my son is 2yrs.dosent say much and is behind with speech.?

Question

are there any tips or excersises i can do with him to help him along?he has no end of books,toys even the baby leapfrog system but he dosent seem interested

he has had hearing tests and may be going to speech therapy my health visitor has even suggested giving him fish oils eye q .he is very aggressive and dosnot concentrate.should i just carry on with books and talking to him lots.

Answer 1

My son was the same way. All of a sudden one day he just started talking. Don't worry or stress about it. He will talk when he wants to. After all, he is only 2

Answer 2

If you THINK there might be a problem, don't wait until you're SURE there's a problem, get it checked out now. It's probably nothing; he probably doesn't say much because he doesn't have much to say.

There is a language explosion that takes place at age 2 1/2, so the fact that your son isn't talking much at this stage isn't really that big a deal, but if he's not talking in the next six months, get him in to speech therapy. You might also try half days at pre-school where he can interact with kids his age and gain some speech ability that way.

If he's solely not interested in talking, don't worry about that because most likely he'll come along. If he's not interested in other things or showing a withdrawal to social situations, etc., get that checked NOW.

My baby suffered brain damage and birth and the cowards didn't even have the stones to tell us that there MIGHT be a problem, they just let us figure it out on our own. It started with slow development, especially in speech. We looked for answers for four years before we got something definitive to work with. If we had known earlier, we could have gotten help for her sooner. Take him to his pediatrician to rule out things like autism, etc.

Good luck!

Answer 3

Have you tried getting him to play games on the computer or get him playing a musical instrument like little keyboard or guitar. They say music can help the mind develop. Also whenever you go somewhere point to different objects and tell him what they are, he'll talk before you know it. He might even pull a 'I just didn't have anything to say routine' Also you can start teaching him sign language and every time you make the sign you say the word for it. It really helped my 4 year old learn to talk when she was your son's age. They say signing can really help their vocabulary, especially since he will be able to communicate with you even though he can't say the words yet. I only taught my daughter the signs for please, thank you, eat, drink and more. You can find books in your library and even CD Roms to help you teach him. It was a lot of fun teaching her and now I'm teaching our 16 month old how to sign.

Answer 4

Firstly, don't be too worried and don't compare your child's development levels to other toddlers because every child is unique and grow at different rates. He will develop his vocabulary, so don't panic.

My advice is to make sure you always have conversation with your child and make it as natural and as two-way as possible. In the school where I work, we tend to find that some pre-schoolers have very poor communication skills because of their parents... in that; the children are more 'talked at' than 'talked to'. If you simply say 'eat! or lunchtime' instead of 'come on sweetie, time for lunch, you must be hungry?' the child is not gaining much vocabulary or social skills.

So have more conversation and more role play activites together.

You probably don't fall into the case of the of the 'talk at' parent because you sound very caring by the concern you have about your son, but hope it helps all the same.

:-)

Answer 5

Contact the Infant and Toddler Early Intervention program in your state. (search on-line; here is Virgina's for instance -- http://www.infantva.org/ ) This is a national program designed to provide assistance, in the form of appropriate therapy, to infants through the age of 3. My son was diagnosed at age 18 months of with a speech delay (by a pediatric speech therapist at a local teaching hospital) and immediately referred to the early intervention program for our county. After a year plus of weekly visits (to our home) by a special educator and speech therapist, I am happy to say that we are fully on track. The great thing about the program is that it provides education to both the toddler AND the parent (e.g, weekly exercises and/or pretend play games to stimulate expressive communication skills). Good luck.

One more comment. Once your child qualifies (based on speech delay), the program is free of charge to you and your famlily as funding comes from state and local government (yes, your tax dollars at work, but for a great cause.)

Answer 6

It's pretty typical that boys aren't really talking at this age...especially if they are only children. My oldest son didn't say a darn word until about 2 1/2 and then just took off rambling sentences in no time. If you are really concerned, talk to your pediatrian about seeing a speech therapist. Otherwise, just talk to him normally and he should pick it up when he's good and ready. Good luck.

Answer 7

You can find someone in your area that can help him with his speech. You could find a speech pathologist who could help, though they're expensive to see. Try giving him words to pronounce and repeat them back to him over and over again. No matter how he speaks, you do it correctly and he'll have a better chance of correcting his. Try talking to some pre-school teachers who have dealt with this. They could possibly lead you to someone.
As far as him being interested, he's still so young, and it's hard for them to keep interest in much at all, so just try hard and it'll pay off.

Answer 8

Well first of all only because other kids know how to say some things dosent mean your child is not learning anything ,,, first of al I have two kids one learn faster to say thing than the other,,, does your child play with other kids that is realy important because kids learn from other kids,,,,, if is an only child remember that he is by him self most of the time ..... like I have two kids all day they where talikng to each other , your child can also learn if see's movies like sesame street, dora the explorer try it,,,, go to the park ask him to name you things ,,,

Answer 9

First of all, you need to be proactive with your doctor in addressing your concerns about this issue. Sometimes doctors will pass this off as normal or as the child being lazy....don't accept that as an excuse. I have a four year old daughter with older siblings who I brought to the daughter when she was about 1 1/2 years old and I saw that she wasn't progressing at all in speech. The doctor tried to say she was being lazy and allowing her siblings to do things for her. It was only after about a year went by and she failed to improve that the doctors finally took me seriously. I tried to get a referral to a developmental pediatrician but that took me awhile to get that due to their incompetency. Once I got the referral it took me months to get her in due to the waiting list. She was also referred to a speech therapist who diagnosed her as having severe "speech dyspraxia". The developmental pediatrician confirmed the diagnosis.

I had to fight my insurance company to get her 24 visits and after that authorization ran out I had to rely solely on the public school system to help her with her speech needs.

She is currently receiving speech services three times per week.

The best thing you can do for your child is read to him, whether you think he is listening or not. Read, read, read.....picture books are great. I also recommend signing books or cards....signing at an early age will help relieve any frustration he may be experiencing as a result of not being able to communicate effectively. It was one way we were able to help our daughter with her aggression and frustration....Good luck...

Answer 10

First of all, have you taken him to see his doctor? His doctor may want to do some tests to see if he is impaired in any way. If he is okay, then he may just be a quiet child. Every kid is different and they all develop differently.