my 2.5 yr son speaks limited words how to increase his vocab. we stay in Noida. his twin sis speaks sentences?

Question

my daughter can recite poems and even songs to some extent but my son doesnt speaks except for a couple of words like papa, mummy, didi, pani, aao, bye, tata, hello. what should i do to make him speak more fluently

Answer 1

Girls start talking earlier than boys ... and they never shut up!!!

Answer 2

My 2.5 yo son just started speaking in two word phrases, so I understand where you are coming from. Some children just advance at different rates. My son is fine in every other area of development. He understands everything.

If this sounds like your child, I wouldn't worry overmuch.

As to how to increase his vocabulary...

If he likes books I would use picture books and try getting him to name the objects he sees. You can create books from pictures of family members and items around the house, too. That way the objects are familiar ones to him.

From past research I have done (so I could be remembering wrong), it is possible that he is letting his sister speak for him. So, make sure you do this just one on one, so he can't let her answer for him.

HTH!

Answer 3

people learn out of necessity. we as adults learn to work because we need to eat. when your son wants something do not let him have it until he says it or at least makes a good attempt at it.if a child has to say drink please to get a drink he will say it much sooner. if looking and pointing gets him the drink then there is no need to talk for a good while yet. I had a neighbor that thought their child had a speech problem and expected little from him. he used to come over a lot and I would not let him have anything unless he would at least try to say what he wanted. he could speak much better then his parents knew! after a while they sent him to therapy to learn to talk. he did so very fast and they where very impressed with the treatment. never knowing he could talk all along. he just did not need to talk at his home.

Answer 4

Let him know that he's just fine the way he prefers to communicate. Your support and affirmation are critical to helping him develop language and social skills.

My daughter didn't say much of anything until she was four--and then she spoke in complete sentences without hesitation! She just didn't feel the need to express herself much before that. She's still kinda quiet unless something catches her imagination, but has no trouble communicating. She's won prizes in writing and speaking, and graduated well from an Ivy League university before going on to med school.

It seems you're doing all the good things, and your daughter is simply giving you more feedback than your son. Much love and happiness to all of you.

Answer 5

First, get his hearing checked. If his hearing is fine, then spend a lot of time reading to him -- simple books that show a lot of objects that you can point to and name for him. Then, after he is familiar with the books, you ask him to point to the objects as you name them. Finally, ask him to name the pictures as you point to them.

I think it is common for one of a set of twins to talk before the other. I am a twin and I talked first.

Answer 6

Every child develops differently. Just encourage him out scolding him or making him feel bad for not talking as much as his sister. Just read to him and he'll catch on... as long as he's healthy he should be okay.

Answer 7

Don't make him feel bad about not talking, maybe he doesn't want to. Keep encouraging him though. Read to him. Sing songs. Talk to him and ask him questions about things. But, don't worry about it, children develop differently.

Answer 8

talk to him get him to answer you they repeat what you say he might just be taking his time he might suprise or have nothin to say