His vocabulary should be increasing not decreasing and I can see definite signs he is saying less words than he used to. I'm puzzled at why that is. I watch another channel (not Disney related) and they have a child about the same age as Jackson. She doesn't say a ton of words but what she says is clear and not "grunting". She also has a considerably larger vocabulary than Jackson. I know they read books to him and reading to a child is supposed to help with cognitive development and improve their language skills.Nah man, the kid says 'this','that', 'dada' (or at least used to, haven't heard that in a while)... maybe a few others that i'm missing but i think at this age its normal for kids to only know a handful or two of legit words.
I think there's a few legit concerns people have shared on here (the lack of babyproofing the house, showing the kid nearly nakey in videos) but then there's other things (his speech chiefly) that are being Tracker-ized out of proportion.
For as much as we like to drag the Trackers for being pretty doofy in older vlogs, I think a lot of us would feel pretty dumb if we took the same microscope to the pages of "JACKSON IS A MUTE AND THEY ARE STUNTING HIS ABILITY TO EVER SPEAK, HE IS NEVER GOING TO GROW" commentary on Tattle in a few years.
Jackson is 17 months old this month. I've never heard him say "momma" and he hasn't said "dada" in the past month. He mostly grunts and just says "dis."From the University of Utah medical school:
By 12-15 months, kids should have a wide range of speech sounds in their babbling, like the p, b, m, d, or n sounds. They should begin to imitate sounds and words modeled by family members, and typically say one or more words other than just "Momma" and "Dadda." Nouns usually come first, like "baby" and "ball." Other things would be things like "uh-oh" or "wow" or "no," which is a very popular first word.
From 18-24 months, there's a lot of variability. This is when we talk about the language explosion. Most toddlers are saying about 20 words by 18 months and 50 or more words by the time they turn two. By age two, kids are starting to combine words together to make two word sentences such as "baby crying" or "come help." A two year old should be able to identify common objects as well. If you point to a picture in a book of an object that they know, like a baby, they should be able to tell you that. They should also be able to point to their facial features when asked, and follow two step commands like "please pick up the toy and give it to me."
I think it's way too early for anyone, especially us folks that see 20 minutes of the kid a day (or less if you're like me and stopped watching the USB and Commode channel), to diagnose him with anything.