Almost two with NO WORDS!

[Spixie33]

This reminds me of a dcg that I have.
She would only say mama and dada from 18 m-2 years old. I knew that she understood what I said though because when I would ask her to come, or 'bring me your cup please' -- she could follow what I said.

She loved books and I would read picture books with her over and over and go through ABC flashcards like A is for Apple, B is for ball etc

Anyways...she was probably 26 months or so and only learning 1 word every 4 weeks or so.

Then one day we are one on one and reading the flashcards and she suddenly out of the blue starts saying all the things as I flipped the page.

I got to B and she suddenly pointed to the word and said Ball and I turned to C and she said "Cat" and I said "that's right". Suddenly I realized she was saying the words and I literally CRIED. It was such an emotional moment. We continued through the book and she was saying 70% of the words. Just like that - out of the blue. I hugged her and squished her and said "You have been listening all this time after all!"

It was probably one of the best daycare moments ever to know she had been learning the words and just for whatever reason didn't say them or show interest in talking.

She is now the best talker out of my group and went from being the farthest behind in communication to the furthest. She is turning 3 soon and she talks long stories and can already tell you entire paragraphs of stuff and very clearly so that even others can understand her.

I actually had another girl who was very very slow at talking too and had to go through hearing tests etc. Both of these girls ended up fine. It was just a matter of persistence and continually reading to them and talking to them. Even during diaper changes I would talk about anything and everything to get the words out there.

I guess reading to them as much as possible would be my suggestion and don't be surprised if it just 'clicks' one day. When she does stuff like say the boys name then make a big deal and clap and hug her so she sees there is a reward for talking.

It sounds like you and the mom are on top of it though