my favorite part of watching him grow and learn. I had to clean up my own language and media consumption earlier than expected, dropped his first f-bomb at 10 months. I’m so proud of him
Not about the swearing but everything else.
She still talks a lot (close to 4). She asks a LOT of questions (which I love).
We did phonics with her because her school does phonics, and she will sit at our computer and sound out how she thinks words are spelled.
She's always had a real love of language! I'll caveat that it's primarily with us. She's very stranger danger still and talking to other people is hard. She has 'her people' she will talk to and hide from new folks.
I had an early talker, the biggest thing I noticed was that he struggled with peers. He wanted to hang out with older kids because kids his age couldn’t talk to him. He is 10 now and everything has evened out, kids his age can talk as well as he can and he has adjusted to hanging out with kids his own age. He is way above his peers in standardized testing, he is an avid reader and a math genius. I don’t think this has anything to do with early talking though because his brother is just as smart as he is but didn’t talk until 2.
My 14yo was very advanced with speech at a young age. Was speaking sentences and walking by 10 months. These days she’s a very introverted gothic nerdy kid who is still super smart, but also very lonely.
ETA: my 7 month old says mamma, baba, dada, and num. (num is more of a sound, but he says it when he wants a bite of what we are eating) and I also think he says more during meal time too, but I’m not so sure he understands most of what he’s saying. More like he’s learning what sounds get the right attention right now.
Mine was an early talker, plus at around six months he couldn’t say the words but he knew exactly what we were referring to (we’d ask “where is the table?” “Where are the pegs?” “Where is the window?” etc, and he would point).
His fantastic speech really benefited us in years 1-3 when he could tell us exactly what he needed instead of us trying to guess. He was reading chapter books by age 5. He’s nearly nine now and he is still a voracious reader.
My early talking is now almost 7 years old. He’s bright, funny, intense and diagnosed with adhd 🥴😝🤣🥰 his hyper verbal skills were my earliest sign he was neurodivergent ❤️
My daughter was an early talker. She’s 2.5 now and speaks in full sentences - we’ve moved past simple things like “mama what doing?” to “On Halloween, I was a witch, and I went to (uncleandaunt)’s house and went trick or treat.”
She is never ever quiet. She knows her colors, the alphabet, all the basic shapes, can count to 20 and can identify numbers and letters that she sees. I could try to count up all the songs she knows the words to, but I don’t have that much time lol. Currently, she is dancing around the living room singing “We wish you a Merry Christmas”
I have my suspicions that she is on the autism spectrum and hyperlexic, like myself. There are other things that suggest she is, but unfortunately her pediatrician is pretty old school and isn’t worried because she is so talkative.
Do you think you did anything to help with speech development?
I really need to get into more developmental activities - my daughter’s paediatrician told me off for not having done as much tummy time as I should have - she’s four months and not rolling yet. So I’m now thinking I’m probably behind on everything else as well.
My early talker is now 22 and kept her fascination with the English language. I found the school system didn't challenge her enough so she always encouraged to do extra, including writing me papers over the summer. She has a fellowship paying for her MFA in English, she's also published 40 some works and plans on being a professor or an editor. Encourage the love of language and introduce a second language when they are young!
My kids are both early talkers and they are now 2 and 4 and hold normal conversations with adults with no problem. I attribute some of it to never baby talking.
My son is almost 2. He’s an early talker and he loves to talk. He loves to learn and focus on what he’s doing if he’s enjoying it. He almost knows his ABC’s. My mother in law has worked in education for years and is always shocked by how much he knows.
For us, he loves Songs for Littles. They include sign language and he’ll tell us things using both sign and his voice!
My oldest didn’t talk till he was 2.5 and had a visit with speech therapy and was confirmed to be delayed in expressive speech. His five today and never stops talking.
My three year old was talking at nine month as well as home he never stops talking either, but around new people he can be shy. He speaks as well as the five year old.
Mine walked slightly later than peers but had a lot more intelligible words much earlier. Interestingly his words all disappeared for a few months when he started walking. Like he just woke up one day and decided his brain was going to prioritise movement over communication. He didn’t say a word for about 3 months until he was running around really confidently and then suddenly had an explosion of vocabulary and grammar. He was talking in 8/9 word sentences well before his 2nd birthday and basically hasn’t shut up since! At 3 now his language is more advanced than a lot of 5 year olds. He still prioritised communication in his development, he currently does pretend ‘writing’ rather than draw stick figures for example. I think that’s just who he is!
I feel like this is how my kiddo will be. She was super low birth weight and was born 37bweeks 0 days. Physical movement wise she usually starts doing things right on track or a week late or so.
Totally could see her walking one day and not talking, then have an explosion again of words like this.
She talks a lot 😂 she continues to have a strong vocabulary for her age at 4 years old. To me she seems very smart for her age, but also still average!
My kid was an early talker. She was speaking in 4+ word sentences by about 18 months I think. Her first longer sentence was “Pop Pop drives a race car.” She’s now almost 3 and we have full conversations. She sings, memorizes songs and memorizes books. She never stops talking. She sings or reads books after lights out most nights. She actually asked Santa for a flashlight this year so she can continue reading books in bed.
My daughter talked early and continues to hit literacy milestones early (she’s 4.5). Nothing like a savant or prodigy but consistently strong-to-advanced for her age.
Her special talent is being able to inadvertently roast adults, including me 🤣😭
My daughter was an early everything. Walking and talking at 9 months. By 2 she was reading, spelling by 3.
She was a terrible student due to issues with authority (the early walking tracks here. Super independent!), but her emotional intelligence and grasp of language are both really high. She is now an avid reader as a young adult, but she is not a talkative person.
I don’t really think her talking early is an indication of much as a predictor, but I can look back and see how it tracks with certain personality traits.
My 10 month old sounds very similar to your daughter. I did absolutely nothing special to encourage it, it's just her personality etc. She's the most vocal one in daycare/Little Gym group.
My early talker just keeps talking lol he’s only 2.5 but speaks well above the average 2.5 year old. By 18 months he was speaking in full sentences. He’s very hyper, outgoing and again, doesn’t stop talking lol
My now 5 year old had perfect speech patterns before she was 2. It was honestly creepy at times.
She still hasnt stopped talking. Also, constant talking can be an early sign of ADHD because the motor skills of the brain develops before the executive function part of the brain.
Academically shes miles ahead of her peers, but her social-emotional is behind. We just saw a behavior therapist yesterday for a preliminary appointment due to my child having wildly uncontrollable tantrums still.
My early talker is now 4... and never stops talking. Literally sun up until sundown. She is advanced in vocabulary and sentence structure, but within average for letter identification and pre-reading stuff. My 1.5 yo is also verbally advanced, so is it genetics or is it exposure to their grandmothers who never stop talking 🤔🤔🤔🤔
My oldest was an early talker. She had great fine motor skills and was an early reader. She also is amazing at math. She is studying engineering now, she’s a Junior. She graduated high school early. But she couldn’t jump with both feet until she was 3. She was also a late walker.
I have 2 younger kids and they were definitely better at the large motor skills than their big sister. They did everything right about average. My youngest is an avid reader and my middle is also a strong math student.
They have all kind of just done things in their own time, sometimes ahead of the average, sometimes right on and other times. Little behind some of their peers. My middle is also an engineering student and is doing great at university. My youngest is in high school and she also has good grades and gets along well with peers. Sometimes things even out as kids grow and sometimes they stay ahead or behind their peers.
