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My 2 year old toddler not talking yet
I have a 2 year old son who does not say very many words but he understands them.
He can only say "Mama, dada, no, good-bye, pear and more." I read a lot of books to him and take him to playgroups.
Does having a flat head prevent his speech progress? He was not born with it, but he slept on his right side too much when he was just an infant.
He chatters a lot everyday but I cannot understand him. I try to repeat what I think he said but he keeps saying no.
I appreciate any answers.
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My daughter is 2 1/2 and she still has some baby babble. She's getting better with her words but her pronounciation still needs work. She really started repeating us and using her words when she was right at 2 or a little bit older. I'm not an expert or a doctor but we have just been giving it some time as they all develop at their own rate.
I'm not sure about the flat head affecting anything. I hope this helps.
I was worried too for awhile with her speech not developing as quick as the other kids in her daycare class but I have seen some progress as she gets older.
Hi! Although I don't have any personal experience with this in particular, I do have 5 year old who had trouble with speech and reading at first. My friend told me about this program called Rhythm to Read, which helps children learn the sounds of letters. She swears by it. Her son (now 4) learned from this at a day school in NJ. Here is the website:
http://www.rhythmtoread.com/
It says they are coming out with a home DVD soon, which I may buy. What do you think? Could this be helpful?
Have you spoken to your child's pediatrician? It's very true that all children develop differently, but there are so many programs to help kids whose speech may be a little slower to develop, so it might be worth just asking about. I know plenty of kids who only use a few words at this age and I'm sure it's very normal, but it can't hurt to ask a doctor.
Patti
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I taught communications handicapped children for many years and there are lots of reasons and no reasons why kids develop speech problems.
If he's not pronouncing words correctly, that could be an issue with his jaw, teeth or tongue. It also could be a processing issue inside the brain. I wouldn't stress about it - but I'd certainly speak to his doctor about it the next time he has an appointment.
Kids develop at different rates, could be he's just not there yet.