Our Two Years Old Son not talking yet........?

Question

We are parent of a two years old son, who has not started talking yet. We know, he does not have any vision or hearing problem, as we know that and also done testing and all OK on this. We consult a child neurologist and also done MRI testing, nothing unusual comes out. He does not listen to us and barble a lot through out the day. We know he does not have any IQ problem, as he does all that he sees. Other developments are fine, we are worried a lot what to do to make him talk. Any advise will be wholeheartedly appreciated.

Answer 1

i have the same problem with my daughter.some people look down on me, like i'm a bad parent or something, and i have even had people tell me its my fault that my daughter isnt talking. well, i've learned that ALL babies develop at a different rate, and the milestone charts are just a guideline. it many times can make us parents feel like our child has to measure up to these guidelines, but if your child isnt doing what they should be doing according to milestone charts, dont get discouraged. focus on what your son is best at, and what his best qualities are. every child is different, give your son some time, dont rush him into talking, he'll talk when he's ready. as far as wanting to teach him new words, and wanting to help him expand his vocabulary, use things that spark his interest, like a favorite book, a favorite game, all the things he loves. take his favorite toy, and sit with him while he plays with it, and talk to him about the colors, the sounds, what the toy does. go into detail, he'll love hearing about what you have to say about his favorite toy or game, and eventually he'll chime in on the converstaion. my daughters favorite phrase now, is, "oh my gosh!" because i found a website that has games suited just for toddlers, and every time one of the characters would pop up on the screen, i would say "oh my gosh!" and now she says it all the time, when she's playing with her favorite toys, or watching her favorite video. i even started saying all the lines with the characters in her favorite video, and now she says the words every day. but definatley, give your son some time, he'll talk when he's ready. good luck, happy holidays!

Answer 2

Children develop at different rates. He may not be ready to talk yet. I really had to work with my daughter at about that age.My sister was doing everything for her every time she grunted or pointed or cried. I took 2 hours a day with her and made her work for what she wanted. It was hard I'm not going to lie, I know it's a parents nature to want to stop your child from crying. The work has really paid off though at almost 5 years old my daughter's a chatter box. I used those A, B, C books and every time she wanted something I would say it a few times and ask her to say it. Every time she would make a good effort I would make a huge deal about it so that she would feel proud of her self. I hope this helps you or gives you some ideas. Good luck

Answer 3

At two my son was not talking either and I had concerns about it because my daughter was talking at two. In Mississippi we have first steps and I have added the website. They wanted to start him in Speech Therapy since he was behind in his speech for his age. He was supposed to start August 29th, 2005 but we got hit by Hurricane Katrina and he finally was able to start in August when the school year started since he was 3 and the state pays for it. He is now saying complete sentences after 4 months of being in the program. It might be something you look into in the state that you are in. Good Luck and I know how you are feeling.

Answer 4

Does he at least try? Do you baby talk or regular talk. My middle son only talked when he wants something, he still does and he's 6yrs old. Yet he is very intelligent in school, tops in his class math and reading. My other two never shut up they even baby talked non stop. If he's making sounds and motions he's ok. That is his way of communicating, and if you ever figure out how to get your kids to listen to you when they don't feel like it let me know. Mine are 12, 6, and 2. I still haven't figured that one out. Happy Holidays,.

Answer 5

my 3 1/2 year old son started talking at age 2 1/2 but in single words he only started toform sentences just now.Usually boys are late talkers,but as soon as he started talking I was the one who asked to stop for few minutes of peace and quiet.

Answer 6

My son is the same way it is refered to as speech development delay it can be due to many things including lack of cheast muscle that vocal cords lay under. If yo live in the US call around to local school district and ask for the # to early intervention program, they evaluate for free see child weekly for parnet child speech theropy for free, regardless of income. I Live in MI, if you do add details & I can give you the phone #s

Answer 7

My aunt and a friend of the family both have this problem...all it might be is that he is tongue tied...meaning that the flap under the tongue really restricts him from moving his tongue like you and i do to say many different words...in order to fix this issue with their children..my aunt and the family friend took their kids to what we call SEDOL testing..when a speech therapist talks to them and sees what is wrong with them...and after that meeting/evaluation..they had meetings once a week with a speech therapist..and now they are both talking..and talking more than we want them to and we can't get them to be quiet unless they are sleeping!!

Answer 8

both my boys were tongue tied ,skin sticking there tongue down,however even after having this fixed it still took awhile for them to talk,they were both tested and no problems were found,although there speech was affected somewhat after speech therapy they were just fine,sometimes kids don't talk because we "talk"for them such asknowing what they want when they point to something so we just give it to them not thinking to "ask"them what they want.try showing him different toys etc. and say what it is and try to get him to repeat it,don't worry too much about him he will talk when hes ready and don't worry what everyone else says kids do different things at different ages but they all catch up eventually
GOODLUCK!

Answer 9

Don't be overly concerned about it - if no problems have been identified, just give him time. By the time they're 5, they're all talking.

When I told my friend that I couldn't wait until my son was walking and talking, he told me that he had felt the same way about his daughter, but now all he ever says is 'Sit down and shut up'. :)

Answer 10

My friend's son was the same. I used to talk to him and I told him, "I know you understand everything we are saying and you are just waiting to speak perfectly, but no one does." He started talking the next day! He made up his own language, too, as well as speaking in complete sentences. Just keep communicating with your son and he will talk in his own time.