My son is 5 years old & cannot speak properly.what should I do?

Answer 1

take him to a speech therapist

Answer 2

The first thing you should do is have his hearing checked. Many parents don't think of this crucial element in speech.

If his hearing is fine, well....Many little ones cannot speak properly. Give him some time.

The best thing you can do is model proper behavior. That is what parents do. For a long time my oldest son couldn't say the letter "S" at the end of a word. Whenever he would say something incorrectly I would repeat it to him the correct way and ask him to try again. Eventually he learned how to say it and it was no longer an issue. Don't get angry, just make it a normal part of your conversations. And if you see him getting frustrated just let it go with a "okay, good job...we'll practice more another time."

Never use babytalk in conversation with your child. And when he says words incorrectly repeat the word back to him so he can hear what it is supposed to sound like. Enunciate the problem areas only slightly, then continue your conversation.

Good luck, and don't sweat the small stuff!

Answer 3

I am 15 and also had trouble speaking properly when I was younger. My mom put me in speech therapy at my elementary school and I now speak properly (well most of the time), I do still have a little trouble speaking properly, I have trouble pronouncing a word and stutter sometimes but I am working on it. It is best to put your son in speech therapy now, just see if they have it at your sons school. I hope this helped. =)

Answer 4

He could just be developing slowly... Here's the deal.. The same thing happened to my son, and when he started Kindergarten they assessed him and decided that he needed to see a speech therapist... They have them at every public school, and they do it during school.. Don't worry about it now.. Wait until he starts school.. Oh, and my son speaks wonderfully now.. It only took a couple of weeks with the Therapist!! Good luck to you

Answer 5

Have you taken him to an Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) doctor? A good friends daughter was having the same issue and found out from the doctor that her daughter had a lot of wax build up in her ears that was down in the ear canal. This was preventing her daughter from hearing words and speech correctly. After her ears were cleaned by the doctor it took a couple of months, but her speech straightened out.

Answer 6

First have your childs hearing checked, many speech problems are actually linked to hearing problems, the child is pronouncing things as they sound to him....

If your child does have a hearing problem he will need hearing aids in conjunction with speech therapy as listed below....

If no hearing problem is detected he will need only speech therapy as listed below..

Speech Therapy...

When I was 5 I had alot of trouble with R , S ,D and TH I saw a Speech Therapist twice a week learning simple exercises to teach me how to shape my mouth and tongue to properly pronounce the letter sounds.. I am now in my 30's and the only holdover of the speech problems is a tendancy to pronounce R's as it I were from Brooklyn when I am extremely angry, something that continues to give my family a giggle as a Brooklyn R with a southern twang sounds quite interesting...

Most schools have a speech therapist.... If your school does not speak with them they should be able to put you in contact with a therapist in your area who will work with both you and your child to solve the problem...

Answer 7

He should be in school, they have speech therapists there that can meet with him as often as he needs. My 5 year old goes once a week. Only because she says M&Ms wrong. She says MLUMNEMS. LOL! Which I think is cute - teachers though- think she should be able to say it by now! And she says ambulance......ambalance. Again, very cute. I figured she would just outgrow it. But her teachers want to be sure I guess.

Answer 8

If he's in school ask the school psychologist or speech pathologist to assess him (either by tests or observation) to see if his problem is developmental, speech related, or psychological. If you do find he has some sort of disability, be sure you learn how to advocate for him in the schools because not all schools will look out for his best interests.

Answer 9

Have you had his hearing tested? Is he tongue-tied? Does he have a lisp? It all depends on what is causing his speech impediment on what course of action you will want to take. Take him to a doctor and get his hearing checked first, if there is nothing wrong with his hearing, see if he's tongue-tied (when the muscle that holds your tongue to the bottom of your mouth extends too far).

Answer 10

try speech therapy. You can try sitting him down play with him with flashing cards so you would be able to know what sounds or letters he is not pronouncing right so you can focus on what he is having trouble with. Ask him more ? like (Would you like to have something to eat? instead of you want to eat?) its the same thing but your using more words so your practicing on using your words. and tell him to repeat after you so he could practice. Good luck.

Answer 11

Bring him to speech therapy, if his speech isn't corrected early on there is a high chance he will never speak properly. Hasn't his teachers noticed and reccommended therapy?