I am speech language therapist...I suggest u to involve more with the child at home describing everything..talking about daily routine...telling stories...sharing experiences... and you should avoid his crying behaviour...as children they learn at one point what they need they wil get by crying ..that's easy than asking for it..u pretend as though u r not understanding his gestures or why he is crying...give clues tell me what u want...giv options you want that toy to play?? u want food u r hungry?? then comedown for his open ended answers...initially u can just give him options to respond..later may be u ellicit polar response in form of yes or no...such as ..ohhh u want ice cream that's y u r crying???let him say yes...then proceed him training for asking for it..I feel there is no magic ..only thing is u should speak to child and give him also instances to answer u back...give a pause in between so he gets to know now it's his turn to speak..if u have one more kid at home make the child sit and have conversation.. let the child learn turn taking also..m

hey dear don't feel regret , your doing best for your child, he will definitely catch up soon. try read good books in front of him, and bed time stories . every child has individual growth rate, m sure it will get better in time. I my when u feel it's getting late you can take help of speech therapy but that will depend on advise from your doctor.as far as you said he is already expressing words , he will be able to start talking soon.

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thanks a ton <u>macdalin</u>

dont worry... ur baby will speak soon.. some babies may started to talk slowly.. it s normol... dont worry too much. one of my sister started to speak after 4years... so u take positive... jst u talk to ur child loud... avoid action talks.. say the word loudly... and repeat a words loudly again ad again.. think positive... god is there to us...