Hi


She's been attending full day childcare since N1 and also the Speech & Drama classes offered at her childcare. So I guess 2 years is a long stretch for her to settle down.

I don't have much problems with her apart from her NOT speaking when there is a need to do so. Expectations wise - I never expect her to be the \"School-Debator\"

So am I getting paranoid for nothing ?
So is the issue more of her shy character rather than a communication disorder?

Thanks
Babymuji

Hi,


My girl is currently in K1 and she can interact well with family. She understands us perfectly and have no problems with learning.

However, when we start asking simple explicit questions like \"How's school today?\"; \"What did you have lunch today?\"... Her typical reply is \"I don't know\" or just chooses to keep quiet.

Her pre-school teachers have also given feedback that she is very very quiet and does not express herself when there is a need for her to do so.
E.g. during her \"Show and Tell\" sessions, she either needs to be prompted or \"firmly told\" by her teacher to do her presentation. And although she reluctantly goes up to do her presentation, she speaks so softly that no one can really hear her. It's like she's so shy for her friends to hear what she has to say. However during her play with classmates, she can interact with them very comfortably.

I am thinking of bringing her to see a therapist, but not sure if a speech therapist is the right person to go to since she seems to have more of a communication disorder rather than speech/language disorder. So is there a more suitable therapist that I should bring her to ?

The other possibility is to send her to Speech and Drama classes. However, I'm not sure if this will \"backfire\" as it seems like I'm forcing her to do something that she may not be mentally ready to do so.

Does any Daddy/Mummy out there have any solutions/recommendations on this ?

Thanks,
Babymuji