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I HAVE A 3 YEAR OLD SON THAT HAS NOT EVEN BEGAN TO TALK. HE KNOWS THE USUAL WORDS,LIKE [MAMMA DADDY JUICE ]. THE DOCTOR ISN'T SAYING IT'S HIS HEARING. I'M AT A LOST. HE'S MY FIRST CHILD. HOW CAN I GET HIM TO TALK? I READ TO HIM I TRY TO GET HIM TO PRONOUNCE WORDS NOTHING.
It's wonderful for a child to have two languages. It's not your fault at all, however I think this helps me understand more. Children are very adaptable, I have seen children talk spanish and english in daycare. It will come - give it time. Also, I still strongly recomend a play group, children vocalize more through social peer pressure. Good luck
Ask for a hearing test. My son is four and had delayed speech. Well not as much delayed as just rubbish! He would use garbled language to ask for things. I understood him but no one else. He started pre school and that helped a little, well quite a lot, but his speech is still pretty poor if you dont know him. He has a hearing impairment. Even his audiologist needed me to translate for him. I would ask for a hearing test, if only to rule this out.
I have entered him into a day school. I myself it taking me a while to adjust. He is only going for 2 days a week I hope that is enough. Thanks for all the advice.
That is awesome news - keep us posted how he does. Change is harder for parents than it is for child. I see it all the time. Don't worry, he will be in capable hands.
The fact that more than one language is spoken around him should not delay his speech at all. In fact, this is the best time to introduce your child to more than one language. It is even recommended that if each parent speaks a different language fluently that one always speaks in one tongue, and the other parent should always speak in the second language. (Same as you do English in your home, and Spanish at the grand-parents home.) The only reason for the separation of the two is so the child won't become confused as to which words belong to what language. If you are worried, talk to your child's doctor, express your concern, ask what tests can be run, and if you feel he's been too quick to judge properly, or is dismissive of your concern, seek another professional opinion.
Try taking on ASL (American Sign Language) and teach him American Sign Language, that way he would still have the experience in language and as you teach him sign language, encourage him to speak, that way your understanding of each other would increase effectively.
Myself have used ASL while growing up and quite honestly, without it, life would have been hard! It really helps. It has a lot of benefits. Such as if you both are in a noisy place, you guys just simply sign to each other and problem solved instead of straining to hear each other.
well i enrolled my child in a daycare which only lasted 2 weeks. he screamed and cried and would not even walk in the class. i took him out, now he won't even go to a place that looks like school. don't know what to do.
My cousin did the same thing, and it got worse when his parents took him out and then tried again to bring him back. This time they brought him to a different daycare and kept at it, he wasn't happy with that at all but eventually he got used to the idea and used to the place. They brought him in when there wasn't any kids around at first and just spent some time there then eventually brought him when there were kids. I also recall them bringing him to playground parks with other kids from the daycare and he eventually grew familiar with them and adjusted more easily. My aunt also once told me, "Sometimes the kid just has to learn that not everything will be done in his way, its hard but it's for their own good down the road."
I HAVE A 3 YEAR OLD SON THAT HAS NOT EVEN BEGAN TO TALK. HE KNOWS THE USUAL WORDS,LIKE [MAMMA DADDY JUICE ]. THE DOCTOR ISN'T SAYING IT'S HIS HEARING. I'M AT A LOST. HE'S MY FIRST CHILD. HOW CAN I GET HIM TO TALK? I READ TO HIM I TRY TO GET HIM TO PRONOUNCE WORDS NOTHING.
My 3 year old did the same thing. It is not a hearing a problem it is a spoiling problem. he points and you get it for him. You know exactly what he wants and you never ask him to tell you what he wants.
I sent my son to a Christian school at the age of 4 and within 3 months he was talking telling us the numbers and letters he was taught. They said he was too smart for his age and very quiet and attentive. He is now 19 years old and a great kid a little lazy around the house ( the spoiling thing) but knows how to work, save money and he has spoken up to go after what he wants.
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