Detectives are searching for a man after a stabbing at a south-west Brisbane home with two young children inside on Tuesday morning.

Police said a 20-year-old male victim was stabbed in the neck, hands and upper body inside a Taringa home about 6.30am and were asking for help to find a man they want to speak with.

Police want to speak with Marcus Richardson after a stabbing in Taringa. Credit:Queensland Police Service

Marcus Richardson has been described as aged in his 30s, Caucasian in appearance, about 180 centimetres tall with a thin build, brown balding hair and blue eyes.

Investigations were ongoing after the incident in Todd Street, where an intruder forced his way into a residence and confronted a man and woman, both aged 20, who were sleeping inside.