is there a problem if she doesn't speak clear til now?

Two years and 8 mouths is still a baby, and I don't think it's a problem for your baby girl. Different kids have a different period to learn to speak. some can speak clealy a little earlier, some a little later. Do you often talk to her? it is good for her to learn speaking if you talk to her every day. Also let her watch cartoons or anime, and I find baby can learn to speak many words from cartoons. Good luck to you!

Hello andre, i have a little boy thats 3 in nov, he has a slight speech problem. It was quite bad at first, and compared to my eldest son now 4, I was quite worried at 1 point because I thought he should have a better control of his words and a wider vocabulary. Our health visitor posted me some information through, which to be homnest is really what we do anyway. Sit with your little girl, read books, play with flash cards ( little cards with pictures on), play games. Let her see your mouth when you speak clearly, let her tough your mouth as the words come out. I was really the only one that could understand my son, still now with some words, but he's really coming on. Does she struggle sometimes to say sentences, don't be tempted to finish them for her, just help her through. If theres any words she gets muddled on, sound them for her. She'll be fine. My aunts son had a very bad speech problem as a toddler, he dropped the 1st and last letter of every word, and at times was very hard to under stand, to see him now , you would never even know and wouldn't believe if you were told. Please don't be worried and if you want more advice, see your health visitor, thats what they are there for. x x x x x x x x x x

May be you have to be patient. Some children take more time to talk, more time to walk. More time to get up. I had experienced this in my son's case. But then one should also take the child to speech therapist who can suggest some exericses to be performed by parents to make the child talk, if the problem is very simple. Why donot you try.

My brother couldn't speak well when he was a child, because he played the comb and put it in his mouth. But that thing changed when he was grown up, his voice as normal and he can speak better than me.

I would not worry, but you can maybe help her along by speaking clearly yourself and looking at her when you do. I have not been a mother of small children for over twenty years, but I know when you talk to small children you may have to exaggerate and make the words more exciting. If you find that she does not pay attention when she is out of your eye sight, it could be that she may have a hearing problem. In which case, take her to a doctor or a speech therapist.

I suggest you talk to her doctor about that. Many kids are slow to talk and turn out just fine but some have hearing issues that go undetected and/or other issues. I would imagine if the doctor felt it was a problem you would know by now but a talk with him or her will put your mind to rest. Kids are all so different. My first son was talking at 11 months! (Little Mama words). My second was quiet until he was around 1 year and half. Then he started talking and never stopped. I bet all is just fine but it always helps to hear it from a professional.

She's probably fine. I know that with sometimes it's hard for me to understand things my niece says. She will be 3 in November. And for me, it's easier for me to understand my 19 month old, because I am around him all the time. I think that about half of his words are words that people outside of my family can understand him. My husband understands roughly 75% and so does my sister that he talks to on the phone everyday. I am the only one that understands the rest. And I'm pretty sure that's normal until kids get to be about 3 or 3.5. Then other people should start understanding more and more of what they say. Kids learn words at such different ages, though, too. My son is talking in complete sentences (Mommy, I want pizza for lunch!) and has been for a few months now. He was stringing 3 or 4 words together by the time he was a year old. My sister didn't say her first word until right before she turned 2. And she was perfectly fine.

You can get her checked to some doctor. I think that girls speak faster than boys. Still my boy started speaking clearly at 2 and 3 months.If there is only slight difference you can waitt for few months and see but if the problem is serious better get checked.

It's quite common for the first few years after a child learns to talk that only family can understand what they say, as it can take them a while to learn to pronounce and speak clearly and 'properly'. I know that my uncle was 4 before he spoke his first word, but he talked like crazy (and very sophisticated) from then on. It doesn't sound like there is anything bad going on, but if you are worried, then take her to a Doctor just for some peace of mind =D