My 2 year old says a little , but refuses to try to learn more words. I hear other kids his age and they are talking lot. What can I do to get him to talk more??
2007-01-29 01:50:35 · 8 answers · asked by Jamie T 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
To baby the same age, one live in a house with 7 people and the other with just his mom and dad......
The one that starting speaking first was the one that lives with plenty people...... they all talk to him, all the time.....and start talking from 1yr old
On the other hand it's just the mom and dad, when the mom is busy doing house work, he's be himself no one to talk with him.
You should as the lady said, read to him.....that helps....
Also, take him out explain thing to him, get him expose to new stuff..
2007-01-29 02:09:56 · answer #1 · answered by *Cutie* 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Talk him a lot, and don't give him the things he wants when he is pointing at them, make him at least try to say the words. Be patient with him, some kids concentrate on physical things before they do on verbal. My son walked at 10 months, and could not speak so that he could be understood. So I found out that the elementary school had a program for kids with problems and would let them go a half of a day to school to help them for free. I took him there and a speech therapist worked with him for about 6 months to a year. When he went in he was only pronouncing 2 of the letters of the alphabet correctly. He came out speaking wonderfully. He needed help I would not have been able to provide. He is a 19 years old now, and very intelligent, and sometimes I wish I could shut him up. Having a speech problem has nothing to do with IQ. Find a place get your child tested and see if he would qualify for a similar program or speech therapy.
2007-01-29 02:05:54 · answer #2 · answered by Kat 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your 2 year old is a learning machine. He may not be speaking but believe me he is absorbing vocabulary in a large volume.
You can encourage speaking by reading to him. Point out pictures, ask questions in a conversation tone. "Oh, look I wonder how Elmo felt when that happened. Maybe he was angry? " Don't directly ask "What do you think?" but ask it as though you're expecting him to have an opinion.
Not all 2 year olds are big talkers; maybe when he's 4 and reading, the other mothers will wonder why your son can read and their sons cannot.
2007-01-29 01:57:09 · answer #3 · answered by hawkthree 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This seems to be a question asked a lot by parents of boys. I know my Nik didnt start to talk until after two he said just a few words before that. Now he is starting to really talk a lot more. I think patience and clearly stating the word you want him to say are the two things you need to do. I started really emphasizing the words I wanted him to say and now he is starting to talk more.
2007-01-29 03:00:31 · answer #4 · answered by elaeblue 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Children learn in phases. If your child is not talking much he/she is probably working on a different skill such as running, climbing,or maybe biting. If there is a pacifier involved you might want to consider putting an end to that. Talk like an adult to your child; what I mean is don't talk baby talk....that can confuse them.
Taking a pacifier away can be tough. Be gentle but increase time away from pacifier longer until the child forgets about it...Good luck
2007-01-29 02:00:59 · answer #5 · answered by ♥Minnie Mouse♥ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just keep exposing him to language. Read to him and take him places where people will talk to him.
You also might consider having him evaluated by a specialist. To my knowledge, two-year-olds who are falling behind their peers verbally sometimes have hearing problems or developmental disorders, such as autism. I wouldn't worry too much, though. He's probably just thinking more on the inside than expressing things on the outside.
2007-01-29 01:59:32 · answer #6 · answered by Jenn 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
honestly i use DVD's my son sings and everything with Blues Clues he likes Diego cause it teaches him to interact with it i bought Blues Clues Blues Room Alphabet Power and my son is two he now knows his entire alphabet and also we started counting and he can count to ten well to 5 on his own and ten with someone. my son know copies what ever you ask him to or he trys atleast another show is Dora The Explorer they interact with it. I hope this helps you try it and just sit with your child and interact with the show too he will look up to you and interact too. Be a KID lol . good luck hope things work out better for you.
2007-01-29 02:02:17 · answer #7 · answered by dani_d86 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My youngest had this problem (but then he also had 2 older siblings who kept talking for him) until I demanded he ask for EVERYTHING he wanted and if he didn't say it clearly I would make him repeat it until he got it correct. Soon he was talking a mile a minute.
2007-01-29 03:45:11 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