Get her diagnosed with a speech therapist
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She’s Parrotting … normal. I’d be more concerned if she wasn’t repeating words.
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All kids are differnt chill shes 2
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My daughter does this some still, she has a speech delay we are working with. I will point out it’s never good to compare children to each other. Every child learns differently, and at different rates. You can try slowing down when you talk to her so she can catch the whole sentence. That’s what we had to do, to help my daughter.
My daughter does the same thing and she’s 2 years old. All babies grow at a different rate. My first daughter was speaking and potty trained by a year and a half. My youngest daughter wants nothing to do with the potty and only talks when she wants
The child should be evaluated by a speech pathologist. Her pediatrician can recommend someone. Or mom can call an early childhood development agency. Or possibly get help through the school district.
It will be ok she’s young all kids are different in learning. So my advice would be if it bothers you get her in for a evaluation. Good luck as well mom needs to be the one doing this so she must not care much
Get her into birth to three. Have her evaluated. Could be autism.
There ate so many things thst contribute to when a child starts to talk…older siblings, amount of interaction with adults, but mostly just her timing to learn. All kids are different and for her age she sounds fine, don’t worry❤
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Every child developes at their own speed. We usually wait till 3 years old to seek out speech therapy. The day after my son turned 3, I went to the clinic, told the nurse the situation, and she immediately made an appointment with the hospital for us to see the speech therapist. Remember, never compare kids with each other. My son was super behind, when he started grade R, he blasted past all the other kids, in grade 1 he received a book prize for reading, grade 2 he got excellent marks despite covid, and this year again he’s at the top of his class. So even though she’s a little behind now, it doesn’t mean it will always be that way. 
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My son actually did this same exact thing and was diagnosed with autism at the age of 3. Granted, there were some other things he did too that lead to this diagnosis. But the speech did play a part. Not saying every child who does this has that but just something to throw out there to keep in mind.
I cannot stand the whole “they’ll develop at their own pace.” It’s harmful.
There are milestones for a reason. If your baby isn’t reaching them within two months find out why. Could be speech problem could be hearing problem. As a mom. A day care worker and ex teacher… please go by milestones. A child can and should be talking by 2 years old.
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So she’s 2
That sounds about right on the learning
Don’t worry she’s getting it as long as she is trying
My sister’s cuzin from her side often visit
They have 3 children on that’s about 10
One about 6 and one that 3
The 3 and 6 year old don’t talk qt all they grunt
Really I try talking to them and all they do is point and grunt
And that’s all because of child neglect due to there parents not paying attention to them
So I think your nice is fine 
Just keep practicing
My son is 2 and talks like that knows words but doesn’t always know how to put them together
Sounds perfectly fine to me 
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My son is almost 25 months and he repeats words a lot. I thought that’s how they learn 
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All kids move at their own pace. In my opinion it’s not something to be so concerned about. My 2 year old speaks almost as well as my 4 year old. They both repeat words back. It’s normal.
It’s too early to tell. My first child was speaking clearly and full conversations before he was one. My second child barely spoke until he was three. One day he chose to speak and went from simple one-two word answers to being a motor mouth. They’re both now advanced in schooling. Don’t compare children.
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that’s normal, shes parroting to make sure she pronounces the words correctly my son does the same thing sometime, it sound like your child is more advanced in speech where as your cousins daughter is average or a little above, mose of the 2 year olds I would watch when I worked in a 1-3 room at a daycare did not say very much or it was baby babble, so it’s not uncommon to not have very fluent speech at 2
Almost sounds like scripting to me but idk
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I would suggest speech therapy my son is 4 and in it and had very few understandable words 6 months ago now has many! Never hurts to have the child seen to see if it would help I would suggest this to the mom when she’s confused by something the baby says
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She is past her 24 mark check up so that means the drs already seen her and if the Dr didn’t say anything was wrong then you shouldn’t either. When my son turned 12 months, he was sent to speech therapy and it’s still going to this day. I am sick and tired of ppl (especially my inlaws) making comments and saying things like well my son could already do this and that by that age or haven’t you spoken to his drs or what do the speech therapists say etc. Yes my son is different but he’s still a normal boy and his progress and personal info doesn’t affect you so mind your business. Don’t compare children to other children and stay out of ppl a business. Simple as that🤷
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Echolalia in Child Development
Echolalia is actually a normal part of child development: as toddlers learn to speak, they imitate the sounds they hear.
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Children learn differently and develop at their own rate.
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Not every child is the same they learn at their own pace. As a mother of 4 little ones I can also say this is normal. Their ages are 6, 4, 3 and 1. They all repeat or dont speak half the time.
My first child could talk in full sentences by 2. My second child didn’t even say a single word until after she turned 2. They all learn differently. If she’s only 25 months then I’d say she’s doing just fine.
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You shouldn’t compare her to your daughter. Kids learn and grow at their own pace. If she was 5 and talking like that I’d “be concerned” as you say. But otherwise I’m sure her mom is doing everything she can to make sure her babe is okay! Also, babies have a check up at 24 months. If she’s 25 she’s had that. If the ped wasn’t worried I wouldn’t be
All kids learn differently. My son has a speech delay & he doesnt even repeat constant words yet, he has a hand full of words & the rest sounds like literal chinese. She is developing language skills & she might just not be at your daughters level yet. These are called pre-linguistic skills. Doing certain habits & doing forms of talking without actually fully talking yet. There are many levels to go through before full on talking. She will get there. She’s learning, just at her own pace. All kids are different.
Have her evaluated for speech
Super normal. My son is 2 years and 8 months old and he just barely started speaking good the past 6 months.
Every kid develops at their own pace…each different from the next.
I would let it be and let the doctors be doctors. They will catch it if they see anything concerning 
my 30 month old still talks like this, while my almost one year old has already began talking better than my oldest did at that age. my boys have both grown up being talked to, book reading, educational talk, every child develops differently and the pediatrician would have said something if he was concerned at the 2 year checkup!
Sounds about right. My son would repeat the last two syllables: cucumber = “cumber”, fantastic = “‘tastic” etc. while learning words. Can your child say two one syllable words, like “black cat”? Does she respond to things by saying “no!” or “mine!”?
Two is still pretty young for much speech. Each child progresses at their own rate: some are more physically gifted, some take forever to talk but then come out with full sentences, others have amazing small motor skills or excellent mechanical reasoning (too often exhibited by dismantling everything). Being slightly behind in one area usually means being ahead in another.
But talk to your pediatrician and a speech therapist if you want for peace of mind.
My granddaughter parroted every thing you said for a long time. She’s almost 3 now and totally comes up with her own thoughts. I think some just learn their speech and conversations differently
Each childs development is soo different… I wouldn’t panic.
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It could be normal but it can also be a sign of autism girls that have autism often mask it and they mimic others and it is so much harder to diagnose a girl however I believe she’s too young just now to determine and may just be developing at a different rate and kids all blossom at their own pace please don’t compare her 
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Her speech is fine. As long as she is repeating the words back even if it is just one word, at the age of 2, is very normal.
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Its completely normal. Worked in the 2 yrs old room at day care and everyone of the toddlers spoke differently. Kids develop at different stages and learn in different ways.
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Everyone progresses at their own pace. Including children. Milestones are not a one size fits all thing.
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Every child is different.
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all children develope at different rates.
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It’s very common the average age to put everything together is three years old
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You can’t compare her to your daughter every kid is different
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Speaking as someone who works with children and has a child with speech problems. I say talk to your cousin about it. Let her know you are concerned and what the best for her child. I wish someone would have voiced a concern for my son, instead of them being silent or telling me not to compare him to his brother.
Lot of good advice here but I just gotta say can we stop aging the babies by months after 18 months at the most. Even then it’s 1 and a half. This child is 2 lol
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This is normal. A lot of kids do that. She’s still really young too. Keep repeating back the full sentence she’ll get it. The more you guys talk with her the more she will develop her speech.
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Some of these mind your own comments are just rude af. Sis is genuinely concerned and asking if it’s normal before offending her cousin. Like all you needed to say was yes it’s within normal range not attack her.
This is so normal, my son has just turned 2 he has great clear speech but when he started of learning to talk he always done the same & repeated every last word as well as had a very mumbled sound when trying to talk. I do remember a nurse telling me that children tend to excel at one thing at a time either physically but not verbally or the other way around & its not very often that a child does both. A.K.A fast at learning to crawl, walk & get around, jumping early ect but not able to speak or communicate easily so she may just be good at the physical side of things at the moment where as your daughter is at the verbal stage if any of that makes sense
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it’s called echolalia and is very helpful for child speech development. sometimes it shows up more in Autistic kids. my daughter did this for 2-3 years before she started actually talking around 5 years of age. She is high functioning autistic. Maybe have the baby evaluated but some places won’t evaluate for autism until the age of 3. but it sounds like the little bug is on the right path, exercising her tongue and getting a feel for words and speech.
