My 3 year old son is still not talking? Is it normal?

You are right. But maybe you should ask yourself have you smoked/drinked etc. while carring him, then you should let do someone a research why he don't talk.

All the best.

i understand wht you mean we as parents we do alot of denying but its ok because we want are kids to be in good health and be normal, mybe nothings wrong with your son but you wont know until you tried taking him to a speach doctor usually your peditrian will refer you to the speech doctor. hope fully he is just waiting for the right moment to spring into cacth up mode. my newphew 6 yrs old now was like that hes speaks alot now but they have him with a resource teacher to help him cacth up will the words that he is suppose to know by now, keep the speech doctor in mind. i'll send a little prayer for your baby boy ok...

Boys are often slower in growing than girls. But I am not sure this is true with talking. If you are really concerned ask the pediatrician. They will have guidelines for you. I have daughter. She was using signs before speaking. She said her 1st words around 9 months. In the area where I am at they have speech classes starting at 3. So you wouldn't be alone. Could be that he may have a problem with hearing. One of my nieces had fluid in the back of her ear which needed draining with the aid of tubes. It could be anything. Don't worry. I am sure he will be fine.

First of all he is normal he is normal for him. I would talk to your doctor and have him tested by the school ESU. I have a few cases that may help you. My nephew did not talk we thought there was a problem. One day while I was babysitting him we decided to eat pizza while watching a movie. His brother's and I headed down stairs and I forgot him at the top. He very loudy said Tricia me too. I laughed and said Jordan you can talk you just never needed to. I helped the smiling boy down the stairs. So it could be a case that he doesn't have to talk cause grunting gets him what he needs. It could also be that he does have problems and needs help. When my daughter was little we didn't know if she would ever talk so we started what they call total communication (it wasn't a fad when we started it*L*) That is where we talked and did sign lanuage at the same time. She picked up signing very quickly. When my daughter did start to talk though if I told her no on something she was sure I must not have understood so she would sign it to me. I would laugh say nice try but it is still no. So what I am trying to say is not to panic these things happen. It is not the end of the world if your son does have communication issues it would become second nature to you. Have him checked and see what happens from there. You may also try telling him say cookie if you want a cookie you don't get it by pointing. Watch his face and see if he tries and gets frustrated or any words come from him. Do not make him over frustrated by making him repeat everything right away. Start simple and again check with your doctor. If you ever need anything like ideas or a shoulder to vent on please feel free to message me.

I understand both of my kids had speech delays. You need to have him evalutated by an early child educator call your local school and they should be able to give you where to call. One thing to do is have his hearing evaluated as some kids who are slow at talking have a slight hearing loss. Both of my kids have worked with a speech patholigist and are doing great now.

Oh please dont get too worrie as yet...every child develops at their own rate...im sure he will be fine!!
My grandson is the same age..and he has had a pronounced stutter since he was two...sometimes it seems worse than others...but he has been to see a specialist in this field...who told his Mum ..due to the fact of the young brain working faster than he is able to get the words out ..he stutters...she says she has seen this many times before ..and it always corrects itself...
It may well be that your daughter talked fairly well at the age of two...and that you are expecting him to do the same...
But honestly ..if you have any real worries...check it out...otherwise wait for a while and see what happens

He seems on track in all the other areas developmentally so I would guess that he's fine, he just needs help with talking. It might just be as simple as he doesn't need to talk. You mentioned that he communicates well non-verbally, communicating is communicating, some kids are better with words, some are better with actions.

Still have him checked out by the developmental pediatrician but I bet he will start talking more soon. Reinforce things at home to teach him that needs to talk. When he tries to just point, say the word yourself and tell him to say the word, eventually he'll get it!

It could be normal or it could be something. My husbands cousin was like that. He seemed fine other than talking, he even potty trained well. His parents took him to a specialist and found out he has autism. there are many different levels of autism. a friend of mine has a son with it. for years they told her he had add and ahd. he pretty much seemed like a normal kid that was just behaving badly. finally a doctor figured out it was autism. i don't know that is what your son has, just letting you know my experiance. hope all turns out well.

You should get him evaluated as soon as you can get in with the doctor. I am surprised his Doctor has not suggested that you do it before now (I know my sons pediatrician would always asking about vocabulary at his check ups). My nephew and my son were both talking up a storm when they were 3.

Dear Yoj,
There is no need to worry, as many kids will take time to start communicating. You kep talking and talking to him. Not baby talk but legible talk. Show him various cards and keep teaching him. As you say that all other skills are at par, you need not worry. Keep going. He will be a jolly good boy and you will be amazed to see how much he talks.