Why does not the child speak?
Very often moms and dads can not refrain fromIn order not to compare your child with other children. And if the coevals are already babbling, the caring parents can not but worry about the question why the child does not speak.
If the kid is from one year to two, do not rush to beatanxiety - not all children develop the same way, and it is quite possible that soon a baby will speak better than you. Another thing is if the baby is already three years old, and he is still silent, uttering only single words. Here already there are all bases not delaying to address to doctors. You will have to visit not only a speech therapist, but also a defectologist, a neurologist and even an ENT, to make sure that there are no problems with hearing.
The child does not say - what to do
If the child is okay with hearing, he willperfectly understands, but stubbornly refuses to talk, the reason for silence, most likely, will have to search together with a psychologist. If your kid is cranky, stubborn, and, moreover, spoiled by attention, he may refuse to speak precisely because you are trying hard to get it from him. In that case, no matter how hard you try, he will still remain stubbornly silent. Do not be angry, and even more so in no case do not punish the baby - you can only exacerbate the problem. A competent specialist will find the reason and tell you the correct tactics of behavior.
The kid does not speak well - this is a problem
It's another matter if it's not clear. The reasons why a child speaks poorly, there may be several.
- Very often that the baby is muffledconverses, the trauma or genetic disease is to blame. Not the least role is played in what atmosphere the child grows. If at home scandals of parents - an ordinary phenomenon, the child is given a minimum of attention and his education is involved insofar as, most likely, problems with speech will not keep you waiting.
- Another reason for slurred speech may beweak muscles of the lips and tongue. This problem can be solved by showing patience and perseverance. Prepare for the fact that you will have to perform exercises for muscles of the tongue and lips daily for quite a long time. A full set of exercises will be assigned to you by a speech therapist, and will show how to properly perform them.
- Perhaps you will be surprised, but often that the babybadly talking, parents themselves, and loving grandparents are to blame. Do you often lisp when referring to a child? You do this with tenderness and an overabundance of feelings, and the crumb perceives warped words as the norm of speech. And when he starts talking, he will use exactly the words he most often heard from you. If you do not want to create a problem with your own hands, try to speak correctly without distorting words, and correctly formulate sentences.
Now you know why children start talking late. Give enough attention to the development of your baby, and such problems will not affect you.
