2 Year Old(28months) Question on Verbalization...

V.,

I agree that you should have her speech evaluated-- my 2 1/2 year old has a huge volcabulary and speaks in sentences-- although we have been told his speech skills are well above average. I did want to let you know that my little brother hardly spoke until I went to school. He was almost 3 when I started school and starting speaking more and more because I wasn't there to coddle him.

My other suggestion is to talk to her constantly. At the grocery store, say Look (name) should we get some peanut butter? Ok, let's put it in the grocery cart.
I started doing this when my son was an infant-- I got strange looks-- but he is talking up a storm today.

Good luck.

When you talk to her do you talk baby talk? because thats wat alot of mothers do but i wouldnt worry kids do things at there own pace talk to her like you talk to older people an try doin sounds wit her that normally will help to

HI,
I have a 3 1/2 year old boy and he still doesnt talk well. I have had him checked out for it since he was about 2 1/2. Most people say that they all just develop in their own time, but sometimes that isnt true. Check her ears, try to get her a hearing test. Sometimes fluid build up in their ears causes them to hear like they are under water so what comes out is kinda slurred and missing the first sounds. My son has never even had a ear infection and when they did his hearing test he failed the lower sounds. Call flints headstart. My son is in head start based on a speech disability, and is supposed to start speech therapy in january. Flint schools will diagnose her if there is a problem, or if she is just a little behind, oh and it is free! Hope all goes well for you. H.

If you are worried about your daughter's speech skills...get it evaluated by a certified speech pathologist. This can be done for FREE through early on of MI (the organization helps with birth through 3 year olds). Contact them by calling 1-800-earlyon. You could also get an evaluation through your local school - tell them you want an IEP (Individual Education Plan). If your daughter is behind in her speech development, you can get therapy for her for FREE. My son had NO speech at the age of 2 and now, at 3 1/2 years old (after 2 years of therapy) he speaks non stop. The therapy has made such a huge difference! Good luck.

I have not had this happen with my children but I do have a recommendation. Try saying what you are doing or what she is doing and when you know she wants something try three times to get her to say it. I started doing this with my children very early on.
Also, it is a possibility she may have a slight case of autism if she knows what she is doing but only saying what she wants to. My brother was diagnosed with autism at 2 yrs old. I would talk to your childs doctor and see what he/she says. Ask all the questions you want to know the answer to. Don't be afraid to ask them, it is your daughter you are talking about.
I am not a doctor but I have worked in a school with challenged children and sometimes these can be warning signs. I encourage you to talk to your doctor and keep talking to you rdaughter too. It may just be that she gets what she wants before she says it so she feels she doesn't need to talk. HTH

S.

Hi there. We went through the same thing with my daughter. By age 3 we actually had a notebook with letters from A-Z and under each letter were the sounds she made and what they meant. First I would get her ears checked, but if her hearing evaluation comes back normal, I would advise getting in touch with Oakland Family Services (even if they are not in your county, they can direct you to the right place) for an evaluation. (I can get you the number if you need it) My daughter is now 5, and is speech impaired. We waited to long to get help, (just last year)and as a result she is having a hard time making friends in school because most people still can not understand what she is saying. Her IQ is actually high for her age, it is just her speech. Of course, your child could just be a late bloomer! Just remember, its better to have it checked, then not! I hope everything works out for you! :)

One of the main reason kids have speech delays is because of hearing, I would talk with your ped and see if you can maybe get the hearing tested. Our son was not talking at all at a year, we then had his hearing tested, then ENT doc suggested tubes because of the fluid behind his ears and he now has started with quite a few words!
Good luck!
S.

I have the same problem with my daughter, except she is a little bit older, 3. I have had many people tell me not to worry about it, that some kids just wait a little longer before talking, sometimes until they're 5. But I have also been told to check her for autism. It seems your little girl is on track with everything, she just isnt ready to be verbal. If you are concerned, have her checked for autism so you can rule it out. But since she does have her own method of communication and does other things she should be doing, I think shes okay. What ive been doing with my daughter is not give in to her requests until she tells me what she wants (drink,eat,play,etc.) she doesnt speak them completly clearly, but i understand what shes saying, so it works. it definetly takes some patience, but if you follow through, it should work. Good Luck!

My daughter Chrystina is 21 months old and our children sound exactlly a like! She'll say thing's like papa, mommy,ma-ma,Mammy,ba-ba,mama I want bottle,! But like you said, she talks her own language! So i think your 2 year old's doing very well and I wouldn't worry about it! I would worry though, if she wasn't saying anything but baby language! BEcause a friend of mine's son was already 3 and still didn't say a word! So they took him to a ear specialitst and come to find out he couldnt hardly hear and needed tubes put into his ears!Ever since then he's been talking away!!

Please get her hearing checked, You have descilbed my niece, who unfortunaly they waited to long and she is deaf now.very beautiful 17 yr old today. They refuse to get the operation, they believe thats what god had planned.sorry, i feel they were to young of parents and fighting all the time about going out and being young, get your daughter the help she needs asap. thank you and good luck.I don't want to scare you or nothing but i have a nephew who speaks only certain words and he is 5 they are now checking for autism. very bright kids.

I would get her ears checked out first, even if just to rule it out. When you talk to her, make sure that you are asking questions that require an answer. Ex, " Do you want milk or water?" not " Do you want milk?", because then she can just answer "no" or an easier response. Hope that made sense :) My daughter is 30 months old tomorrow and talks alot, but also she is a second child and I think that matters alot too. Kids learn at different rates, but if you continue to think it's a problem,get her checked out because the earlier things are found, the better. Like you said, she'll probably just jump into speaking sentences in a few months.

My son was slow to speak, too. They always said it was fine, as long as he understood what was being said. He was such an active boy, that we assumed he had bigger fish to fry. We also had a hunch he would go from baby talk to full sentances in nothing flat(he did all the same things your daughter did too, except refused to say mommy or mama). We were right, too. He just started chattering on in full sentances overnight. Since then, I've noticed this is just how his personality works. He does not like to do something until he's positive he can do it right. When he started school, they tested the children on shapes. He got all of them, except octagon. I could not even get him to repeat the word, so he could learn it. The next morning when I was dressing him, he held up the paper, and said "I'm ready to do this now." I said, "okay, what's that shape called?" "Oct-gon." He just likes to be successful in everything he does, and I suspect your daughter might be the same way.:)

My son was the same way. He had problems with his ears and we didn't even realize it. Perhaps you should take her to a ENT (ear, nose, throat specialist) just to check it out. A regular Doctor may not be able to diagnose this problem. ENT's have special equipment that bounce sound off the eardrum. My son had very thick wax,almost like rubber cement the Dr said in his ears (behind the eardrum). This realy limits a child's hearing and the Doctor said that this is why he was not speaking. She put tubes in his ears and like a miracle he blossomed. Take care of it at an early age and everything will turn out fine. My son is now an all A student and luckily we caught his problem early enough he didn't have problems in school with his speech.