Esther-
this is lili. Zach and nate went to speech therapy for ove a year. i have lots of input in how to help Kian. call me and we can talk. or better yet lets do lunch.
My son is behind speaking-wise as well. We are doing ECI (for feeding problems) and so far, so good. We found out that my son loves the computer so we show him pictures on the computer and he has started identifying more.
We also sing a lot to him which seems to have helped some.
Good luck
If you type 'two year old still not talking' into google you will see 56 million searches for this phrase. That's got to tell you something. There's a lot of people worried out there. Too many!
Why so many searches? Because two years generally don't talk much at all.
My advice is if your son or daughter is three and not talking, then and ONLY then, consider going for hearing testing and speech therapy. If someone tells you different they're trying to make money off of you for something you don't need or they're winding you up based on flawed information. Remember there's business at work here so there's misinformation abound.
I am overwhelmed by all the great information, advise, and comfort I have received from everyone on this website. I truly appreicate it. I have emailed some of you back and over time intend to email more of you! (Just very hard working, working on my son’s help and getting ready for the new son that should be here in 3 weeks) Thank you again to everyone that took the time to post!! We’re having a hearing test in a week and starting some speech therapy this week!!