Worried about speech

[SunShine07]

My boy just turn 18mth old, but still can't talk. He can only say words like 'cat, dog, duck, papa' which is still not very accurate in pronouncation. I am pretty worried.

Any mummy also face the same issue?

 

[Angelmum]

Some kids just slow, how about motivation? Get things he like to work on

Some kids suddenly can speak very well, just that they refused to open golden mouth, time not ripe yet.

 

[snowbear]

My boy just turn 18mth old, but still can't talk. He can only say words like 'cat, dog, duck, papa' which is still not very accurate in pronouncation. I am pretty worried.

Any mummy also face the same issue?

My niece is 25 months but most of what she says is still gibberish. My bro, sil and my mum claim that she can say a lot of words. But i can only make out a few so far. I guess you dun need to be too worried. Let the child take his own time to develop. When he's 2 and the situation doesn't pick up then you may wanna look for professional help.

 

[CanCanMum]

My boy just turn 18mth old, but still can't talk. He can only say words like 'cat, dog, duck, papa' which is still not very accurate in pronouncation. I am pretty worried.

Any mummy also face the same issue?

still young mah.....mine only opened his golden mouth at 30months worh.....

enjoy baby talk now lor....before they asked "Mummy why is the sky blue? Mummy Why do u need to close doors when bathing? Mummy why mummy why???"

 

[SunShine07]

still young mah.....mine only opened his golden mouth at 30months worh.....

enjoy baby talk now lor....before they asked "Mummy why is the sky blue? Mummy Why do u need to close doors when bathing? Mummy why mummy why???"

Oh really, your boy ask you such cute qn? So cute.... how i wish he can ask me now....:tlaugh:

No lah, just worried and check if he is normal that he is slow in his speech

 

[CanCanMum]

Oh really, your boy ask you such cute qn? So cute.... how i wish he can ask me now....:tlaugh:

No lah, just worried and check if he is normal that he is slow in his speech

same lor i was worried like u last time.....suddenly one fine day he juz spurted out a full sentence of 'human' language which i almost got a shock outta of life.....

but now hor i always hope he will be a baby again lor...lols...sometimes i tell him to pretend he is a baby coz i dink i miss babytimes liao...lols...(dun tell me go for no. 2 hor) :wetongue:

 

[SunShine07]

Some kids just slow, how about motivation? Get things he like to work on

Some kids suddenly can speak very well, just that they refused to open golden mouth, time not ripe yet.

Yah, i know, but becos my neice used to be like that, then we keep saying that she is normal, dont worry, then end up found out that she got slight autism problem....sigh, very poor thing leh, now she is 9 yrs old but just manage to go P1 only:embarrassed:

 

[CanCanMum]

Yah, i know, but becos my neice used to be like that, then we keep saying that she is normal, dont worry, then end up found out that she got slight autism problem....sigh, very poor thing leh, now she is 9 yrs old but just manage to go P1 only:embarrassed:

orrhs no wonder u worry~~

but autism can tell from young rite? Coz i heard their face expression oso different de~~~

yr sonnie looks cute and active will be fine de la dun worry....*pat pat*

 

[SunShine07]

same lor i was worried like u last time.....suddenly one fine day he juz spurted out a full sentence of 'human' language which i almost got a shock outta of life.....

but now hor i always hope he will be a baby again lor...lols...sometimes i tell him to pretend he is a baby coz i dink i miss babytimes liao...lols...(dun tell me go for no. 2 hor) :wetongue:

hahha:tlaugh: ya hor, i also sort of missed when he was younger, when he just below 4 mth old....not so tiring to take care also le...LOL

But wan to hear his lovely voice fast leh, wondering how it would be like when he start to talk, how his voice like

 

[SunShine07]

orrhs no wonder u worry~~

but autism can tell from young rite? Coz i heard their face expression oso different de~~~

yr sonnie looks cute and active will be fine de la dun worry....*pat pat*

hmmm, ya, so far everything is still normal, his motor skill not bad though....hope i am just worried too much

Thanks~:001_302:

 

[CanCanMum]

hahha:tlaugh: ya hor, i also sort of missed when he was younger, when he just below 4 mth old....not so tiring to take care also le...LOL

But wan to hear his lovely voice fast leh, wondering how it would be like when he start to talk, how his voice like

heee heee~~~

like those baby voice lor.....high pitched when screaming....low pitched - neber lols....but hor eberytime in crowded places got other kiddos called 'MUMMY" i will turn and look coz tot its my boy calling me

 

[SunShine07]

heee heee~~~

like those baby voice lor.....high pitched when screaming....low pitched - neber lols....but hor eberytime in crowded places got other kiddos called 'MUMMY" i will turn and look coz tot its my boy calling me

wow, then your neck tired or not turn so many times lol:tlaugh:

 

[CanCanMum]

LOLs
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not tired but juz tat i was still dreaming (tot someone else calling) until hor my boy calls me so many times i oso dunnno~~~lols~~ until he gotta pull my pants lols~~~

 

[SunShine07]

LOLs
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not tired but juz tat i was still dreaming (tot someone else calling) until hor my boy calls me so many times i oso dunnno~~~lols~~ until he gotta pull my pants lols~~~

wow~~ LOLS sotong mummy leh you:tlaugh::tlaugh::tlaugh:

 

[LoVeS]

I tink it is still quite ok for ur son to be like tis coz even my son who is turning 2yo soon aso dun speak very properly n only speak 1 word like "dog" "cat" etc etc instead of "don't want" or "i like"

