Comments on: He talks?!

By: Ashley

Ashley — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 01:36:36 +0000

Yay!! I can’t wait to see him again! (and the rest of y’all) Glad to hear he is talking your ear off

By: Kate

Kate — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 19:30:14 +0000

This is a wonderful site.

I remember John saying that Justin was not a one-word kid, but waited until he could hold conversation before “talking.” As for signing, I think it might be a great, secret language to him that he shares with only a few choice people. Does he sign for Leah?

As for volume control, he can be enticed to use it to enhance communication; a common human thing is to listen more carefully and pay more attention to soft sounds and speech — I bet he would catch on to that if he were informed of the rewards of quiet speech. OTOH, people habitually tune out yelling, so it shouldn’t come as a surprise.

By: Linda

Linda — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:26:50 +0000

Thanks for this great update. I knew Justin when he was Ian’s age, and he was not talking either…except for wide repertoire of animal noises which were quite splendid. When Justin DID begin to use words, he used them in complete sentences (and paragraphs). I remember clearly the first words *I* heard Justin speak: he showed me a picture of Kermit in a magazine and said “Him go ribbet ribbet.”

By: Sue

Sue — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:35:44 +0000

And kaboom, it happens. Like magic. How cool.

Now, about that volume control. It’s not on him. It’s on you. You’ll learn to listen selectively.