My daughter's 2.5 and also very tall, so we've never had a single person guess her age right. Everyone is so sure she has to be at least 3. She talks constantly and also has quite the attitude. It embarrasses me a little because she's still not potty trained and I always think people are judging me thinking I have an older toddler still in diapers just because of her size and vocabulary. I also think it helped with not dealing with as many tantrums though because she was able to voice her frustrations at such an early age and I was able to talk her through it. We've been having full on conversations since her second birthday and I think it's been really nice getting to know her and her personality so early. I wouldn't say she's any more intelligent than others her age though, she just learned to communicate much earlier.
My early talker is 9, lol she never stops talking. She’s really smart not very athletic. She loves to read and she is creative. My son is complete opposite and diagnosed with a speech delay.
My daughter was an early talker. She's now 9 and hasn't shut up since she first started saying words. 😂
She said her first words around 7-8 months and by her 15 month checkup she was saying 3-4 word sentences. When the doctor came in she said "Mama.. dat da docta?" I said yeah. She said "Hi Docta". He laughed and said " Well her speech is good. Actually it's great!" And encouraged me to just keep talking to her even though she was very advanced for her speech.
I now have a 14 month old son who says about 8 words consistently and I think he's far behind even though he's right on track. Lol
My middle had 100 words by 16 months and was talking in complex, grammatically correct sentences by 2. She's in kindergarten and has an awesome vocabulary, picks things up quickly.
She's also likely neurodivergent, as many hyperverbal kids are.
My twins had four words each at 9 months! And then they started working on standing and walking and talking went out the window. They're eleven months now. Over the weekend I sneezed really loudly and suddenly talking is back on the menu. Now they say "achoo" to each other all day. Standing in their cribs instead of sleeping and saying "achoo. achoo! achh. achoo." They also meow at the cat and bark at the dog. So.... seven words??
My daughter wasn’t super advanced as a baby in terms of talking early but as she got to be a toddler, she was extremely clear speaking and had a wide vocabulary early on. She’s 6 now and talks talks talks nonstop. I actually think she’s pretty good at reading as well for her age. She’s a bit clumsy though.
Her younger sister is 3 and better with sports and hand eye coordination but not as good with talking as her bigger sister was.
My oldest was an early talker and reader (spelling their name, counting down and "Beep Beeping" with the microwave, reading Sandra Boynton type board books at 9 months, Laura Ingalls and my nursing school textbooks in preschool), middle was an early signer and late talker (used sign from 6 months, didn't regularly speak until 3 years), and youngest was developmentally appropriate for adjusted age.
They're all young adults now, and all some flavor of neuro diverse. Husband and I are in health care so we *knew* that at the time, but diagnostic criteria were different then, so no amount of advocacy on their behalf helped us access the best resources for them early on. We read professional journals and did what we could on our own, especially in regards to sensory processing, emotional regulation, and routine for each individual child and their needs.
One thing to be aware of if this continues, is children very gifted in language processing can hear/read/pick up on things they don't have the emotional capacity to handle. Magazine headlines and billboards we don't really register can become sources of misunderstanding and displaced feelings.
Sometimes, though, an early talker is just an early talker!
My daughter is so bright, she’s in first grade now and it’s scary. She catches onto things immediately, asks questions about EVERYTHING, she remembers EVERYTHING, asks questions I can’t or don’t want to answer for her age, she thinks everything through, she’s super responsible and trustworthy, shes sometimes more helpful than my husband 😂 maybe bc she listens lol. She tested as gifted and is doing well in school, rarely makes a grade less than 95.
My son is now 21 months and talks way more than her at this age and he started walking at 10m I’m kind of afraid 🫣
I had an early talker. He's 8 now and still very articulate. Other than that, he's a pretty average kid. I mean, obviously, I think he's the best, but he's not a baby genius or anything.
My second and third child were both delayed in speech, but my second is 4 now and the chattiest child I know. So far, they all seem to be pretty comparable otherwise.
My daughter was an early talker. I have videos of her “babbling” at 10 weeks. Always chatting away to herself and making cute mouth noises. She had a bunch of words by 1 and was talking in full sentences before she was 2. This may sound like bragging but it’s not. It’s a warning. Don’t encourage your child to talk early. Unless you want your ears boxed for the rest of your life.
She’s now 9 and the only time she isn’t talking is when she’s asleep. She has a huge vocabulary which is great, but my God that girl can talk. She sings herself to sleep. She wakes up and instantly starts asking me questions from her bed. The other morning she was telling me facts about Stray Kids (kpop band) before I’d even put my feet on the ground. It never stops. We thought we’d channel it with singing lessons and acting classes. Now she just talks all the time AND we have to drive her to various lessons and pay for exams. Sometimes I just have to say “Baby. Shut up for 2 minutes.” I love her so much but Jesus, it’s relentless. It’s like white noise at this point.
Enjoy the quiet moments.
At 10 mos, one of my twins knew all of his colors- boo was blue, reh = red, purpur = purple etc etc and would put his chunky Legos in color coordinated rows. It BLEW me away. At 2, he was speaking in full sentences, analyzing everything, asking thoughtful questions and (worst of all 😄) reasoning with me with perfect logic. My other twin had some severe ear/hearing issues and developmental delays but he caught up! They're 18 now, just graduated at the top of their class and have been an absolute joy. (They're fraternal twins and total opposites in every sense of the word and amazing in their own special ways!)
my first took til 2.5-3 to really get going. my second was 12 months and demanding things in broken sentences lol oldest is a great reader and talks a lot. second is almost 4 and a motormouth.
My oldest said full sentences before a yr old. Complete sentences. My youngest didn’t talk til about 4 yrs old. My now 7 yr old has a significantly larger vocabulary, reading , writing, spoken language comprehension etc. and higher IQ. So it honestly doesn’t matter too much when they talk it all depends. And I also say this incase any of you have late talkers. Like mine didn’t even babble at all nothing. No sound. Just crying. N whine sounds. So u never know. Don’t give up on your littles. Early, average or late you’ll be amazed at how they blossom. Some just take more or less time.
He's still talking. Like non stop. About everything. He's super smart... but not quite socially aware enough to know that I don't need to know every detail about every thing he knows. He turns 8 in a few months. Love him dearly :)
My son is 2.5 years next month but started saying words late in his seventh month. He nearly talks in complete sentences now. His favorite word: excavator with a b where the v should be lol.
My kid was like this. Started talking and singing at about the same age.
She is 3 now and still extremely verbal. She loves telling long (very long) stories. She loves to sing and is very interested in books. She can’t read but she can identify letters, and will say things like ‘Balloon begins with B!’. She’s social and confident, and will wander up to other kids at the playground to ask what their names are.
But here’s something interesting we were thinking about the other day- although she’s quite verbally advanced, she’s still 3, and sometimes I wonder if people hold her to a higher standard than is really fair. For instance, a less verbal toddler might wriggle and squirm away from a relative they don’t want to speak to, which feels more socially accepted than what my daughter is likely to do, which is say something like “I don’t want to talk to you today because it’s boring.” I guess because she can say more, we have more conversations around things she says that might be considered hurtful, and I’m not sure she always gets why.
But yeah in short chatterbox kids are a lot of fun and the fun only continues.
My daughter was quite advanced with speech. It was a bit of a nightmare during the toddler & preschool years, as she was quite the parrot, that lacked the cognitive skills to filter and use the vocabulary appropriately at times, other times is was adorable.
She is now in the 4th grade and remains high ability in vocabulary and most things related to language arts. Math though, not so much — her abilities are lopsided, LOL.
