In Baby’s first year of life, language appears. Through his gestures, postures, looks, mimicry, he engages in a pre-conversation.
From 18 months, the first words with meaning (mum, dad, drink) come out of his mouth.
And at 24 months, the bout’choux are expressed by meaningful sentences of 2, 3 or 4 words.
No need to dramatize too quickly if your pitchoun is not on time. ” When Thomas returned to the nursery school section, he hardly spoke and was difficult to understand. But over the past year he has made tremendous progress. According to the collective opinion, there may still be a “click” », Says Hélène, her mother
What if he had a hearing problem interfering with his development? To be sure, nothing beats a consultation with the ENT (otolaryngology).
In the absence of a perception disorder, it will be necessary to alert oneself if at two years old, Baby :
– seems to understand only familiar people
– needs us to support the word with gestures
– has unexplained tantrums
– has a significant pronunciation defect
– does not make sentences longer than two or three words
– has trouble learning new words
Between the ages of three and four, children are able to make relatively structured sentences. Consult your pediatrician if your toddler :
– continues to have unintelligible speech, understood only by relatives
– expresses himself in telegraphic style and answers most often with yes or no
– play in silence
– has an understanding out of step with his very poor expression
– look for his words, avoid speaking, do not ask questions