Do you believe? If the baby only knows to
mimic without response with the sound, may be that child learns to speak slowly.
The language development of each child is
different. However, parents need special attention when their baby does
not response to sound, or cannot say simple sounds, because maybe your baby
slowly knows how to speak.
Normal development in language and speech of children
Before 12 months of age: In this stage,
children begin to speak babbling sound - it is a sign of first stage of speech
development. Children about 9 months start to chain the different sounds to
create words like "mama", "dad "... even though they do not
understand the meaning of these words.
Children
about 9 months start to chain the different sounds to create words like
"mama", "dad "
Before 12 months of age, children are very
interested in sound, if you notice that your baby watch intently but do not
react with the sound, it is an expression of the deafness.
By 12 months of old, the baby is very
sensitive in communicating with people. He/she always responds when
communicating and understands you very well, especially if you speak slowly. In
addition, baby also speaks the sound mixed with the jargon that only he/she can
understand. His/her conversation is longer, and the baby can combine words that
he/she knows, the jargon, smile and body language.
At 14-15 months of age: baby can repeat the
words he/she heard, say a sentence of 6 words long. At 16 months of age, the
vocabulary of baby can increase a few new words each week. Up to 18 months,
some babies can sing a few short songs.
2-3 years old: in this stage, baby's
ability to speak develops the fastest. The vocabulary increases fast because
the baby can combine more than three words in a sentence. The language understanding
also develops.
When your child has the signs of delayed
speaking, please take time to talk to him/her, even in the stage of infant.
About
2-3 years old, the speaking ability of a child develops the most strongly.
The signs show that baby slowly knows how to talk
From 12 to 24 months of age: At 12 months,
baby still does not babble or has no response when you call or talk his/her
name. The baby does not use gestures, such as goodbye waving.
At 18 months, vocabulary of the baby is
less than 6 words. In this time, he/she prefers to use gestures than
pronunciation to communicate. In addition, the baby also has trouble in
imitating sounds.
More than 2 years old: baby only imitates
the speech or action that does not create word or phrase at the same time.
Just repeat a few words and cannot use
speaking language to communicate as normal development.
Cannot listen to simple controls
Having unusual speaking tone
The reason why children slowly know how to speak
Main cause of language disorder is the
baby has pathology in hearing system, so he/she has language disorder. May be
it dues to the problem of oral skills, leading to difficulty in the use of the
tongue, teeth and jaws to create sound.
Seeing the above expressions on baby,
parents should:
·
Taking time to talk to your baby, even when
he/she is infant. You can sing, talk or encourage your baby to imitate your
sounds or gestures.
·
Read books, especially read stories for baby when
he/she is 6 months old, you do not need to read the entire book. Choose the big
comic book with many colorful images that would attracts your baby to look at
the books. It helps your baby to be familiar with words. As your baby grows up,
you can encourage him/her to point out the pictures that he/she can remember
and try to name them. Your child can even remember gradually favorite novels,
although your baby does not literate.
·
Use everyday situations to encourage your baby
to develop speaking ability, such as let your baby calls names of
things, such as dishes, foods in the house. Ask simple questions and encourage
your baby to answer (even if your baby does not understand much). For example,
point at the ball and ask: what is this?
·
You can buy the book for children learning to
talk. This book has lots of pictures of animals, vehicles, household items,
etc. for children to get to know and to name it.
Taking
time to talk to your baby, even when he/she is infant. You can sing, talk or
encourage your baby to imitate your sounds or gestures.
Whatever age, the identification and prompt
treatment are the best ways for improving children’s slowly speaking. When you
see the expression on your children, combined with a number of methods to
stimulate them to develop language, you should take them to see a doctor or
visit the medical staff for advice and opinions.