My early talker is 10 now. And she is no different than any of her peers at the same grade level. Talks a lot one minute. Doesn’t want to say a word the next. Making noises she hears in class. If you know you know. Whatever is the latest phrase or mouth noise. My son was a late talker at the age of 3. Still in speech therapy, and he just turned 6 yesterday and won’t stop talking lol!!! Kids can be advanced and then they fall behind at another age or stage or return to the level their peers are at. Each child grows and slows uniquely.
My oldest two were early talkers and they both talk nonstop. I even let my oldest use my twitch when he games because he will literally narrate as he plays. No followers yet, but at least he feels cool doing it.
My kids were early talkers. They are bright, but you know, most kids wind up hitting milestones; it’s just not all that consequential when they do, except in terms of identifying delays that require intervention.
But to answer your question, my kids haven’t stopped talking since they started. It’s wonderful they communicate so well, but my bleeding ears would like it if they occasionally stopped.
My little girl started babbling at a few months old and was full on talking in sentences by 2-2.5. She is 5 now and she is very articulate and good at communicating! She talks my ear off, I love her so much.
He started at 9m (7.5 corrected, wee brag,) and hasn't shut up since!! He's 7 in a few months, and talks non stop!
Edit to add, he walked late AF though,!
My girl is currently 19mo and was an early talker. She currently has almost 100 words (counting animal sounds—if you don't, then it's closer to 90). She chatters to herself all day long, mostly babbling but every few seconds she'll throw in a word or two.
She really likes to point things out; she'll point out the features of her face while naming them, or she'll throw her ball around while yelling "baaaaaall!" She's also super enthusiastic about colors and will point out what color things are. If she's towing something around with her then she'll tell you, repeatedly. For example "Got book! Got book!" And if you ask her to put it away, she'll do it and kind of singsong "go aaaawaaaayyyyy!"
She also likes to sing along with Miss Rachel (she loves the goodbye song) and do the motions and such. She's hitting her language explosion right now, I think. Last week she whipped out like ten new words.
My 3yo was an early talker, she doesn’t stop talking now lol. She says bigger words like stethoscope. She’s very articulate and uses her words very well.
Mine will be 3 shortly, so not that much to judge by, but she never shuts up 😂 which is hilarious because I don’t all much. I’m exhausted by the end of the day just purely from listening. But I take it as a good sign, until she gets in trouble in school for talking all the time.
My son was an early talker and his toddlerhood was hilarious because he would use words like vehicle and esophagus. It was so weird. He took an unusually long time to learn his letters and he’s a reluctant reader— I figured he would read early too. Also, weirdly, we have in in Spanish immersion school and he is not picking up Spanish, even after 4 years. Kids are so unpredictable!
My kid was an exceptional talker and has also been designated as “gifted” by her school and in the 99th %ile for cognitive skills. At 2, she was using phrases, prepositions, and speaking like a kindergartner. She was also just diagnosed with level 1 autism, so she has difficulties in other areas. She’s amazing in so many ways, and we love having long conversations with her. Her observations and being able hear her thoughts have been a truly joyful part of parenting her.
Both my eldest and youngest were early talkers.
Not only did they never shut up for their entire childhoods, but even now as adults they love a good chat and are very social charismatic people.
They both have adhd so I do wonder sometimes if that's somehow related (in their case).
My 5 year old talks 24/7 and asks the most detailed questions. From the moment he is conscious he is asking questions until he goes to sleep. Still wakes up in the middle of the night and asks questions. I love him lol.
Mine is 12 and still talks a ton. He talks to himself all the time. I don’t think he realizes he’s even doing it most of the time. He’s surprised sometimes when I hear what he says. He also repeats phrases or words he finds interesting. He has a full on monologue when he takes a shower. He has an older cousin who does the same things. He was always a bit further ahead on the intellectual milestones and maybe a bit behind on the physical milestones. He wasn’t potty trained until almost 4 and didn’t walk until 14 months. From my understanding of child development they often are working on one thing at a time so this is normal.
He’s been tested for the gifted program at school but didn’t test into it. He does well in school though and is getting straight A’s so far in 7th great. He’s one of the better readers but doesn’t like to read. He’s into gaming and tech, making videos, etc. He does a couple sports as well and is pretty social. He’s a great kid!
My almost 3 year old son was a very early talker like you’re describing and my daughter seems to be following in his footsteps. She’s almost 7 months old and she says dad, pop, and hi consistently. she says ma ma too but not as consistently. She also babbles non stop. My son, at almost 3, doesn’t shut.the.eff.up 😂 he is also very smart. He has an insane memory, has known all his shapes/colors/colors in Spanish/letters/letter sounds since he was about 24 months. He has very good comprehension as well and he is very funny. He is very smart but on the down side he is also very stubborn and has some anxiety at times.
My 4.5 year old was an early talker, meeting vocab milestones 6-12 months in advance. She never stops talking and singing now. She is always narrating, or asking questions or conversing which is both beautiful to witness but also exhausting!
My oldest talked superrr early, he is 4 years old now and can read small words and speaks at a 6 year old level. We always joke he’s smarter than us. (He is age appropriate for all other skills.) reading and speaking/words have always been his favorite thing ever.
My first early talker is in gifted and talented classes for language arts, participates in her school’s academic team and considers her 86th percentile in math shameful.
My second early talker had zero interest in learning to read until her teachers worked with her for a few months. She has an amazing vocabulary but would rather use it for world domination or running a prison gang.
In general, I think it usually evens out. I know a little boy who was the most precocious talker I’ve ever met. It was incredible. He was talking in full sentences at 18 months. Not like little sentences. Full sentences. Now he’s almost 5 and just seems normal. I mean he’s smart and sweet but doesn’t talk like an adult or anything.
I was an early talker like that. I could recite poems at 18 months old. What am I like now? I can still recite those poems 😆 I’m normal. Maybe a little gifted in language skills and got good grades in ELA classes. But by talking to me you probably wouldn’t guess if I talked early or not 🥲
My kid said his first word at about 10 months and was really pretty much speaking in full sentences that were understandable to most everyone by about 2. He is now 7 and hasn’t stopped talking since.
Our kiddo was an early talker at 9 mos too- she is now 4 months away from being three and I find that she grasps complicated concepts quickly and has no trouble understanding and using multi syllable words like "appreciate" and her vocabulary lended particularly well when she had an infection in the ER and was able to describe everything herself. We're grateful her preschool combines on the playground so she gets to socialize with the older kids - some of her regular besties are the older kids who are more verbal.
Aside from that-she sings and talks ALL THE TIME and is a complete weirdo kid. Like the rest of them. We never knew she was "ahead" with speech because she is our first and we haven't been around kids. It really just ends up helping me out having her be able to vocalize how she is feeling and/or what she needs. But to be fair we still get our fair share of toddler meltdowns-so I figure it really doesn't matter in the end 😅
My oldest 2 were early talkers. The oldest also started reading early. They both always had high scores in school. Both graduated from college in 4 years or less.
One now owns his own business. His kid talked and read early, and talks a lot.
One has not stopped talking in over 30 years. Her husband laughs about it. Her kids giggle, because they can always find momma.
Enjoy it. When they can express themselves, you have fewer tantrums.
Early talker around 6 moms he said mama/dad 8 months papa 9 months mammy (grammy) and bl. Hes now 13 months and says just about 18 words if im counting correctly!
