my son is 2 and ambedextrous and only says a few words what can i do to help him?

Answer 1

My daughter is six now, and has spent the best part of 4 years in the hospital, and she didn't talk very much at all, and when she did only I could understand her, as she had her own language, which I got to learn. Anyway, having not been in hospital for the past year, her language has improved dramatically, she has a wide vocabulary but its just putting sentences together. Her sentences have improved tons too, but she is a little behind at school due to the amount of hospital admissions she's had, it got to the stage where she thought she lived their, and when we went home for the weekend, she was telling me she wanted to go home (the hospital). Very sad, anyway, moving on, her school has recently introduced MAKATON, which is what Justin does on Something Special on CBEEBIES, it works by words and gestures and the children love it and my daughter is really picking it up as well as jolly phonics. Try these things now whilst he is young, I'm sure he will like it as long as you make it fun.

Have a look at the following website for some idea's of what I'm saying, you will enjoy doing it yourself like I do.

All the best.

http://www.makaton.org/about/about.htm

http://www.jollylearning.co.uk/jp.htm

Answer 2

If he is only two I wouldn't worry about how little he says yet. When he is older, pay attention to the pronunciation, of the word rather that how much he can say. Some kids take longer to talk. My oldest son hardly said anything until he was 3. But when he did finally start speaking, it was clear. I was always complimented on how well he spoke for his age. I use to say he wanted to get it right, that's why he took so long. As for him being ambidextrous, don't worry about that either. Most kids are at that age. I have a son that is 6 and still uses both of his hands. They say kids who are ambidextrous are going to be smart because they use more of their brain then the rest of us. So leave him alone!! He will eventually pick one hand over the other to use more, but will probably always be able to use both.

Answer 3

Are you worried about him being Ambidextrous as you think he maybe Dyslexic or Dyspraxic? It would be hard to check this at this early age as would Autism. Does he communicate in other ways? Is he an only child? Children are stimulated to talk by their peers as much as their parents so make sure he is getting lots of contact time with other kids and yes read to him and chat to him a lot. Have you tried the'sing and sign' programmes they help communication and actually encourage speech. Don't worry too much at this stage, though it is worth getting his hearing checked. My friend's child didn't say his first word till almost two but now chatters away like anything. Some Kids actually skip the 'broken language' stage and just start talking in complete sentences! Be as relaxed and smiley and encouraging as you can with him. If he gets the sense that you are really anxious when he tries to communicate he may clam up more.

Answer 4

Is there a connection between being ambi and a slow speaker? I thnk so long as you keep him speaking to him and flooding him with a world of speech, books and stimulus then he will go on to develop normally, unless there is an underlying problem and you would need to ask a professional for that information. But I would give him time to develop in his own way rather than worry and perhaps unwittingly put pressure on him.

I personally think that there is too much emphasis nowadays in what a child can or can't do by a certain age and I am all for wait and see. Too much pressure is put on children to grow up and develop faster than they need to and I bet in a year's time he'll be a great wee speaker that will give you hours of endless entertainment with all the things he comes out with!

I am ambi - and it's a great thing!Let him find his own hand - my middle son is definitely left handed and he is neat and competent having never been guided and left to feel comfortable with himself.

Answer 5

Handedness is typically not established until around age 4, so at that age they tend to use both hands. My son is almost 5 and a lefty like my mother.

Boys also tend to talk later than girls. I wouldn't worry too much about it unless he turns 3 and hardly has any more words. My son is also in speech therapy.

Answer 6

The fact that he only says "a few words" is very concerning for a speech delay. Get him in with the pediatrician for this concern and have him evaluated for speech delays (maybe motor delays?) as soon as possible. The earlier the intervention the better as well as to give you as the parent a plan and activities to work on with him. Make an appointment today!

Answer 7

As for as the ambedextous he will eventually get out of that and start using one hand more than the other and it will become dominant. As for the words, some kids are just a little behind developmentally.. But the number one rule with children is READ to them, talk to them. ALso I don't know where you live but with your public health department check with them.. they may have a division called healthy families.. (which here in illinois, it is called healthy families of Illinois) (Early Intervention) it is a programmed designed to help out low income families have there children tested within the home to rule out any delays.. my son needed physical and occupational therapy for almost a yr but not that he is in prek he is okay and up with the rest of the kids.. Help him out now, while he is young . don't wait there is help out there just ask around. Get back to me if you want.. maybe I can find out more for you. I would be more than willing.

Answer 8

please dont worry yourself, my son is coming up to the age of 3 and he was also lazy with his speech but now chats away like theres no tomorrow. Dont forget he will have a 2 1/2 yr check up with your local health visitor and she/he will tell you if you should be concerned. Many children babble for a long time before they actually use real words. when my son would babble to me i would pretend i understood him and would give a reply. for example he would babble while pointing at a red bus, i would say "yes isnt that a lovely red bus". this encouraged him to babble more while learning what the real words were. good luck. dont worry. and enjoy! their not young forever. xxx

Answer 9

My daughter did not speak much and would only respond to her name 50% of the time. She ignored everyone but me until she was 2. We had her hearing checked and put her in a program called Birth to 3. Its a program that helps with developmental problems. It's early intervention. It may be to soon to tell, but it couldn't hurt to try.
btw - She is now 4 1/2 and you can't shut her up! She is very smart and is doing very well in pre-school.

Answer 10

he will be fine alot of children are ambidextrous when they start out he will soon feel more comfortable using left or right my son still uses both but left more so i think he will be left handed.as for speech i was really worried about his speech hes now 3 yrs 2 mths and has only just started talking in sentences i think nursey has pushed him on a bit little boys tend to be a bit lazy and it has nothing to do with intelligence he will be fine.i felt it was my fault but they just do things in their own good time.