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Posted: 07 July 2007 at 10:57am |
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Elle is a fantastic talker and has a few words she uses regularly. However, when do you class something they say as being a word they know? She seems to copy a lot e.g. this morning I heard her saying "Faith" a few times after me (that's the cats name) and she's started saying something the sounds a lot like "hello Daddy" (it sounds like he ho da-dy) which she says almost everytime she sees Andrew.
Is it a word when they use it several times spontaneously? Is the "hello daddy" sufficient to be classed as a 2 word sentence?
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Posted: 07 July 2007 at 11:12am |
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We had an interview with a speech therapist and she told us that a word is a word when it communicates something.
Even if she can't say it properly, its still a word because you understood what she was telling you.
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Posted: 07 July 2007 at 12:21pm |
I agree with Karen.
We see PAFT once a month and they also have said if they are communicating and we can understand what they are saying....they are talking.
Way to go Elle!
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Posted: 07 July 2007 at 12:38pm |
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Yea, like if they try to say drink because they have, or want, a drink, then that is a word - because the association is there.
Hello Daddy is a two-word sentence but I wouldn't start saying that she's saying two word sentences until there were a couple of them.
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Posted: 07 July 2007 at 1:34pm |
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oh wow - i would def say she can say a two word sentence - who cares how many 2 word sentences she can say.
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Posted: 07 July 2007 at 2:33pm |
I'd go with the two word sentence - sounds impressive 
I mean babies don't recognise the difference between one word or two, they copy sounds that they associate with meanings. So anyway, I'd still run with it! 
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Posted: 07 July 2007 at 6:56pm |
 busymum wrote:
Yea, like if they try to say drink because they have, or want, a drink, then that is a word - because the association is there.
Hello Daddy is a two-word sentence but I wouldn't start saying that she's saying two word sentences until there were a couple of them. |
How many more is enough?!?!? 
One 2-word sentance is talking in a sentance with comprehension (we also do PAFT), this is definitely talking! YAY ELLE! 
You won't be able to stop her now
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Posted: 07 July 2007 at 8:11pm |
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I had 10 words and was saying several 2 word sentences by 12 months so she progressing along the same lines. I didn't walk until 14mths though but she's almost there...has starting cruising the furnature and is soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much happier! The last 2 days have been great! (also been drugging her up on chammomile)
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Posted: 07 July 2007 at 8:16pm |
Wow that is fantastic news for your little Elle!
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Posted: 07 July 2007 at 9:02pm |
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Well done Elle! Very clever
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Posted: 07 July 2007 at 10:22pm |
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Man addison isnt talking at all. I wonder if I should be worried.
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Posted: 08 July 2007 at 5:21pm |
Great news about Elle's talking AND walking! As soon as she gets the nerve to let go she'll be off and you'll wonder what hit you then! LOL
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Man addison isnt talking at all. I wonder if I should be worried. |
I think this age is too young to worry. My Godson has only just started talking at 18months but we reckon it was because he couldn't get a word in with his big brother 
But if it would help then you could get her ears checked.
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When do you call it a word?