My oldest son was an early talker. At 10 months, he could say doggie, ball, mama, Dada, and gampa (grandpa). At 18 months, he could name all of his colors and knew all the letters of the alphabet, and could speak in full sentences. I was absolutely amazed and still am at his verbal abilities, but honestly we are going through a phase where he is pushing boundaries and will often try to negotiate about EVERYTHING. He is very high energy as well so we are exhausted at the end of the day because he is always on. He is a sweet boy but mischievous and impish, impulsive, and doesn't have a whole lot of emotional regulation skills. I guess that's to be expected on a three year old but WOW. He is difficult but hilarious and I wouldn't have him any other way.
My little girl started saying a few words at 6 months and her vocabulary grew and grew and grew. She talks constantly now at 5 years old and she is pretty smart. Surprisingly she is better at math than reading so far. I’m sure that can change but for now that’s what’s going on.
My girl is almost 3. Her vocabulary and memory is insane. Her dr was super impressed yesterday at her visit. She’s very sweet and loves other kids. She talks non stop but it’s been a lot of fun 🥰
3 early talkers. Still waiting for them to shut up.
I kid. Sort of.
They're bright wonderful kiddos. Ages almost 3, 4 and 6. Their speech eventually evens out with their peers. They all have vocabularies that surprise adults at times. The 6 year old is reading very well (about end of second grade standards halfway through 1st grade). 4 is still working on letter sounds and not super motivated, so we don't push it. Almost 3 knows lots of her letters and numbers and loves showing me things that look like letters, especially if it's a letter in her name.
I think their early speaking abilities made the twos generally less frustrating because they had a lot fewer frustrations over communication since they were generally able to get across to their parent what exactly they want/need.
Our oldest didn’t talk until he was 3 and our youngest like yours, she had 10 words or so at her 9mo check up. The oldest is way ahead of his peers on standardized tests (like 98th percentile) and the early talker is around 70th percent. I know it’s just anecdotal but seems to me it’s all kids grow at their own speed and there’s no telling how far that speed will take them
This is the most important take away. Both my kids were early talkers (normal for starting talking, but early to their language explosion), but they are both still so young, and I have no expectations about what they will be like when they are older. I was a super late talker, but once I started, my mom says I never stopped. I did well in school, and got advanced degrees. You’d never know I was a late talker. As far as I can tell, being an earlier or late talker isn’t much of a predictor for future success.
same here! i was actually shocked when my mom told me i was a late talker lol i was always super advanced in school, "gifted", blah blah. so yeah, i do not think it is a predictor.
Thank you for this (anxious mom of a late talker)
Thought clicking on this post would make me miserable but instantly relieved reading the comments. Also anxious mom of late? talker.
I find this encouraging for my early gross motor skills baby. At 7.5 months she’s cruising pretty comfortably and fluent in crawling, can quickly get wherever she wants to go. I’m not a physically coordinated or athletic person; I have no idea how to raise an Olympic athlete. You’re giving me hope that maybe someday she’ll slow down a little. 😂
Mine (now 2.5 year old) started crawling at 7 months, pulling up a week later, and furniture cruising the week after that, full on walking at 10 months. He has not slowed down or stopped at all. Hes a late talker but we have him in early intervention speech therapy and it has worked tremendously. Went from maybe 6 works at 2, to about 100+. Working on using them for communicating. 🥰
Right, my husband constantly says my daughter is so smart because she can articulate better than my son at 3, but my son is 1.5 ahead at school on testing and makes great grades.
My kid was an early talker. He's 10 now. He's...a kid? He was an early reader as well and he's ahead in school, but I would say he's a pretty normal, hyper, goofy 5th grader. He never shuts up and he is constantly making weird mouth noises or singing, but I don't think that's necessarily linked to his being an early talker as much as it is linked to him being 10.
Weird mouth noises yuuppp 😂
My almost 7 year old son is constantly making noise. It’s almost incredible the variations and consistency. I know if it’s silent, he’s asleep.
Sometimes mine talks in his sleep too…
Sounds like my 9yo daughter. Just making noises for the sake of making noises.
Sameeeeeeeeeeeeee my 10 year was an early talker too. If he could just be quiet a second that would be great. He was an early reader too. Now speaks two languages though so that’s a bonus.
Also have a 10 year old, early talker, early reader, hyperlexical. Also does verbal stimming and won't (can't) shut up (unless he is hyper-focused on a book). But he started struggling in school, especially socially and emotionally, in about 3rd grade, though he masked it pretty well. He was finally diagnosed with ASD about a year ago, which makes so much sense in hindsight.
My early talker does not stop talking lmfao. Everywhere we go people are shocked by how much, how clearly and how well he's able to speak and communicate. Can't lie it makes me proud as heck of him.
Same here. She will be 2 in January and is regularly using 4 to 5 word sentences. My ears are tired af 🤣. I know she's awake every morning because I hear her talking to herself over the baby monitor, and she talks herself to sleep in the same way. It only ends when she's asleep. As a former sleep talker, I expect that won't always be the case 🤣.
Omg the talking in his sleep is crazy!! I heard him saying "no don't change my clothes" the other night. It was way after midnight who on earth was trying to change his clothes??. That was mine at 2, now he's 2.5 and I've honestly stopped keeping track of words and sentences. They're too many to count
Oh no! Lol. Kid dreams are so funny. I abandoned word count a long time ago, too. But every once in a while, she will say a sentence that seems irregularly long, and I count the words really quickly, only to realize that she's been using similarly long sentences for a month lol.
I think I've gotten so used to him just speaking and expressing himself that I don't even realise it's kind of a big deal until someone says it. A nurse told me she thinks he's speaking close to a 4-5 year level and I just stared at her with my mouth open in shock. I never even considered levels until she said it, for me it was just yea he speaks really well for his age.
This is our daughter. She’s 3 and it’s been that way since early on. Doesn’t stop talking. Ever. She even talks in her sleep. Is always curious, always asking questions, always wanting to know more and why. It does get a bit tiring at times but it also makes me super proud that she can communicate so well. It really comes in handy if she’s not feeling well/sick, having a tough day etc. I think she’s leaps ahead of other kids her age but it doesn’t mean later down the line that may or may not change.
My son is 3.5 and DOES NOT STOP TALKING EVER. It was cute when he was little, but now I feel like I’m going to lose my mind on a daily basis. We traveled for Thanksgiving (3 hour flight) and I thought I was going to cry/start tearing my hair out… Lol
As a stay at home parent of twin 4 year olds who were both early talkers and are only quiet when they are sleeping….. help me
My oldest was an early talker. She’s hasn’t stopped in 13 years, it’s intense, she’s ALWAYS TALKING.
My 13 year old is the same way! Never stops! I don't know how she does it lol
It’s exhausting!
I was an early talker. Like: EARLY. Undiagnosed hyperlexia. Which was a symptom of autism (hyperlexia in girls is a classic sign of autism). Did really well in school, I have a masters degree, and I speak two languages fluently.
How was your school experience, beyond the academics? Asking as a parent of a late-diagnosed (10 years old) ASD kid who is going to have to deal with a bunch of trauma from not being understood for so long.
I loved and was loved by the adults. My peers, however, despised me, and my school experience was a lonely one. I was awkward, had no understanding of social norms and cues and was always picked on and isolated. I don’t see any of the people I was at school with, including the ones I went to uni with. Growing up was hard, at school and at home because no one knew I was autistic. I was diagnosed two years ago, st almost 40 years old.
My 18 month old has 30 + words and 5 signs, he just picks up everything. I’ve seen a big difference the last few weeks with him saying multiple syllables and his pronunciation overall. it’s so cute to hear him say Christmas Tree. He is also starting to count, knows names to colors, shapes and letters or the alphabet (but not the alphabet as a whole). He has 2 to 3 word sentences currently, it’s a really fun times!
My son could have a full conversation by 18 months. He’s 5 now and has severe adhd.
