I know all kids talk at different stages and different times. My little cousin will be three in March and his speech is VERY limited. No one at all will acknowlege the fact that there might be a problem. The least you can do is get it checked. But I'm not going to say anything to his mother. She is extremely opinionated and I don't want her to get mad. My cousin says: "mom" "dad" "hi" "bye" and FEW other words. He is an only child so there is no older child who does all the talking for him. Just wondering if there was any advice. I'm kind of worried.
2007-01-22 07:07:35 · 8 answers · asked by jtsgirl2954 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
Some kids, especially boys, just take longer to start talking. If he goes to Headstart/Preschool, they might pick up on it there and have him work with a speech therapist.
2007-01-22 07:10:58 · answer #1 · answered by ojibwechik 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your cousin's speech is VERY delayed. It sounds like his expressive language is at the level of between 16 and 19 months. He really needs to be checked out for the cause of the delay. Sure, there are kids who "grow out of it", but that is not common.
Only children typically have speech and language that is better than other children of the same age, so that is a red flag, too.
My advice is to talk to your parent(s) about it, and have them deal with it.
This is not something to be ignored, as a child's self-esteem is at stake, as well as school readiness.
I agree he needs a hearing evaluation ( by an audiologist, as the screenings at a doctor's office aren't adequate), but he also needs to see a speech pathologist. Early intervention goes a long way.
2007-01-22 16:10:23 · answer #2 · answered by holey moley 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I blame the parents for not teaching or at least trying to. From what you say all he can say is that he isnt familiar with alot of words only words that are commonly said cause he hears that alot. Parents need to teach there children how to talk just like if they were in school.
2007-01-22 15:16:04 · answer #3 · answered by coldconfession13 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get his mom to have his hearing checked, my son didn't talk very much and i had his hearing checked and he had something wrong with his ears. The doctor put tubes in his ears so they would drain. He has had ear infections on and off his whole life.he had tubes in his ears twice now. at age 12 he talks real loud because he got use to not being able to hear very well he also went to speech therapy when he started school.
2007-01-22 15:29:16 · answer #4 · answered by saphire732003 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Many States have a "Birth to three" program (or something like it) to identify problems early on. Many of them can be helped with early intervention. I would definitely say something to the mom... even f she gets mad, it should at least get her thinking. good luck- the baby is lucky to have you looking out for him/her.
2007-01-22 15:12:45 · answer #5 · answered by mluikart 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
BOTH of my boys were the same way. THeir DR mentioned speech therapy to me and it helped some.
kids do learn at their own pace. if i were you i would pay attention to his other actions. One DR told me that if a child is focussing all of his energy on another area of devcelopment ( like fine and gross motor skills) that other areas may lack for a while, but they WILL catch up. Is he able to run fast without falling, jump around alot, climb, or maybe draw recognizable pictures? string beads? stuff like that?
2007-01-22 15:19:33 · answer #6 · answered by Tissa 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes he should be talking more. If there is nothing clinically worng then it is on the parents. Sometimes kids are left to fend for themselves unfortunatly.
2007-01-22 15:13:42 · answer #7 · answered by Shep 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know what you mean! I'm 420 months old and I still don't say much!
2007-01-22 15:15:19 · answer #8 · answered by T.M. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