Should I be concerned if my 1 year old is still not speaking much words? Nurse said that will refer to the doctor if I am concerned. Then I told her, my first child only started talking at about 3 year old, perhaps my baby is the same. Her reply, "Oh no wonder you are not concerned. It runs in the family huh..."

In general, language skills start developing between the ages of one and two. Any form of communications, such as babbling, pointing to an object, responding to your comments, indicates that he/she is beginning to understand what is said to him/her (even though he/she is not using actual words to communicate with you). Typically, you may get to hear your baby speaking her first word at the end of 12 months. Still, every baby develops differently. My nephew only started talking at around 15 months. It was clear that he could understand us and was blabbering in his own baby language, but he just refused to “converse” with us. Now, at almost four years of age, we can’t get him to stop talking. ;p So, as mentioned, every baby develops differently so there is no need for you to be worried as long as your baby is showing signs of comprehension. And please don't be too affected by what the nurse said. Anyway, just for your information, this article provides some useful tips that you could considering trying that may encourage your baby to start talking: http://www.janetlansbury.com/2012/06/ten-best-ways-to-encourage-toddlers-to-talk/ Some simple suggestions from the article include: - Using your authentic voice and speaking in first person. The more they hear language spoken properly, the sooner they will learn and try speaking it. - Slow down so that your baby can listen and understand. Hope this helps!