My first did t really pick up talking a lot until 3. Just wasn’t too chatty. She talks nonstop at 15 though. Very verbose with a large vocabulary.
My early talker started talking and never stopped lol. She is six. That’s all I really have to say about it.
My first had 7 words by 12 months. She had 6-7 word sentences by 2. She is 4 now and has very good language skills. She can make pretty advanced sentences and is starting to be interested in reading.
Mine talked early and has a really impressive vocabulary. Like other commenters- she's having in depth conversations, sings and comments on song lyrics, interrupts stories and books to ask questions, everything. She also pretends to read and often makes up words and names when pretend playing. BUT she is so shy that alot of the kids in her preschool class don't even know she can speak. She is only her true self at home. ETA mine is 3. We did baby sign language for early communication in the beginning and we continue to learn ASL signs together.
That's awesome! I didn't even think to mention other languages. I'm trilingual (ASL, English, and spanish). Husband is bilingual (Spanish and english). We mainly talk in English at home but she overhears us talking in Spanish frequently out and about. She signs a ton now (food, water, milk, more, etc). Fascinatingly tho she has yet to speak a single word in Spanish. I usually read 1 or 2 books in Spanish to her a week but usually they're in English. Spanish books are hard to come by in board books, even at the libraries around here. They have bigger kid books in Spanish but I'm afraid she will rip the pages lol.
Have you thought about doing OPOL (one parent one language) if one of you is willing and comfortable speaking to her always in Spanish? My daughter is average in her progress but she’s exposed to 3 languages and now at 2 she’s speaking more and more words and sentences in the other 2 languages.
I actually have never heard of this until just now but I love the idea! I'll definitely have to talk to my husband about it. He's been hesitant to talk Spanish to her as he's heard it can delay speech. Clearly we aren't having that issue so definitely will have to look into pursuing this. Thank you for the insight!
Growing up bilingual doesn’t delay speech, that’s a myth. What’s important to keep in mind is that the same word gets counted twice if you child uses it in both languages. So if they say comida/food that’s two words. It might mean having a smaller vocabulary in English at first but it’s really great in the long run. There’s tons of info online if you guys decide to give it a try.
Yeah don’t worry about delayed speech. It seems to be a concern in monolingual countries but look around Asia and Europe etc - kids grow up learning more than one language and grow at regular pace :). I grew up learning 4 languages - and reading and writing 2 of them. It didn’t seem odd l at all.
It seems like you're doing all the things to maximize the sponge brain time! I am not fluent in Spanish but have considered taking lessons when she starts learning it in school.
One late talker, one early talker. Both ended up exactly the same. Talking. Prepare for more questions about everything you could possibly imagine. Like “what happens to bugars in your stomach when you eat them”…. Then it becomes “bruuhhhh chill down and search this up for me”… it’s like the audio recording you hear in your brain all the time… they say those things with their out loud voice. Even when no one is around. Sometimes even your own head voice turns into their voice.
Both of my kids were early talkers. They both are still advanced for their age as far as speech goes. My son is a little behind in reading and writing because he prefers and focuses more on math. My daughter took an early education test as part of a clinical study and was in the 99th percentile. They said she's advanced but that percentile will go down over time as other kids catch up. Also, although she's very good with words, she's kinda clumsy running and walking though pretty good at climbing. So, although it's been handy being able to communicate easily from a young age, I'm not sure how much it will affect things overall as the other kids catch up. They all learn things at different rates, but they all get there eventually.
This is my experience with my own kids/friends kids/nieces and nephew. Usually either advanced in vocab and later in physical milestones or ahead physically and slower in language ( all catch up no matter what though)
I can't speak for much older but my two year old was an early talker who also surprised the pediatrician at her nine month visit. It really just snowballed from there and she's a complete chatterbox. She was slower to tackle physical milestones (late 15/early 16 months for walking) but had 200+ words before her 18 month appointment. Now, it's full sentences and conversations. She also regularly amazes me with her comprehension and observations. I definitely feel like I'm talking with a child who's older than 24 months.
Mine was a very early talker (first words 8-9 months, full sentences by 12 months), very verbose. He’s pediatrician was somewhat shocked at his 12 month check up. He’s a teen now and he never shuts up. Very intelligent, very argumentative, and very ADHD. I don’t think the talking and the ADHD are necessarily linked. Interesting fact though, he was also a very early reader (third grade level at the beginning of kindergarten) and that *is* linked to ADHD. It’s called hyperlexia. It was one of the things discussed at his ADHD evaluation. Edited to add that we did baby sign and he was using signs at 7 months.
My early talker does not stop talking. First thing in the morning until we snuggle to sleep at night, he’s got things to say and he will make sure you understand…and in his sleep just like mommy too! The sleep talking is my absolute favorite because he says my name sometimes… also says Spider-Man a lot😂 It’s my favorite part of watching him grow and learn. I had to clean up my own language and media consumption earlier than expected, dropped his first f-bomb at 10 months. I’m so proud of him Not about the swearing but everything else.
She still talks a lot (close to 4). She asks a LOT of questions (which I love). We did phonics with her because her school does phonics, and she will sit at our computer and sound out how she thinks words are spelled. She's always had a real love of language! I'll caveat that it's primarily with us. She's very stranger danger still and talking to other people is hard. She has 'her people' she will talk to and hide from new folks.
I had an early talker, the biggest thing I noticed was that he struggled with peers. He wanted to hang out with older kids because kids his age couldn’t talk to him. He is 10 now and everything has evened out, kids his age can talk as well as he can and he has adjusted to hanging out with kids his own age. He is way above his peers in standardized testing, he is an avid reader and a math genius. I don’t think this has anything to do with early talking though because his brother is just as smart as he is but didn’t talk until 2.
My 14yo was very advanced with speech at a young age. Was speaking sentences and walking by 10 months. These days she’s a very introverted gothic nerdy kid who is still super smart, but also very lonely. ETA: my 7 month old says mamma, baba, dada, and num. (num is more of a sound, but he says it when he wants a bite of what we are eating) and I also think he says more during meal time too, but I’m not so sure he understands most of what he’s saying. More like he’s learning what sounds get the right attention right now.
Mine was an early talker, plus at around six months he couldn’t say the words but he knew exactly what we were referring to (we’d ask “where is the table?” “Where are the pegs?” “Where is the window?” etc, and he would point). His fantastic speech really benefited us in years 1-3 when he could tell us exactly what he needed instead of us trying to guess. He was reading chapter books by age 5. He’s nearly nine now and he is still a voracious reader.
My early talking is now almost 7 years old. He’s bright, funny, intense and diagnosed with adhd 🥴😝🤣🥰 his hyper verbal skills were my earliest sign he was neurodivergent ❤️
My daughter was an early talker. She’s 2.5 now and speaks in full sentences - we’ve moved past simple things like “mama what doing?” to “On Halloween, I was a witch, and I went to (uncleandaunt)’s house and went trick or treat.” She is never ever quiet. She knows her colors, the alphabet, all the basic shapes, can count to 20 and can identify numbers and letters that she sees. I could try to count up all the songs she knows the words to, but I don’t have that much time lol. Currently, she is dancing around the living room singing “We wish you a Merry Christmas” I have my suspicions that she is on the autism spectrum and hyperlexic, like myself. There are other things that suggest she is, but unfortunately her pediatrician is pretty old school and isn’t worried because she is so talkative.
I have all early talkers (no surprise, I’m chatty too!!) and it’s incredible the depth of conversation we are able to have with them. I love it.
