I have a nephew that turned 2 1/2 years old on October 26th and he's still not talking. He can say about 5 or 6 words, but he hasn't said a full sentence yet. Does anyone know what might be the problem?
2006-11-01 10:11:17 · 10 answers · asked by fordfan444 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
In responce to Flamingo's answer.
His hearing is fine, but thanks for your help.
2006-11-01 10:20:06 · update #1
Have his hearing checked. If he can't hear properly, he cannot learn to speak properly either.
2006-11-01 10:12:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My 5.5 yr old daughter started that when her brother turned 1 and she wanted whatever he wanted and everything was drama. I went out with her to a hobby store and picked out different colored marbles. Took one of her brother's old stage one jars (had kept some for odds and ends) and told her she would get one if she refrained from whining and crying when she got upset about something other than getting hurt. At first, we actively "caught her" being good and gave her a marble very often. Then we split it into morning and afternoon. When she filled the jar, she got something small she really wanted. When she got pretty good at filling up her jar, we moved up to a stage 2 sized jar. And, we eventually went to the whole day as she got a bit older. We now have a stage 3 jar that is on it's way out. There's no need for it and she has just about forgotten about it. The whining is at a minimum, and it really got her rear end in line if we threatened to take a marble away if she really misbehaved. Good luck!!
2016-05-23 06:00:29 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He needs to have an evaluation for speech and language. A trained speech/language pathologist will be able to pinpoint whether the problem is in articulation (making speech sounds), cognition (processing the idea of language) or hearing. Usually the first thing that is checked is hearing. Children have different levels of hearing abilities, and he may have difficulty hearing speech sounds, which are on a different wavelength than other sounds, and more difficult to hear. Other children have difficulties processing language- they either don't understand what they hear or can't make sense of the incoming information. You can informally test this by asking him to do a simple command and see if he can follow it. "Please take this an dput it in the trash." Lastly, children may have problems articulating speech... they can't physically make the sounds that are needed for speech. You can have him evaluated by your local Regional Center since he is under 3. Call your local school district office, and they should be able to steer you in the right direction. Good luck!
2006-11-01 12:37:23 · answer #3 · answered by dolphin mama 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Does he by chance have an older sibbling who talks for him?
Does he go to day care?
Is there something traumatic that he has witnessed or been exposed to?
The reason that I ask is because environmentall factors can have an influance on a childs speech.
I would, no matter what, consult your family doctor and ask for a list of organizations that deal with childrens speech and language. I am a teacher in a day care, in Ontario, and we have an organization that deals with such, called 'Talk 2Me' It really wouldn't hurt to have him assessed, especially since you say that his hearing is okay. If you have anymore questions, e-mail me, I have a list of things that children 'do' at certain stages in thier development. I'll help u anyway I can.
2006-11-01 11:50:45 · answer #4 · answered by blue_eyes_1_ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
some children just start out slower than others but I would suggest having a hearing test done. If he cannot hear you speak it would be very hard maybe impossible for him to verbalize himself. As an alternative even if he doesn't have a hearing issue, try sign language. I used it with both my girls even though they had no developmental issues. It has been proven that sign is easier for young children to learn and when he does begin to verbalize he will have a second language to use at a very young age. People are always amazed when they see a verbal child using sign!
2006-11-01 10:24:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Has he been observed for autism? Just like cancer there are many types of autism and one of the sign is delayed or no talking. It doesn't have to be scary. My son, who is now ten, was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome, which is a high functioning autism. The earlier you get intervention the better chances he'll have at everything. When the child is so young, their brains are still being "wired" so there is a lot of things that can be taught to him to help him along. Autism is just a way of thinking outside of the box.
2006-11-01 10:32:09 · answer #6 · answered by puzzleraspie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
first is he an only child or does he have older siblings....if he has older siblings they may cater to his every wish(parents too are guilty of this)and if so instead of just getting an item for him make him at least try to say the word
sec---does he understand words match with things --try saying the words for simple things table, floor, apple etc and then asking him to point to the object or get the object.
third... if you are sure his hearing is ok maybe you should take him for a speech and language evaluation
my oldest daughter did not talk till she was over 2 1/2 and we havent been able to stop her since(she even talks in her sleep) so dont rush it.
2006-11-01 11:31:35 · answer #7 · answered by TchrzPt 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Was he born premature by any chance? My granddaughter was a preemie twin and she did not talk in sentences for almost 3+ years. We too were worried, then one day she started talking and talking and talking -- now 4 yrs old and all is 'normal'. Maybe he just doesn't have anything to say right now. Only a Doctor can determine if anything is wrong (hearing, autism,etc)
2006-11-01 10:18:14 · answer #8 · answered by GP 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All children develop at different stages, with that being said... Are the parents reading to him and working with him? I would see what his Dr. says and go from there. I know he can go to speech therapy at that age. Boy's are usually slower when it comes to development. Does he go to daycare or have any older siblings to learn from? Good Luck!!
2006-11-01 10:31:59 · answer #9 · answered by The Landlord 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you should really consider having an audiological test, its more throuogh than a hearing test.. i'm having issues with my son also, and have an appt for this test .. according to me his hearing is fine, but i was still advised to get this test. ask the pedietrician for a referral
2006-11-02 06:36:18 · answer #10 · answered by luvcooking 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