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| My 20 month old's vocabulary is only about 7-10 words. and even those are very very basic. the last few days he has been grunting, one of those "you are seriously pissing me off" grunts. He's been grunting to let us know what he wants, or that someone is doing something that he doesnt like but these are different... imagine a teenager trapped in a 2 year olds body...cause these grunts have ATTITUDE! Is this a phase, a behavioral thing that i can correct, or could it be BECAUSE he doesnt really talk? |
| Posted by Ashley on 08/04/2008 11:27 PM
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| I have a son who grunts all the time! Which is embarrasing when we are out and someone will say hi to him and he grunts back at them. My child is younger then yours but I doubt its anything to worry about, he probably just realized he can grunt and it amuses him. We used to laugh when my son would grunt because well.. it was kinda funny but like i said it started to become rude so we stopped responding when he would grunt and he barely does it anymore. Well hope I helped a little?! take care |
| posted by sara on 08/04/2008 11:33 PM
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| i have a two year old daughter how grunts all the time also and she has been doing it since she was about one year old. we have asked her doctor and she sent us to and ent to see if there was anything the matter with her hearing but there was not and now she thinks that it may be her way of communicating with us because she also dose not talk much although she has been talking a littler more i would deffiently ask your dr to see what is up bc he may have a speech prob that is early intervention it might correct it. |
| posted by JAIMIE on 08/05/2008 12:04 PM
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| I've been dealing with my 19 mon old grunting too, only she sounds like a guinea pig! Anyways, when she grunts and points to the kitchen for food or drink I say, "you want the kitchen?" She shakes her head no, "what do you want then?, she grunts and points to the fridge. "you want the fridge?" shakes her head no again and tries to pull the door open. I continue to play this game with her until she gets what it is she wants. that way I'm not speaking for her. ever since I starting doing this her vocabulary has broadened because she has to. Once she tries to name something then I'll say what it is though that way she hears how to say it properly. Not that I expect her to get it right away. but I make her work for it. It takes more effort but it seems to be working! FYI she still does grunt though. Good Luck |
| posted by Jahdene on 08/05/2008 02:31 PM
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| I wouldn't worry about it. My son is soon to be 17 months old and he grunts and points. I talked to other parents and it seems that every one of their kids talked at different ages. The grunts I am sure get your attention (which is most likely his goal) and he probably feels that he is getting the intended message across just fine. I tried playing dumb a few times to get my son to say what he wanted, but then he just started grabbing my hand and dragging me to what he wanted. I know what you mean about attitude though, it is funny how you begin to interpret the grunts! :) |
| posted by Tina on 08/05/2008 09:00 PM
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