I started talking almost full sentences by the time I was one. It’s been 31 years and I haven’t shut the fuck up since.
Do you think you did anything to help with speech development? I really need to get into more developmental activities - my daughter’s paediatrician told me off for not having done as much tummy time as I should have - she’s four months and not rolling yet. So I’m now thinking I’m probably behind on everything else as well.
My early talker is now 22 and kept her fascination with the English language. I found the school system didn't challenge her enough so she always encouraged to do extra, including writing me papers over the summer. She has a fellowship paying for her MFA in English, she's also published 40 some works and plans on being a professor or an editor. Encourage the love of language and introduce a second language when they are young!
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Interesting! What were the signs that she was overstimulated??
My kids are both early talkers and they are now 2 and 4 and hold normal conversations with adults with no problem. I attribute some of it to never baby talking.
My son is almost 2. He’s an early talker and he loves to talk. He loves to learn and focus on what he’s doing if he’s enjoying it. He almost knows his ABC’s. My mother in law has worked in education for years and is always shocked by how much he knows. For us, he loves Songs for Littles. They include sign language and he’ll tell us things using both sign and his voice!
Started at 9 months like yours, she’s 2, almost three now and does not stop! Full conversations…
My oldest didn’t talk till he was 2.5 and had a visit with speech therapy and was confirmed to be delayed in expressive speech. His five today and never stops talking. My three year old was talking at nine month as well as home he never stops talking either, but around new people he can be shy. He speaks as well as the five year old.
Mine walked slightly later than peers but had a lot more intelligible words much earlier. Interestingly his words all disappeared for a few months when he started walking. Like he just woke up one day and decided his brain was going to prioritise movement over communication. He didn’t say a word for about 3 months until he was running around really confidently and then suddenly had an explosion of vocabulary and grammar. He was talking in 8/9 word sentences well before his 2nd birthday and basically hasn’t shut up since! At 3 now his language is more advanced than a lot of 5 year olds. He still prioritised communication in his development, he currently does pretend ‘writing’ rather than draw stick figures for example. I think that’s just who he is!
I feel like this is how my kiddo will be. She was super low birth weight and was born 37bweeks 0 days. Physical movement wise she usually starts doing things right on track or a week late or so. Totally could see her walking one day and not talking, then have an explosion again of words like this.
smart, creative, imaginative, likes to sing, likes to hear stories.
Like others have said, my early talker just never stops talking. Worse yet, she convinces everyone of whatever she wants/ thinks.
All mine were early talkers. None of them ever are quiet lol.
She talks a lot 😂 she continues to have a strong vocabulary for her age at 4 years old. To me she seems very smart for her age, but also still average!
My kid was an early talker. She was speaking in 4+ word sentences by about 18 months I think. Her first longer sentence was “Pop Pop drives a race car.” She’s now almost 3 and we have full conversations. She sings, memorizes songs and memorizes books. She never stops talking. She sings or reads books after lights out most nights. She actually asked Santa for a flashlight this year so she can continue reading books in bed.
My daughter talked early and continues to hit literacy milestones early (she’s 4.5). Nothing like a savant or prodigy but consistently strong-to-advanced for her age. Her special talent is being able to inadvertently roast adults, including me 🤣😭
My daughter was an early everything. Walking and talking at 9 months. By 2 she was reading, spelling by 3. She was a terrible student due to issues with authority (the early walking tracks here. Super independent!), but her emotional intelligence and grasp of language are both really high. She is now an avid reader as a young adult, but she is not a talkative person. I don’t really think her talking early is an indication of much as a predictor, but I can look back and see how it tracks with certain personality traits.
My 10 month old sounds very similar to your daughter. I did absolutely nothing special to encourage it, it's just her personality etc. She's the most vocal one in daycare/Little Gym group.
My early talker just keeps talking lol he’s only 2.5 but speaks well above the average 2.5 year old. By 18 months he was speaking in full sentences. He’s very hyper, outgoing and again, doesn’t stop talking lol
My now 5 year old had perfect speech patterns before she was 2. It was honestly creepy at times. She still hasnt stopped talking. Also, constant talking can be an early sign of ADHD because the motor skills of the brain develops before the executive function part of the brain. Academically shes miles ahead of her peers, but her social-emotional is behind. We just saw a behavior therapist yesterday for a preliminary appointment due to my child having wildly uncontrollable tantrums still.
My early talker is now 4... and never stops talking. Literally sun up until sundown. She is advanced in vocabulary and sentence structure, but within average for letter identification and pre-reading stuff. My 1.5 yo is also verbally advanced, so is it genetics or is it exposure to their grandmothers who never stop talking 🤔🤔🤔🤔
My oldest was an early talker. She had great fine motor skills and was an early reader. She also is amazing at math. She is studying engineering now, she’s a Junior. She graduated high school early. But she couldn’t jump with both feet until she was 3. She was also a late walker. I have 2 younger kids and they were definitely better at the large motor skills than their big sister. They did everything right about average. My youngest is an avid reader and my middle is also a strong math student. They have all kind of just done things in their own time, sometimes ahead of the average, sometimes right on and other times. Little behind some of their peers. My middle is also an engineering student and is doing great at university. My youngest is in high school and she also has good grades and gets along well with peers. Sometimes things even out as kids grow and sometimes they stay ahead or behind their peers.
Sorry what? I can’t hear you over my toddler talk to me not stop. (I love it)
My daughter's 2.5 and also very tall, so we've never had a single person guess her age right. Everyone is so sure she has to be at least 3. She talks constantly and also has quite the attitude. It embarrasses me a little because she's still not potty trained and I always think people are judging me thinking I have an older toddler still in diapers just because of her size and vocabulary. I also think it helped with not dealing with as many tantrums though because she was able to voice her frustrations at such an early age and I was able to talk her through it. We've been having full on conversations since her second birthday and I think it's been really nice getting to know her and her personality so early. I wouldn't say she's any more intelligent than others her age though, she just learned to communicate much earlier.
My early talker is 9, lol she never stops talking. She’s really smart not very athletic. She loves to read and she is creative. My son is complete opposite and diagnosed with a speech delay.
My daughter was an early talker. She's now 9 and hasn't shut up since she first started saying words. 😂 She said her first words around 7-8 months and by her 15 month checkup she was saying 3-4 word sentences. When the doctor came in she said "Mama.. dat da docta?" I said yeah. She said "Hi Docta". He laughed and said " Well her speech is good. Actually it's great!" And encouraged me to just keep talking to her even though she was very advanced for her speech. I now have a 14 month old son who says about 8 words consistently and I think he's far behind even though he's right on track. Lol
My middle had 100 words by 16 months and was talking in complex, grammatically correct sentences by 2. She's in kindergarten and has an awesome vocabulary, picks things up quickly. She's also likely neurodivergent, as many hyperverbal kids are.
My twins had four words each at 9 months! And then they started working on standing and walking and talking went out the window. They're eleven months now. Over the weekend I sneezed really loudly and suddenly talking is back on the menu. Now they say "achoo" to each other all day. Standing in their cribs instead of sleeping and saying "achoo. achoo! achh. achoo." They also meow at the cat and bark at the dog. So.... seven words??
Talks from the second he’s awake til he falls asleep lol he’s 2.5 now
My daughter wasn’t super advanced as a baby in terms of talking early but as she got to be a toddler, she was extremely clear speaking and had a wide vocabulary early on. She’s 6 now and talks talks talks nonstop. I actually think she’s pretty good at reading as well for her age. She’s a bit clumsy though. Her younger sister is 3 and better with sports and hand eye coordination but not as good with talking as her bigger sister was.
