what should my one year old be saying?

my son is one years old and doesnt seem to have any interest in talking. it took me months to get him to say mama and dada and it seems hes forgotten how. he said dog and bye bye once and hasnt since. i ask him to say things and he always says da. he comprehends everything very well, and listens well too, but i cant get him to talk. i know every baby is different but i was wondering if anyone had any suggestions on what he should be learning to say, and if there are any creative ways to teach him. i mean what does he need to know at one? body parts? colors? numbers? objects? i try to name them all but they are too coplex for him to say.
if any one has any suggestions, i d really appreciate them, thanx guys!

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At one year old, he really doesn't need to know things like colors and numbers. Some kids can point to some of their body parts when you ask at that age. The important thing is if he seems to understand what you are saying to him. Remember that boys learn to talk later than girls do, and there are a lot of sounds that they can't make until they are older. Don't worry, he'll talk when he is ready to. If you push him too hard you will only discourage him.

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Your baby is just perfect, when he is ready to talk, trust me, he will (and sometimes you'll long for the good old quiet days). It is great that you are trying to stimulate him but don't over do it, don't put pressure on the kid. Stay calm about all of it, little ones pick up that sort of stuff.

Enjoy every second that you have with him as a baby. Sooner than you can imagine, he'll be taller than you asking for the keys to the car.

LIKE U MENTIONED EVERY KID IS DIFFERENT, MY FIRST CHILD(BOY) WAS SAYING CAR, HOUSE, DOG, CAT, BALL, ETC.. BY THE TIME HE WAS 1. BUT MY SECOND CHILD (BOY) IS 1 1/2 AND HE ONLY SAYS A FEW WORDS HERE AND THERE, HE'S SAID "MY BABY" BEFORE, HE'LL SAY HELLO, CACA, BUT ONLY WHEN HE WANTS TO, THE FIRST TIME HE SAID MY BABY WE KEPT PUSHING FOR HIM TO SAY IT AGAIN, AND HE DID ONE MORE TIME AND AFTERWARDS HE DIDNT SAY IT AGAIN. BUT HOPEFULLY THEY SHOULD BE SAYING DADDA AND MOMMA, JUST KEEP SAYING THE SAME THINGS EVERYDAY, "WHERE'S DADDY" CALL DADDY, EVENTUALLY HE'LL GET IT It is OK that he is not talking now. You might be pushing he to and we all know that don't work with kids. But if it is making you worry try flash cards. Enjoy the quiet once they start talking they never stop.

It's totally normal. My youngest son is 13 months old and he used to say mama, dada, up, bye, and dog, but now he won't say a word even when I try to encourage him. He knows body parts if I say "Where's mommy's nose?" he'll point to it, but he's really to young to say words like that just yet. Boys take longer than girls to really vocalize. My oldest son was 2 1/2 before he really started talking, while my niece (same age, but a month younger) was a little parrot. To encourage my son to talk I'd make him say milk before I handed him a sippy cup with milk. If he wanted picked up, I waited till he said up to pick him up. The whole saying what it is he wanted so he'd associate it with the word. Within a few months he could tell me if he wanted milk, toast, up, potty, nap, yum yums...etc. Good Luck!!

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