Sum kids r faster while sum r slower but everyone will haf their gd n bad points~ :tlaugh:

 

[SunShine07]

I tink it is still quite ok for ur son to be like tis coz even my son who is turning 2yo soon aso dun speak very properly n only speak 1 word like "dog" "cat" etc etc instead of "don't want" or "i like"

Sum kids r faster while sum r slower but everyone will haf their gd n bad points~ :tlaugh:

ya, ok thanks~ just hope he can speak up rather than cry and cry which i dun know what he wants:tlaugh:

 

[katieh]

I do not agree with most of the posts. It is not OK... I am sorry to be so honest, but if 18 months old baby does not communicate at least in few words (should start to combine two words actually) it is a BIG warning bell. So not wait and expect him to 'outgrow' it. Sometimes it does happen that 'boys are slower', 'some children simply talk later', but... in many cases it is speech delay, often related to other underlying developmental issues (like mentioned here autism, that cannot be diagnosed before the age of three, but the speech delay can be detected earlier). The earlier your child will receive treatment the better. Do you really want to wait i.e., one year and observe if your kid will start to talk by himself? What if he is going to be 30 months old and still not talking? Within the year with a proper help from professional he may catch up and talk like his peers... Go to KHH, polyclinic, any speech and language centre and consult people who specialize in speech and language development.

 

[Lotus]

I do not agree with most of the posts. It is not OK... I am sorry to be so honest, but if 18 months old baby does not communicate at least in few words (should start to combine two words actually) it is a BIG warning bell. So not wait and expect him to 'outgrow' it. Sometimes it does happen that 'boys are slower', 'some children simply talk later', but... in many cases it is speech delay, often related to other underlying developmental issues (like mentioned here autism, that cannot be diagnosed before the age of three, but the speech delay can be detected earlier). The earlier your child will receive treatment the better. Do you really want to wait i.e., one year and observe if your kid will start to talk by himself? What if he is going to be 30 months old and still not talking? Within the year with a proper help from professional he may catch up and talk like his peers... Go to KHH, polyclinic, any speech and language centre and consult people who specialize in speech and language development.

Katieh,

My personal concern is that my son is only saying a few words, though has an understanding of all that we ask of him. I have sought advice on this from both his school teachers and paediatrician. All have commented that he is improving and understands requests, therefore having just turned 2, we should not be alarmed by the situation.

Obviously as a parent I am concerned. Given the qualifications of his teachers and paediatrician, and their personal knowledge of my son, I can not help but trust their opinion.

Thus may I ask what type of qualifications you have in child development? I do agree that early treatment of any delay is best. Your claims that "in many cases it is a speech delay, often related to other developmental issues", what is the basis of this claim? Are you able to provide me with research papers that support your claim? Like other parents who have responded, most anecdotal evidence I have come across supports the idea that they will grow out of it when they are ready.

I do not wish you to think that I am attacking you. But as a parent I wish to seek the best for my son. Therefore should you be able to enlighten me with factual data then I would be more than pleased to read and discuss these with his paediatrician or a specialist.

thanks

 

[VroomVroomBoys]

Thus may I ask what type of qualifications you have in child development? I do agree that early treatment of any delay is best. Your claims that "in many cases it is a speech delay, often related to other developmental issues", what is the basis of this claim? Are you able to provide me with research papers that support your claim? Like other parents who have responded, most anecdotal evidence I have come across supports the idea that they will grow out of it when they are ready.

I like your style ... & I dun think I could have put up a better post.
:wink: :wink:

My older boy is 25.5 months old now ... he was able to call "papa" & "jiejie" just before turning one ... he's been sprouting mono-syllables since he was 18 months old & he's just beginning to form 2-3 words sentences, sometimes still getting the sequence of the words wrong.
Personally, I think it's more important to pay attention to the child's logical deliberations ... sometimes, when we bring ourselves down to their level, we can see more.

For example, when in class with my older son today, I said: "Seamus, look at the Elmo on Joshua's BACK" ... my son looked at me blankly & said "No ...", swinging his open palms.
I said: "There it is, on Joshua's BACK ... go take a look" ... my son then walked over to Joshua, picked up Joshua's BAG which was next to Joshua & pointed to the bag, saying "No Elmo ..."

Just like you, I'm fully convinced that the kid understand all that we asked of him ... & more.
So, even when he's no oratorical genius yet, I have absolutely now worries ... like you rightfully are, too.

I've seen other children not speaking comprehensibly ... or even audibly, but as long as they are able to communicate their wishes, I dun see anything wrong.
However, it is of utmost importance to realise ... & appreciate that SPEECH is not the only form of communications.

In fact, some of this so-called "delays" are self-imposed ... through over-enthusiastic exposures of flash-cards or sign languages by parents to child, thereby making the child think that speech becomes unnecessary ...
:embarrassed: :embarrassed:

 

[katieh]

I am speech and language therapist.
You may want to visit for example this website (American Speech, Language and Hearing Association):
Late Blooming or Language Problem? This is an article for parents with basic information on language delays.
One to Two Years here are norms for the children aged as your son + some ideas how help, you may find them useful

If you will change your mind and would like to find speech therapist to work with your child (at least do the assessment) you may wish to visit website of our local professional association SHAS - Speech Language and Hearing Association Singapore

I voiced out, because I care - as a person who works with kids I see the huge difference when it comes to speech (and other means of communication) therapy with a two years old and i. e., five years old. The earlier the treatment starts the faster the results are seen, and I am very sorry, but many times parents bring their children to us too late