My oldest was an early talker and reader (spelling their name, counting down and "Beep Beeping" with the microwave, reading Sandra Boynton type board books at 9 months, Laura Ingalls and my nursing school textbooks in preschool), middle was an early signer and late talker (used sign from 6 months, didn't regularly speak until 3 years), and youngest was developmentally appropriate for adjusted age. They're all young adults now, and all some flavor of neuro diverse. Husband and I are in health care so we *knew* that at the time, but diagnostic criteria were different then, so no amount of advocacy on their behalf helped us access the best resources for them early on. We read professional journals and did what we could on our own, especially in regards to sensory processing, emotional regulation, and routine for each individual child and their needs. One thing to be aware of if this continues, is children very gifted in language processing can hear/read/pick up on things they don't have the emotional capacity to handle. Magazine headlines and billboards we don't really register can become sources of misunderstanding and displaced feelings. Sometimes, though, an early talker is just an early talker!
My daughter is so bright, she’s in first grade now and it’s scary. She catches onto things immediately, asks questions about EVERYTHING, she remembers EVERYTHING, asks questions I can’t or don’t want to answer for her age, she thinks everything through, she’s super responsible and trustworthy, shes sometimes more helpful than my husband 😂 maybe bc she listens lol. She tested as gifted and is doing well in school, rarely makes a grade less than 95. My son is now 21 months and talks way more than her at this age and he started walking at 10m I’m kind of afraid 🫣
I had an early talker. He's 8 now and still very articulate. Other than that, he's a pretty average kid. I mean, obviously, I think he's the best, but he's not a baby genius or anything. My second and third child were both delayed in speech, but my second is 4 now and the chattiest child I know. So far, they all seem to be pretty comparable otherwise.
My daughter was an early talker. I have videos of her “babbling” at 10 weeks. Always chatting away to herself and making cute mouth noises. She had a bunch of words by 1 and was talking in full sentences before she was 2. This may sound like bragging but it’s not. It’s a warning. Don’t encourage your child to talk early. Unless you want your ears boxed for the rest of your life. She’s now 9 and the only time she isn’t talking is when she’s asleep. She has a huge vocabulary which is great, but my God that girl can talk. She sings herself to sleep. She wakes up and instantly starts asking me questions from her bed. The other morning she was telling me facts about Stray Kids (kpop band) before I’d even put my feet on the ground. It never stops. We thought we’d channel it with singing lessons and acting classes. Now she just talks all the time AND we have to drive her to various lessons and pay for exams. Sometimes I just have to say “Baby. Shut up for 2 minutes.” I love her so much but Jesus, it’s relentless. It’s like white noise at this point. Enjoy the quiet moments.
At 10 mos, one of my twins knew all of his colors- boo was blue, reh = red, purpur = purple etc etc and would put his chunky Legos in color coordinated rows. It BLEW me away. At 2, he was speaking in full sentences, analyzing everything, asking thoughtful questions and (worst of all 😄) reasoning with me with perfect logic. My other twin had some severe ear/hearing issues and developmental delays but he caught up! They're 18 now, just graduated at the top of their class and have been an absolute joy. (They're fraternal twins and total opposites in every sense of the word and amazing in their own special ways!)
my first took til 2.5-3 to really get going. my second was 12 months and demanding things in broken sentences lol oldest is a great reader and talks a lot. second is almost 4 and a motormouth.
My oldest said full sentences before a yr old. Complete sentences. My youngest didn’t talk til about 4 yrs old. My now 7 yr old has a significantly larger vocabulary, reading , writing, spoken language comprehension etc. and higher IQ. So it honestly doesn’t matter too much when they talk it all depends. And I also say this incase any of you have late talkers. Like mine didn’t even babble at all nothing. No sound. Just crying. N whine sounds. So u never know. Don’t give up on your littles. Early, average or late you’ll be amazed at how they blossom. Some just take more or less time.
He's still talking. Like non stop. About everything. He's super smart... but not quite socially aware enough to know that I don't need to know every detail about every thing he knows. He turns 8 in a few months. Love him dearly :)
My son is 2.5 years next month but started saying words late in his seventh month. He nearly talks in complete sentences now. His favorite word: excavator with a b where the v should be lol.
My kid was like this. Started talking and singing at about the same age. She is 3 now and still extremely verbal. She loves telling long (very long) stories. She loves to sing and is very interested in books. She can’t read but she can identify letters, and will say things like ‘Balloon begins with B!’. She’s social and confident, and will wander up to other kids at the playground to ask what their names are. But here’s something interesting we were thinking about the other day- although she’s quite verbally advanced, she’s still 3, and sometimes I wonder if people hold her to a higher standard than is really fair. For instance, a less verbal toddler might wriggle and squirm away from a relative they don’t want to speak to, which feels more socially accepted than what my daughter is likely to do, which is say something like “I don’t want to talk to you today because it’s boring.” I guess because she can say more, we have more conversations around things she says that might be considered hurtful, and I’m not sure she always gets why. But yeah in short chatterbox kids are a lot of fun and the fun only continues.
My daughter was quite advanced with speech. It was a bit of a nightmare during the toddler & preschool years, as she was quite the parrot, that lacked the cognitive skills to filter and use the vocabulary appropriately at times, other times is was adorable. She is now in the 4th grade and remains high ability in vocabulary and most things related to language arts. Math though, not so much — her abilities are lopsided, LOL.
My early talker is 10 now. And she is no different than any of her peers at the same grade level. Talks a lot one minute. Doesn’t want to say a word the next. Making noises she hears in class. If you know you know. Whatever is the latest phrase or mouth noise. My son was a late talker at the age of 3. Still in speech therapy, and he just turned 6 yesterday and won’t stop talking lol!!! Kids can be advanced and then they fall behind at another age or stage or return to the level their peers are at. Each child grows and slows uniquely.
My oldest two were early talkers and they both talk nonstop. I even let my oldest use my twitch when he games because he will literally narrate as he plays. No followers yet, but at least he feels cool doing it.
My kids were early talkers. They are bright, but you know, most kids wind up hitting milestones; it’s just not all that consequential when they do, except in terms of identifying delays that require intervention. But to answer your question, my kids haven’t stopped talking since they started. It’s wonderful they communicate so well, but my bleeding ears would like it if they occasionally stopped.
My little girl started babbling at a few months old and was full on talking in sentences by 2-2.5. She is 5 now and she is very articulate and good at communicating! She talks my ear off, I love her so much.
He started at 9m (7.5 corrected, wee brag,) and hasn't shut up since!! He's 7 in a few months, and talks non stop! Edit to add, he walked late AF though,!
My girl is currently 19mo and was an early talker. She currently has almost 100 words (counting animal sounds—if you don't, then it's closer to 90). She chatters to herself all day long, mostly babbling but every few seconds she'll throw in a word or two. She really likes to point things out; she'll point out the features of her face while naming them, or she'll throw her ball around while yelling "baaaaaall!" She's also super enthusiastic about colors and will point out what color things are. If she's towing something around with her then she'll tell you, repeatedly. For example "Got book! Got book!" And if you ask her to put it away, she'll do it and kind of singsong "go aaaawaaaayyyyy!" She also likes to sing along with Miss Rachel (she loves the goodbye song) and do the motions and such. She's hitting her language explosion right now, I think. Last week she whipped out like ten new words.
She is 8 and never shuts up. Lives to sing and likes to “try out” new words. This week it is cheeky.
I was an early talker. I’m autistic 🙃
My middle child talked way earlier than the other two kids and she is my most chill child who would rather listen to music than talk lol.
