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2 Year Old Starting to Stutter a Bit
It was mostly when a word started with a vowel sound, but sometimes ... will give her the time to think about her words before she stumbles all over them. ...
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- My son also started stuttering and he goes to speech therapy for it, though it has almost completely gone away. Here is what helped us: When I notice the stutter, ...
- Hi R., My son did that too - especially when he was thinking of a specific word he wanted to say. Also his brain was working faster than his mouth most of the time. ...
- This is absolutely normal! I have four kids, and I used to do daycare for the kids in my little town so I have quite a bit of experience with toddlers and pre-schooler...
16 Month Old Not Talking Yet...
My son was 2 1/2 before he started talking a lot and according to the doctors .... making sounds (like going through the vowel sounds and moving on to b, f, ...
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- My son is 20 months old now and I found that he started talking a lot more when we would ask him to say the words of the things we were pointing out to him. If you te...
- Have you tried Baby Sign Language? Research has shown that babies respond very well to visual language. You can find book at large bookstores and videos are also avai...
- I went through pretty much the same thing. It wasn't just my third child though. All of my children have been late talkers and early walkers. All of my sisters kids...
"Sugestions for Teaching"
At that point, his confidence should be restored to the point where you can say, "Okay, you learned the words which follow the short vowel sound rules. ...
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- He may need to be held back a year, because he has a "late" birthday. In the old days, August wasn't considered late, but now it is. He may always struggle if you pu...
- I feel so badly for you and the poor little guy! I can just imagine how desperately he must be trying to please you by guessing at the words! It just doesn't seem fa...
- One fun activity for my son, who is having the same challenge, is to tape the flashcards (just 5-6 at a time) to the wall. I then call out a word and he has to hit it...
16 Month Old Not Talking
My son really started talking a lot just before he turned 2. Helpful? ... Is he making vowel and consonent sounds? Boys tend to talk later than girls. ...
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- I don't think this sounds like a major problem. Is he making vowel and consonent sounds? Boys tend to talk later than girls. My 16 month old girl says mama, dada, n...
- My son was almost 2 & didnt talk. My Dr wasnt concerned & said it was because he was the only one & we met all his needs.
- This happened with us with our first daughter. She was 27 months old before she began to say anything more than a few words....now she's 6.5 years old and we can't ge...
How to tell if my child has a speech delay/ speech regression
I've worked with special needs kids and autistic kids before, other then speech my son is .... -Is not using a wide range of consonant and vowel sounds ...
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- Each child is different. My son was speaking his first words at 7 months... now he's 4 & we can get him to be quiet! :) On the other hand, I know a person with a ...
- Hi M.~ Not sure if this will be helpful to you or not but I guess all I can say is I wish someone would have shared this with me sooner that they did. My daughte...
- It does seem a little early to be worried, but I commend you for being proactive and thinking about it. I found this chart that tells what sort of "verbal" skills chil...
No "Babble" by 11 Mos?
... have been doing more than the high pitched vowel sounds she was doing. ... We stopped day time use of the pacifier just before 12 months (he still got ...
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- I agree on the paci - maybe just limit it during the day for now, and give it at nap(s) and bedtime. That might prompt more babbling from him. I disagree with worryi...
- I would recommend getting rid of the pacifier first and see if that has any impact. It's kind of hard to talk or babble when you've always got something shoved in the...
- I wouldn't worry too much yet but I would throw away the paci. Just like a child should be off the bottle by 1, he should be off the paci as well for lots of reasons i...
Baby Name Advice
I actually thought of the Jonas Brothers long before I thought of the bible story. .... strange for both of your kids' names to end in the same vowel sound. ...
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- I really like the name Jonah. Very nice selection! I don't think at all that it is a kids name. I know one person with the name, and he is an adult. He has never c...
- I too think Jonah is a great name. Biblical names are popular. I would go with Jonah as long as you don't change the spelling to something weird. Many families name...
- I think that the name Jonah is a lovely name for a new little boy, but - yes - everyone will think of Jonah and the whale. Is that a bad thing? If you are just unsur...
Any Tips on Getting a One Year Old to Let You Brush His Teeth?
The best thing is to get her to sing vowel sounds along with us which makes her open .... I worked in the dental field for 7 years before becoming a nurse. ...
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- oh i am going thru the same thing with my 2 yrs old. i am trying to just set a good sample of doing it every mrng and night. and asking her to show me her teeth so i...
- He let me brush them, at first and then it was a "NO GO", like this surge of independence. So... I got an idea to get him a manual brush to use while I brush MY teeth....
- My husband and I had to actually hold our daughter down to brush her teeth and after about a week of fighting us she gave up and let us do it. She is 2 1/2 and we have...
7 Month Old - GERD Question
She is now eating and sleeping much better than ever before. ... She makes lots of vowel sounds and some consonants, but no traditional repetitious ...
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- K., Our 19 month old son has GERD and asthma. We were told by his pulmonologist that the two go hand in hand. You should totally mention it to his pediatrician, how...
- I have never heard of children w/ GERD having a speech delay.My daughter is 3 and has had GERD since birth and has had corrective surgery and takes medications but it ...
- My (adopted) now two-y-o had gerd when he was an infant, as well as some wheezing which everyone discounted as maybe a little asthma. The wheezing turned out to be ear...
Baby Babbling
WHen he was supposed to be saying vowel sounds ( aahhh, eeehhh. .... so and still doesn't use that sound much. before, she did exactly the same noises you ...
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- I'm not sure what book's tels you your child should be talking at 7 months. There no concern for now. About 2 years of age if she still doesn't say a few words go to y...
- Hi Ann, I also live in the Nesconset area and have a 7 month old daughter along with a 2 year old daughter. I don't think you should be concerned quite yet. Like...
- My son didn't truly start babbling until 7 1/2 months. My doctor said at his 6 month appointment that it tends to develop as they get closer to 9 months. I wouldn't ...
