All About Delayed Speech

[satyagraha]

My son is in K2 this year. Like your girl, he is very reserved in class, though he talk non-stop (about what he wants to say, but never things about school) at home.


Since N1 till K1, whenever I ask him about school, he’ll conveniently tell me "I forgot." or "Don’t know.". In fact, he didn’t take initiative to interact with his classmates. Stayed close to teachers quietly (not even asking for attention from teachers, just wanna stay close), smile & played with classmates when approached. But SELDOM talk/gossip. So, for 2 years I knew very little about happenings in school… BUT I still ask him about school everyday.

Same thing… Show & Tell sessions very soft. In fact, there was once he wet himself in K1 because he didn’t dare tell his teacher he needed to go.

But I never thought of bringing him to a therapist. Mainly because, he is interacting well at home. I took it that he was shy, and he had selective memory.

Anyway… now that he turned 5 (Dec baby) and in K2, he is showing marked improvement! So… take heart. Don’t worry too much since she’s interacting at home. Give her some time before you switch to panic mode.

[e3nity]

DS used to response \"I duno\" \"I forget\" whenever i ask him about school. What i did was i try to ask more prompt him and help him explain. I made it a daily affair that when i pick him up from school we will talk about what happen in school. As time goes by without me asking he will say automatically. I guess thats because DS is a very talkative boy.


Your DD seems to be less confident when she is doing her presentation. Perhaps you can encourage her abit? Eg: DD you wonderful. Can you try to present this to mommy and daddy? Training her confidence level perhaps will be better than bringing her to the therapist.

Lastly, all kids develop differently.. Some can be fast and some can be slow. Perhaps your DD just need more time to get use to doing presentation. Don't forget some adults do have stage fright when they face a large audience. :celebrate:

[xueyan]

Hi all


I am very new here. My son is going 3 years old next month. Both DH and myself are very concerned about his speech. At this age, he is unable to speak in sentence. He can merely say words like "mummy, daddy, porpor, gonggong, chercher, gorgor, ah yee, teacher", some fruits like "apple, banana, grapes, pear", other things like "bag, comb, tree, car, boy, girl, duck"

He does try to speak double or triple syllabus like "strawberry, elephant" but the pronounciation wasn’t there.

At the same time, he also throws tantrums. I brought him to KK to review his development issues as I am really worried that he might be autistic.

The KK doc assured me that he is not autistic, just slow in speech as in his early years he is taken care by maid and mil who doesn’t speak much to him. We have an appointment in September in Ministry of Health to train us (parents) how to teach kids with speech problem.

He is now in full day child care since Jan this year. Although teacher said that he is picking up words now, I am still very worried that he will be lag behind and he lose confidence when he is with his peers where others could speak well and he could not.

I have been looking around for enrichment courses. I am not sure whether courses in "I can read", L central or Morris Allen as these courses seems to be meant for kids that can speak.

Can mummies here be kind enough to suggest what kind of enrichment course will benefit him? I am staying in Punggol. I am also quite careful with the type of course as it didn’t come cheap.

Thanks!

[jedamum]

shirley_low67:

The KK doc assured me that he is not autistic, just slow in speech as in his early years he is taken care by maid and mil who doesn't speak much to him. We have an appointment in September in Ministry of Health to train us (parents) how to teach kids with speech problem.

Did the KK doc call for a check up on hearing? Hearing can affect speech development.

shirley_low67:

He is now in full day child care since Jan this year. Although teacher said that he is picking up words now, I am still very worried that he will be lag behind and he lose confidence when he is with his peers where others could speak well and he could not.

My boy had speech delay (maybe still does when compared to his peers), but he is one very confident boy. Some one told me to give him more hugs and have confidence in him.

shirley_low67:

I have been looking around for enrichment courses. I am not sure whether courses in \"I can read\", L central or Morris Allen as these courses seems to be meant for kids that can speak.

Enrichment classes can only do so much and the class size will not be encouraging. Do encourage your kid to speak out more often.

shirley_low67:

Can mummies here be kind enough to suggest what kind of enrichment course will benefit him? I am staying in Punggol. I am also quite careful with the type of course as it didn't come cheap.

Thanks!

Let me dig out my inbox and forward to you (pm) regarding what my therapist had gone through with us.

[Castle House]

Hi


If the doc has checked and mentioned is speech delay.. then not to worry..

For 1st bb esp.. for some boys.. they are much slower..

My nephew started talking only when was 4yo. and also got my sis worried..

But now he is a smart boy.. sitting for his PSLE soon..

[UncleLim]

Castle House:

Hi


If the doc has checked and mentioned is speech delay.. then not to worry..

For 1st bb esp.. for some boys.. they are much slower..

My nephew started talking only when was 4yo. and also got my sis worried..

But now he is a smart boy.. sitting for his PSLE soon..

I agree.

No cause for concern. My eldest was slow too at that age.

[Chenonceau]

One mother was telling her grandmother that she was worried that her son had not yet grown any teeth at 1.5 years. Her toothless Grandma replied, \"There is nothing to worry about. In all my 85 years on earth, I have never attended a wedding where the bridegroom had no teeth. They'll grow by then.\" :rotflmao:


I reckon your kid will know how to talk by the time he gets married. Meanwhile, he probably throws tantrums because he can't get himself understood. The thing is, when a mom is very close to her child, she learns to understand him without words. This is difficult to do if the mom works long hours though...

[RRMummy]

shirley_low67:

He is now in full day child care since Jan this year. Although teacher said that he is picking up words now, I am still very worried that he will be lag behind and he lose confidence when he is with his peers where others could speak well and he could not!

Hi shirley,

My DD1 was also not very expressive before she entered childcare at . But the childcare setup and all the interactions she got in all those hours with peers and teachers gave her much more chance to pick up words as compared to the time she was at the nanny's. Same happened to my DD2 when she entered at an older age with limited talking coz taken care by the maid. Also became more yakatty-yak after being in CC.

All the sing-along helps a lot.. :boogie: Although they do pick up cheeky stuff too at times..

I tell you once they start, they really cannot stop.. sometimes really have to tell her to zip-it-up for 5 minutes for some peace

[RRMummy]

Chenonceau:

One mother was telling her grandmother that she was worried that her son had not yet grown any teeth at 1.5 years. Her toothless Grandma replied, \"There is nothing to worry about. In all my 85 years on earth, I have never attended a wedding where the bridegroom had no teeth. They'll grow by then.\" :rotflmao:

:rotflmao: this grandma super cute and wise!! :rotflmao:

fren, thanks for the laugh but :offtopic: la!

:offtopic: p.s since you like the coffee story, thought maybe you like this too... http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/content/two-wolves-inside-us-all

:celebrate:

[Chenonceau]

RRMummy:

Chenonceau:

One mother was telling her grandmother that she was worried that her son had not yet grown any teeth at 1.5 years. Her toothless Grandma replied, \"There is nothing to worry about. In all my 85 years on earth, I have never attended a wedding where the bridegroom had no teeth. They'll grow by then.\" :rotflmao:

:rotflmao: this grandma super cute and wise!! :rotflmao:

fren, thanks for the laugh but :offtopic: la!

:offtopic: p.s since you like the coffee story, thought maybe you like this too... http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/content/two-wolves-inside-us-all

:celebrate:

I love it! :love: