The only suggestion I have which you may already be doing is telling your child everything you're doing..like mommy is making lunch now..and asking questions..would you like lunch? You may be surprised that when you ask a question and pause ( do this alot) the baby will not likely pick up on the fact that it is her turn to talk! She may babble, but she'll soon get the hang of things!! I am a gabber and have always narrated everything to my daughter, I also read to her and show her pictures of family and tell her thier names..She talks quite a bit for 15 months old and I'm alwyas encouraging her to try new words..I hope this helps

Your little girl is 1 right?  I presume that she has a basic vocabulary by now?  The best way to encourage her to talk, is by working on her communication in general, and if she can't say what she wants clearly, help her with some basic signing.  Once she realises the advantages of being able to communicate her needs to you, she will find that trying to talk is a lot of fun.  Another thing you can do, is ensure that she makes a reasonable attempt to 'tell' you what she wants before you just give in to stop a tantrum or tears... This will teach her the value of making an effort to let you know what she wants, instead of you guessing until she is happy each time.

My second child was a tantrum thrower, and was so frustrated that he couldn't communicate.  At 17 months, I had enough, particularly after one morning when I got him three different breakfasts before I found he wanted milk.  I bought a baby sign lanuage program called Tinytalk, it was a life saver.  He didn't talk sooner because of it, but he would sign constantly, and when he did learn to talk, he talks for meaning, and understanding, not just prattle.  His vocab is greater also because of our input.

I am not the type of supermum who wanted by child to excel, I was just frustrated that he couldn't tell me what he wanted, and would scream until I worked it out, so I did it for me, not him.  It was wonderful and I would recommend it to anyone.

Jodi

This will come in time. Your child is still young...as long as she is saying a few words regularly (mommy, daddy and a few others), she's right on track. Some kids talk later than others. My son didn't start really talking until 26 months. Before then he just said simple things like mommy, daddy, and a other simple words and pointed at stuff.

Talk to them lots, read books, sing - especially nursery rhymes.  One on one attention for half an  hour a day.  Listen to them and respond when they make noises back to you.  There is a good book called "baby talk" (I think) and it has a lot of good ideas.

hey my love,

i'd say our daughter is doing very well for how young she is. lol. are you worrying or are you being impatient? haha i love you.

READ TO THEM !! SING TO THEM!! PLAY WITH THEM!! They know more then you think before you know it they will say" Mommy will you buy me a car?"

The best way to get your daughter talking is to talk to and with her.  Also, if she sees you talking with other people, she will very quickly pick up that you are communicating and that you are being understood.

At this age, for a first child, it is expected that they will be slower in developing language, because they don't have older siblings to teach them or mimic.  The more children you have, and the closer they are in age, the quicker they learn to speak.  I have a 1 year old who is already starting to put words together, but she has 3 older sisters who are close in age to her, so not really a big surprise.