Spinoff to my "teach" post - talking related

When do they start to say words? Real words - using them in the right context?

At home many months was your DC when they started to do this - was it a complete word explosion at once -- or did it happen little by little?

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Re: Spinoff to my "teach" post - talking related

I know my niece is 18 months old and she says some words...no sentances at all.

She was a little behind everyone says...

at 13 months she said like bye bye and up and mama. Thats about it.

Re: Spinoff to my "teach" post - talking related

DD is 15 months old and says about 40 words in the correct context. She started saying words/phrases properly at about 12 1/2 months and it's been a word explosion. Now she learns very quickly.
She doesn't say many phrases but does link some words together like, "hi mommy/daddy" or "uh-oh mommy/daddy" if she drops something. She also says, "what's that" and points if she is curious about something.