Mind your buisness. Each child learns at their own pace. How dare you
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Does her mom talk to her? Or only when she needs to? The other thing to check is her hearing. Especially if she had “cold symptoms” while she was cutting teeth. Runny nose, ear infections…they can cause “swimmer’s ear”…a build up of fluid behind the ear drum. They generally put in ear tubes to help drain it off. My son was a point and grunt for a long time. In Head Start they noticed he wasn’t doing much talking. Took him to an ENT (Ear,Nose,Throat) instead of his primary and he had so much fluid he was just about deaf…so all he was hearing was grunts…
Most kids or I’ll say many kids will repeat the last thing they heard
Just keep talking to her and asking questions. The more she talks, the more words and her own responses will develop.
Seriously? Lol her kid is 2. Not 25 months 
Around 2 is when most kids start talking and repeating is excellent progress. She understands the words. Soon she’ll start putting them in sentences. She’s on the right track and not even close to being behind.
My 2 year old picked it up alot faster just by copying her sister. Most kids with siblings pick up things quicker.
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I had four daughters and none progressed in their ability to speak as small children. One of them even had a Boston accent until she was six. One day it disappeared. Every child is different.
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Prettu normal yeah itll be okay the doctor would say if they were concerned.
Shame on you for comparing her to your daughter. Kids are like snowflakes, they’re all unique in their own way.
If her mother isn’t concerned I wouldn’t mention it.
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she is just fine i know a lot of kids that did this and they had no issues…and I dont see one here
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She’s 2 for crying out loud 
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Some kids learn at their own pace and some kids need speech therapy. My son was 2 and a half when he started repeating what we said back. It’s the first part of speech. However, my son has sensory issues. So sometimes it is best to ask for professional advice just in case. If there are issues than it’s best to have early intervention.
My son didn’t say anything really until 2.5 he didn’t even say mom or call me anything until then. He is now 4 and won’t shut up lol. Every child is different and if the mother isn’t worried you shouldn’t be either.
This is absolutely normal. My daughter did this and her speech is fine.
Sounds like she needs a speech / language evaluation. You would set that up.via the pediatrician. An audiology test would be a good idea too. Suggest to your cousin that she look into it…
I think it is pretty normal right now. Sounds like to me this child could begin pretty soon to put together whole sentences. Every child develops differently. You can have a house full and every one is different and progresses at different levels.
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My second child didn’t talk much, other than to repeat things, or put words together until he was about 2 and a half. Now, he has trouble saying his ‘r’ sounds, but speaks well, other than that. Some kids just talk later than others, and I don’t think it’s anything to worry about.
If she needs speech therapy they will give it to her as soon as she starts headstart or pre-k. My daughter has a speech impediment and they have helped her tremendously.
The kid is normal but……you know what’s not? Saying she’s 25 months instead of 2 years old
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It’s normal. Every child learns different and at their own pace. My son has spoken full sentence since before he was 2, he just turned 2 in March, my bestfriend’s daughter is a week younger than my son and she doesn’t speak as well as my son but is getting better. It’s all based on the child themselves just keep talking to her in full sentence like she’s a little adult. I did this for my son.
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Every child is different and most everyone learns from mimicking. So no, it is in no way at all uncommon for young children to repeat one or two words from you. My daughter whom is also two does the samething. As they get older theyll start forming whole sentences.
She’s two, she’s two years old.
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My daughter is nearly 5 and talks that way. Have her talk to her pediatrician and see if they are concerned. Sometimes even just a little speech therapy does the trick
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My daughter was very delayed. Then did speech in kindergarten because the delay. She knew she didn’t have to as she would look at something and big brother would do or get it. She caught up and was fine in no time. I was worried she couldn’t hear us. Turned out she didn’t care enough to listen
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She’s reinforcing the direction given to her …and no 2 kids are at all the same
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My son is the same its a sign of autism…
No 2 kids are the same. Please stop comparing your cousin to your child. If your cousin has questions about her child she should be talking to her ped. She can request a speech pathologist to evaluate her or an audiologist to evaluate her hearing. My daughter had a speech delay. It turned out to be vision. Something I never realized she had trouble with. After taking her to see an eye Dr it started making sense. She was born not seeing great so she didn’t have any idea she couldn’t see well. Neither did I be sure she didn’t act differently. But not being able to see details like how your mouth moves when you talk prevented her from forming words correctly.