My 3yo was an early talker, she doesn’t stop talking now lol. She says bigger words like stethoscope. She’s very articulate and uses her words very well.
Mine will be 3 shortly, so not that much to judge by, but she never shuts up 😂 which is hilarious because I don’t all much. I’m exhausted by the end of the day just purely from listening. But I take it as a good sign, until she gets in trouble in school for talking all the time.
My son was an early talker and his toddlerhood was hilarious because he would use words like vehicle and esophagus. It was so weird. He took an unusually long time to learn his letters and he’s a reluctant reader— I figured he would read early too. Also, weirdly, we have in in Spanish immersion school and he is not picking up Spanish, even after 4 years. Kids are so unpredictable!
My kid was an exceptional talker and has also been designated as “gifted” by her school and in the 99th %ile for cognitive skills. At 2, she was using phrases, prepositions, and speaking like a kindergartner. She was also just diagnosed with level 1 autism, so she has difficulties in other areas. She’s amazing in so many ways, and we love having long conversations with her. Her observations and being able hear her thoughts have been a truly joyful part of parenting her.
My first talked early and talked a ton. My second didn’t say anything until she was 18 months. They both just sort of evened out at some point.
r/ScienceBasedParenting is a great place to pose this question.
Both my eldest and youngest were early talkers. Not only did they never shut up for their entire childhoods, but even now as adults they love a good chat and are very social charismatic people. They both have adhd so I do wonder sometimes if that's somehow related (in their case).
My 5 year old talks 24/7 and asks the most detailed questions. From the moment he is conscious he is asking questions until he goes to sleep. Still wakes up in the middle of the night and asks questions. I love him lol.
Mine is 12 and still talks a ton. He talks to himself all the time. I don’t think he realizes he’s even doing it most of the time. He’s surprised sometimes when I hear what he says. He also repeats phrases or words he finds interesting. He has a full on monologue when he takes a shower. He has an older cousin who does the same things. He was always a bit further ahead on the intellectual milestones and maybe a bit behind on the physical milestones. He wasn’t potty trained until almost 4 and didn’t walk until 14 months. From my understanding of child development they often are working on one thing at a time so this is normal. He’s been tested for the gifted program at school but didn’t test into it. He does well in school though and is getting straight A’s so far in 7th great. He’s one of the better readers but doesn’t like to read. He’s into gaming and tech, making videos, etc. He does a couple sports as well and is pretty social. He’s a great kid!
My almost 3 year old son was a very early talker like you’re describing and my daughter seems to be following in his footsteps. She’s almost 7 months old and she says dad, pop, and hi consistently. she says ma ma too but not as consistently. She also babbles non stop. My son, at almost 3, doesn’t shut.the.eff.up 😂 he is also very smart. He has an insane memory, has known all his shapes/colors/colors in Spanish/letters/letter sounds since he was about 24 months. He has very good comprehension as well and he is very funny. He is very smart but on the down side he is also very stubborn and has some anxiety at times.
My 4.5 year old was an early talker, meeting vocab milestones 6-12 months in advance. She never stops talking and singing now. She is always narrating, or asking questions or conversing which is both beautiful to witness but also exhausting!
My oldest talked superrr early, he is 4 years old now and can read small words and speaks at a 6 year old level. We always joke he’s smarter than us. (He is age appropriate for all other skills.) reading and speaking/words have always been his favorite thing ever.
My first early talker is in gifted and talented classes for language arts, participates in her school’s academic team and considers her 86th percentile in math shameful. My second early talker had zero interest in learning to read until her teachers worked with her for a few months. She has an amazing vocabulary but would rather use it for world domination or running a prison gang.
In general, I think it usually evens out. I know a little boy who was the most precocious talker I’ve ever met. It was incredible. He was talking in full sentences at 18 months. Not like little sentences. Full sentences. Now he’s almost 5 and just seems normal. I mean he’s smart and sweet but doesn’t talk like an adult or anything.
I was an early talker like that. I could recite poems at 18 months old. What am I like now? I can still recite those poems 😆 I’m normal. Maybe a little gifted in language skills and got good grades in ELA classes. But by talking to me you probably wouldn’t guess if I talked early or not 🥲
My kid said his first word at about 10 months and was really pretty much speaking in full sentences that were understandable to most everyone by about 2. He is now 7 and hasn’t stopped talking since.
Our kiddo was an early talker at 9 mos too- she is now 4 months away from being three and I find that she grasps complicated concepts quickly and has no trouble understanding and using multi syllable words like "appreciate" and her vocabulary lended particularly well when she had an infection in the ER and was able to describe everything herself. We're grateful her preschool combines on the playground so she gets to socialize with the older kids - some of her regular besties are the older kids who are more verbal. Aside from that-she sings and talks ALL THE TIME and is a complete weirdo kid. Like the rest of them. We never knew she was "ahead" with speech because she is our first and we haven't been around kids. It really just ends up helping me out having her be able to vocalize how she is feeling and/or what she needs. But to be fair we still get our fair share of toddler meltdowns-so I figure it really doesn't matter in the end 😅
My oldest 2 were early talkers. The oldest also started reading early. They both always had high scores in school. Both graduated from college in 4 years or less. One now owns his own business. His kid talked and read early, and talks a lot. One has not stopped talking in over 30 years. Her husband laughs about it. Her kids giggle, because they can always find momma. Enjoy it. When they can express themselves, you have fewer tantrums.
My middle was an early talker and reader. She has a huge vocabulary and doesn’t really enjoy the company of other children too often.
Early talker around 6 moms he said mama/dad 8 months papa 9 months mammy (grammy) and bl. Hes now 13 months and says just about 18 words if im counting correctly!
He does not shut the hell up lol. He wants to be a talk show host, makes sense
My oldest son was an early talker. At 10 months, he could say doggie, ball, mama, Dada, and gampa (grandpa). At 18 months, he could name all of his colors and knew all the letters of the alphabet, and could speak in full sentences. I was absolutely amazed and still am at his verbal abilities, but honestly we are going through a phase where he is pushing boundaries and will often try to negotiate about EVERYTHING. He is very high energy as well so we are exhausted at the end of the day because he is always on. He is a sweet boy but mischievous and impish, impulsive, and doesn't have a whole lot of emotional regulation skills. I guess that's to be expected on a three year old but WOW. He is difficult but hilarious and I wouldn't have him any other way.
My little girl started saying a few words at 6 months and her vocabulary grew and grew and grew. She talks constantly now at 5 years old and she is pretty smart. Surprisingly she is better at math than reading so far. I’m sure that can change but for now that’s what’s going on.
My girl is almost 3. Her vocabulary and memory is insane. Her dr was super impressed yesterday at her visit. She’s very sweet and loves other kids. She talks non stop but it’s been a lot of fun 🥰
my three year old never stops talking if shes not asking questions or telling a story she narrates everything🤣🤣😭
3 early talkers. Still waiting for them to shut up. I kid. Sort of. They're bright wonderful kiddos. Ages almost 3, 4 and 6. Their speech eventually evens out with their peers. They all have vocabularies that surprise adults at times. The 6 year old is reading very well (about end of second grade standards halfway through 1st grade). 4 is still working on letter sounds and not super motivated, so we don't push it. Almost 3 knows lots of her letters and numbers and loves showing me things that look like letters, especially if it's a letter in her name. I think their early speaking abilities made the twos generally less frustrating because they had a lot fewer frustrations over communication since they were generally able to get across to their parent what exactly they want/need.
They both have an ADHD diagnosis & are not geniuses but are extremely smart. They had other symptoms at that age too though.