Good evening mamas!!
So my daughter has just been evaluated by speech for th 2nd time and this will be her 2nd time recieving services (she is 4 so therapy is at a rehab center not early intervention). My son had speech services and some other stuff from early intervention 3 years ago but now I am finding he speaks and pronounces words/sayings worse than my daughter. He is having a speech eval next week while will also be at the rehab center.
Now my question, I have some friends who's children have all needed speech in one family, now my 2 both seem to need it.. Is there a genetic thing that sticks out in siblings or do you think if one kids hears the other kid say things wrong long enough they too speak that way??
Just wondering.
thanks!!
I've seen it both ways with my friends kids.. 2 of my good friends: both their kids needed speech therapy, but then I have a few other friends that have 2 and only 1 child needed speech therapy.
I think so. All my SIL's kids needed it. I'm not sure if it was the way they were all raised (she used a lot of baby talk and they learned words from each other) or if it was just genetics or both.
I am one of 7 children. (4 full, 3 1/2 siblings) My younger brother had speech issues, and needed therapy for it. He is also dyslexic.
My younger sister had speech issues for a little while, but they self-corrected after she started school.
The other 5 of us never had any issues at all.
I think every kid is different. My kids never had anything like that, but my best friend has 4 kids. Her 2 older are girls and they were fine. Her 2 younger are boys and they are both in speech therapy
I am one of 5 girls. Only one of my sisters needed speech therapy. I think you may be right with the kids hearing their siblings and speaking the same way. My parents were working with my sister right away, so we knew that we dont say certain things like she does. I dont think it is a genetic thing. Sometimes it is not a big deal and they grow out of it. One if my four daughters had a lisp. She is almost 10 and it is gone. Forgive my rambling, it is very late and i am tired..lol!
I saw a speech therapist when I was younger, but my other 5 siblings did not. My twin step sons both had to have speech therapy. I don't think it is genetic or a learned behavior. I think some children just need a little help.
it can run both ways....wait & see...is my best recommendation.
I have 9 yr. old boy/girl twins and my son only needed speech. I have three brothers and I was the only one that needed speech. ( I only went to speech for one year during 1st grade. I couldn't pronounce my s words correctly.) My son's speech therapist has had to work on quite a few sounds with my son. (He still sees his speech therapist once a week for 30 minutes.)
Our neighbors have 9 yr. old fraternal twin boys and only one needs speech. Another neighbor has boy/girl 10 yr. old twins and they both needed speech for a couple of years and now only the boy continues with speech therapy. Their older brother had speech therapy too. So... I guess it can go both ways!
That's a great question- I've wondered that too. My oldest child needed a little speech therapy because he was having trouble with some sounds, like "r" and a couple others I don't recall any longer. My 2nd child talked early and never needed any speech therapy. My 3rd had a very difficult time with clarity and needed a couple of years of speech. My 4th is now 3.5 and is in speech for clarity also. I'm curious to see what responses you get. :)
both of mine had ear issues so they both needed speech so I am not sure
I had to have some speech therapy. My 3 younger brothers did not.
I adopted my daughter. Her oldest did not need speech therapy. Her youngest still needs speech therapy.
The need for speech therapy has several causes. I suppose one cause could be genetic. This would be a good question to ask the therapist.