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Echolalia, she might need to be assessed… does she talk her own words and sentences or just copy…
Normal. I also went through a period in my life where I repeated EVERYTHING that was said to me, and everything I said. I finally grew out of it, but it was super annoying when people would bring it up. Like I’m a kid I can’t help it.
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She’s 2. How do you think kids learn to talk? By repeating what they hear.
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My almost 9 yr old didn’t talk very well either at 2yrs words didn’t start coming till 2and half 3 yrs old and after 3 after starting preschool at 3 when wanted something she pointed we helped her and us of getting what wanted by color of something if didn’t know what was called like cereal told her tell us what color box if couldn’t say brand cereal. Cause always pointed
Every child develops at a different rate. It can be a sign of autism but the child is 2yo…little more than a baby. Id bide my time and just keep talking normally to her.
At 25 months most children’s speech is repeating or parroting. You’re doing the right thing by continuing to talk to her and ask her questions over time she should learn how to answers questions better.
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As a SLSO and a child care educator, what I will say is no two children are the same, some children develop slower then others they do say “children should be court up by 2” with certain things which I won’t agree with that though, some take just that little longer but it also can be a sign of autism. You also need to remember children learn by repeating what they here that could be a phrase or a couple words they hear last that they remember, she’s 2 give her time. I’ve known kids nearly 4 that just had selected words etc they would use but now speak perfectly fine.
She’s 2 and I would stop comparing her learning with your child’s. If there is a concern the mother will notice and talk to her doctor about it. My 2 yr old son barely speaks but I have 3 and know that they all go at their own pace and hes my last so I’ve babied him 
. But honestly they all talk eventually and it sounds like she’s doing great already
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My grand just had surgery for being tongue tied. Going through speech therapy for a couple years now.
Possible hearing loss
Possible early sign of autism
My grandson likes to repeat, I think it’s ok!! For the longest time after he learned some words to talk, he stopped all together talking! Now he is talking really good but repeats!! But he is very attentive, so I’m wondering if he’s processing!!
Every child is different and learns at their own pace. Just because your kids are the same age doesn’t mean they’re going to be doing or saying the same exact things.
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It’s not your business 
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Super normal no 2 kids develop at the same speed. If she wasn’t talking at all. Then it could be Autism. Just keep talking to her like you are. Also if u have something in ur hand like a book try to get her to say book or ask what it is.
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Thats very normal…there is no problem
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Normal. Every child is different.
25 months?! She’s two years old. Please just say that. Anyway. Yeah I taught pre-k they start talking talking around 3 or 4. Nothing is wrong with that child. What she’s doing shows she’s good 
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My son was like this and was hard to understand with some things he said… i had his hearing tested for years and did speech therapy the speech therapy didn’t help because he couldn’t hear he got tubes and he talks fine with a bit of a lisp but it turns out he needed tubes same with my oldest boy my sister pointed put things to me that her daughter did that that age that I didn’t notice and he also needed tubes because he couldn’t hear clear… it may be something to point out and just let then know your concerned you have noticed some things sometimes as parents we don’t notice things ourselves especially if it is our first child
My boy is nearly 3 and used to talk like that up till a few months ago, each child is different, her child’s doctor will raise concerns at her check ups, or her mother will, just monitor it and if things don’t change by the time she’s 3 or 4, then bring it up.
My son didn’t start talking until he was 3… my daughter was 1… all kids are different… stop gloating and interfering
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She is learning to talk by listening to your words. Its good she repeats things you say. She understands you. It shows. It doesn’t mean her speech is delayed. My Mom taught 3 and 4 year olds. All children are different and develope differently. Try not to compare. I also worked at Head Start. Observe her to find out more about her.
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Normal. My daughter had absolutely nothing to say until she was well into her 2’s. Then she was quite the chatter box.
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Very normal I have 4 kids they are 7,6,3,1 and with my first child she didn’t start saying any words til 2.5 ,3 years old my second child talked before he even turned 1 and so on. It just depends on the child!
Have her ears checked. My nephew did this and had fluid on his ear drums. Good luck
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I still do it sometimes and I’m 25
My son did that. They refused to do anything until he got into elementary school. Once in school they gave him speech therapy in school and it helped along with the interaction. With the other kids