During delivery her mother experienced some difficulties, so, Nurses pulled the baby by head. She can hear properly the difficulties in saying the words for example 'uncle' she says 'ako'
I will appreciate to have information on this as I am aiming to bring her to school and I am afraid she can not do well.
2007-09-14 23:50:41 · 15 answers · asked by Boanaparte 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
I am a teacher and have worked with children who have suffered learning and speech difficulties as a result of a difficult birth.
In terms of a solution you should speak to the teachers at your daughter`s school and trust that she will be professionally evaluated so that any special needs she has can be met.
You should try not to worry and wait and see how she develops, all cases are different and your daughter is still very young. Trust in the school and develop a good realationship with her school. Working together school and home will make sure that your daughter reaches her full potential.
2007-09-15 00:05:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not to scaremonger, but thave you had her checked for autism? Or deafness? If she is still having trouble being potty trained, makes very little eye contact, does not get on with other children you will need to take her to a specialist to find out what's wrong.
I wouldn't blame the nurses, they know what they're doing and a lot of children are born with help like that. It's quite normal that if a mother is in difficulty, but a C-section isn't need the baby is pulled by the head to help it out. There are lots of special medical instruments to do this, it really is safe.
Professionally speaking, the problem may not be entirely the child's, it may be the way in which she was taught to talk. So called "baby-talk" actually holds back the learning process, and if parents don't correct children when they use baby words, it will become engrained in the child's mind. Sometimes parents need to exercise tough love.
There is of course a possible your daughter just has a speech inpediment, whihc really isn't such a big worry, but if she is experiencing difficulties in other areas such as object recognition, counting etc then she may have learning difficulties.
Whatever the reason, something isn't right here, and she will definitely need to see a specialist. It could be she needs something as simple as a little speech therapy, so don't be too anxious, all children are different.
But please understad this problem is not going to work itself out without time and possibly money (if you're on an American-style health system). Please take her to the doctors as soon as you can and get her assessed.
Good luck, and I hope she's fine.
2007-09-15 07:07:14 · answer #2 · answered by electriclove18 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You do recall that Einstein did not speak until he was four?
Leave the child alone for now. If the difficulty persists through age six look into speech therapy. Until then let her be a child and progress at her own rate. Quit pushing your expectations onto an innocent baby!
2007-09-15 07:28:08 · answer #3 · answered by Rebecca W 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Speak to your doctor/health visitor about having her checked out by a Speech Therapist. There are various reasons for delayed speech in children. Most can be overcome with intensive speech therapy sessions and following a specific work-plan for parents and child to do at home in between therapy sessions.
2007-09-15 07:03:05 · answer #4 · answered by cautious 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't really sound like you live in the United States (or maybe you've recently moved here?), but if you do and have a university near you, call their education department and ask about speech/language/hearing evaluations. You can also get this info from your doctor and health department. The university usually does it at a much reduced rate, though.
2007-09-15 09:33:38 · answer #5 · answered by anne_deezoff 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ask your GP to refer her to a speech therapist. My daughter went to one from the age of three and a half for six months as she could not pronounce g, k, t and r sounds. It works a treat and there isn't anything they haven't dealt with before - its nothing that happened at delivery that would have caused this so don't worry about that. Good luck x
2007-09-15 07:00:45 · answer #6 · answered by StephE 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Autism? Birth injury? gees - slow down everyone - how about just getting the child evaluated for a speech delay and annunciation problems. Many kids have these problems at this age.
I have a perfectly normal child who has annunciation problems - it's not autism, it's not a birth injury it's just a speech issue.
When you hear hoof beats think horses not zebras....start simple and then move on the complex.
2007-09-15 08:08:46 · answer #7 · answered by Susie D 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ask your GP or health visitor to refer her to a speech therapist as they are the experts.
In the meantime talk to her lots, repeat what she is saying in the correct way and with both these things she should get the idea eventually. It may take time.
Good luck.
2007-09-15 08:11:09 · answer #8 · answered by oliveris4 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would advise you bring her to a doctor and ask your doc would a speech therapist be recommended. My son is 4yrs old and has started primary so I imagine this might need addressing. I'm sure she will be fine the main thing is she can talk.
2007-09-15 06:59:37 · answer #9 · answered by lizziewindolene 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ask your doctor to refer you to a speech therapist. Your little girl should do fine at school and it might even help having all the other children to talk to.
2007-09-15 07:10:47 · answer #10 · answered by wizzbith 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