Speech for 2 1/2 Year Old

Time to start teaching her HOW to answer you. If you are near the university, see if they have a children's program you can make use of and let your child be part of it. Many of the college students who are trying to learn how to teach young children, or grad students studying speech pathology, do this.

I did not have your problem with my kids. I did have a child with severe speech difficulties, but he certainly knew his name. I would encourage you to address this now because it will really help your child. Speech therapy isn't just about how to make sounds. Its also about language development and that is very important.

Good luck,
Dawn

I think you just need to practice with her. If she REALLY doesn't know the answer, practice asking her the question and helping her answer it. If she just isn't answering, give her time. Practicing it will help.

They started doing first name, last name, address, and birthday at age 2 in my daughter's daycare. They just practiced it every day, and now my daughter will answer all of these questions. It did take a while, though.

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OMG, you are expecting something pretty abstract from her! Of course, you can teach her like a parrot, so that when you say "What's your name" she will say her name. Don't worry!!! Even the concepts of I versus YOU are confusing. At 2.5 yrs she is not even totally aware of herself as a separate being. Sounds like she is a fantastic and smart little girl.

You are expecting way too much of her at her age. Just enjoy her. She
sounds like a normal 2 1/2 year old.

lol sounds like my nephew who will be three in august... up unti about a month ago when you would say whats your name he would say "its me" lol so cute hes got it figured out now tho dont sweat it

Yeah, I don't think that's abnormal at all. It took me a while to teach my now 5-year-old daughter conversational language skills. I finally made it a daily practice session at bed time. "What is your name?" "How old are you?" and when people would ask in the store, I would make sure to not say anything and let her answer, even if it took her a minute. She'll get it.