“Why is my child still silent, but at the acquaintances already how he speaks?” Perhaps you are asking this question about your baby. Recently, there are more and more “silent” people. So when is a child’s silence considered normal, and when is it time to start sounding the alarm?
All children have a different character, temperament, heredity, and the environment in which they grow up is different, therefore, they can speak at different times. In addition, there is an observation that boys in this matter lag behind girls by 4-5 months. However, there are averages.
В 7-10 months the child should at least babble, that is, say “yes-yes-yes”, “ba”, “ma”, “la”, “dya” and so on.
In year children pronounce about ten words on average. Here, not only full-fledged words are taken into account, but also such as, for example, “mea”, which means a cat. By the way, many parents reject “childish” words like “bibik”. Should not be doing that. In order for the child to want to speak, not to be afraid of difficult-to-pronounce words, they should be as light as possible, accessible to the articulatory apparatus. Let him start with them, so he will like to talk. Well, gradually move away from the “childish” words and start calling everything as it should be.
In two years the child must speak at least 50 words and be able to construct the simplest sentences from them, such as “mom, give”, “baba, na”, “give me a drink.” And this is the lower limit of the norm. Children usually speak better by the age of two. In addition, they already have a large passive vocabulary.
In 2,5 of the year children already speak at least 200 words. At this age, adjectives are added to nouns, verbs and pronouns. A child should know all relatives, pronounce names, know his name, imitate animals, try to ask the simplest questions.
Speech three year old child should already be understood by a stranger. The sentences are complex, there are many new words.
Let us remind you once again that all children are individual. If one reads poetry a year, and the second says only a couple of words, this is not a reason to record the taciturn kid as lagging behind. But if at 2,5 years old he still cannot pronounce more than 20 words, it is necessary to visit a doctor. Remember that the sooner problems are identified, the easier it is to fix them.
Do not forget that the child by itself will not speak for a long time, you need to deal with him. What contributes to the better development of the child, and what inhibits his speech?
- Children who read a lot start talking earlier. Moreover, a child needs to start reading books long before a year. But watching TV, on the contrary, slows down the development of speech.
- Communicate more with your child. Many parents believe that the baby does not understand anything, so it makes no sense to talk to him. It’s a delusion. First, by listening to parents, the child builds up a passive vocabulary. And secondly, looking at the faces of adults when they talk to him, the baby imitates facial expressions and articulation, and this is very important for the development of the speech apparatus.
- Overactive children may start talking later. These children are overwhelmed with emotions, and they simply do not have time to express everything in words. Overly quiet children can also suffer from speech delays. Quiet suits everything, and there is no need to call someone or ask for something.
- Babies whose parents understand without words start talking too late.… If the mother guesses all the child’s desires, he simply does not need to strain and talk about them.
- It is not worthwhile to fulfill all the child’s demands for his cry.… For example, he will scream, looking at a toy, and it is immediately carried. Why then say “give” or somehow name the object itself?
- Lag behind peers in talkativeness children with a shortened frenum under the tongue… If this gap becomes severe, the bridle should be trimmed. This is done by dental surgeons. By the way, if a speech therapist directs you to him, the procedure in a state clinic will be free.
There are many factors affecting speech delay. Among them are the late transition to solid food, and frequent illnesses, and underdevelopment of fine motor skills, and many other reasons. The main thing is to deal with the child, not to let everything take its course, and if necessary, be sure to contact a speech therapist.