A 2.5-year-old child isn't talking

Does he understand everything? If you ask him to do something—show mom/grandma—will he do it?

My friend's daughter is 1 year and 10 months old—she also doesn't talk, and if you ask "where's grandma?" there's no reaction. If it were my child, I'd be worried.

My younger one babbled for a long time, and they diagnosed her with speech delay. At 2 years and 8 months, she suddenly had a breakthrough and started saying everything at once. You really don't need to worry until they're 3 years old. The main thing is that the child understands everything and responds appropriately.

You're being kind;) Though honestly, I was also reading by 3.5. Times were different, you know! Kids didn't sit in front of the TV all day, and moms weren't on the internet, so they started talking early and reading.

My neurologist said it's normal for a 4-year-old! But nevertheless, I would also panic, show the child to a specialist!

Ma-ma, my child said it for the first time at 7 months... and also calls out in stressful situations... by one year, she was already babbling something, by two we couldn't shut her up, she chattered terribly... BUT all children are different.

And by 10 you finished school and became a department head by 15? No? Found something to brag about!

Don't worry. It's definitely fine up to three.

Bilinguals take even longer.

All children are different. I know a boy who didn't speak until he was 3. At 3, he started uttering individual syllables. He began connecting words more or less by age 5. Until 12, he was a C student (it took him an hour and a half to memorize four lines of a poem), then he suddenly took off. He graduated from school with honors, got into university for architecture, and is now a deputy at a research institute. If a child understands but doesn't speak, there's no need to worry too much. It means other areas are developing, and you might not be noticing. Moreover, all children can be divided into three types. Children of the "acoustic" type start speaking and reading early. Perhaps your child is a visual learner. They will catch up in due time.

The first one started talking early, the second is quiet, he's almost two. Only three words—am, bang, ouch—and mom when he's really desperate. Yet he loves being read to, knows shapes, colors, points everyone out, and I'm not worried; some start earlier, some later, so what's the difference? Honestly, I even prefer quiet kids over those who chirp incomprehensible things.

The words "baby" and "situations" almost made me puke.

Sorry, nothing personal, honest)

My nephew didn't speak until he was four, but now you can't stop his babbling!

My 2.5-year-old was reciting "The little bull goes swaying" )) It was semi-understandable, of course. And my mom says a child under one year old should already be speaking.

A friend's child also didn't speak for a long time. Later, they had him examined and discovered he had minor hearing issues (he couldn't hear well). A minor surgery was performed, and when the child heard something clearly for the first time, he was very surprised. Well, that's because he started hearing clearly. After that, he began to talk. So it's rightly said to get checked. By the way, the child's mother started worrying early and visited many doctors until they found the cause.

It's normal up to 3 years (give or take)! If they understand everything and explain with gestures, and there are no hearing or neurological issues.

But you can enroll them in a speech-focused kindergarten.

So you read at 3.5, so what? Are you any different now from those who only learned to read in school? Or are those who started talking at one year old better off in adult life than those who started talking at three? Let's also brag that your teeth didn't come in at 6 months, but at 2))

Reading at 3.5 years old is a pointless activity.

:)) That's the whole point, actually... nothing personal, but I'm tired of expressing myself normally, it's boring...

Well, I wouldn't say that)) Mom's online, the child reads, beautiful))

You know, such people are very different in terms of mental development. If you don't notice it, that doesn't mean it's not there)))))

And you don't necessarily have to make a ton of money or become world-famous to show everyone how smart you are. But thank God, there's an opportunity to choose smart friends and acquaintances, there is a choice!! Thanks to the fact that some children read at 3, and some struggle at 12.

He has a strange reaction to questions—I ask him "where's mom," and he doesn't gesture or even try to look, same with other relatives... He's "in his own world," basically... When I visit them (the child isn't mine, I'm too young ^_^), he's always sitting on his parents' desk, in front of the computer, watching cartoons almost around the clock... If you try to take him off the desk—he'll ruin his eyes—he starts screaming and crying wildly, and immediately runs into his mom's arms... Could it be because of excessive "interaction" with the computer that he doesn't want to talk? Because as long as I've been visiting them, they don't want to engage with the child or encourage him to talk... He points at a toy, grunts, and they give it to him...

Author, mine is the same. He only started saying something more or less when he went to kindergarten, i.e., at 2 years and 7 months. I'm fussing, enrolling him in a speech therapy kindergarten, but the teacher at the kindergarten and the speech therapist at the clinic said not to worry, half the group in the kindergarten speaks just like him, and while it's certainly a delay, it's not critical for modern children. They said to wait until he's fully 3 years old. So, your acquaintance's boy, if he goes to kindergarten, will eventually start talking sooner or later, but if he's on home "education," then the parents are certainly not doing enough with him.

Yes, you are absolutely right. These children do differ in their level of intelligence, and thankfully, their circle of acquaintances and friends also consists of people with normal intelligence.

It's unfortunate that he doesn't say such simple words. This is a speech delay disorder. You need to work with the child. Not just take him to specialists, but develop fine motor skills—the results will come later, not immediately. Read to him and so on.

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They are no different at all.

Because reading at 3 is not normal, and not reading at 12 is also not normal.

Just like children who started walking at 9 months are no better than those who started at 1.2 years. This is not a guarantee of any future achievements. The same goes for reading. The same goes for speaking. There are those who babble from one year, and there are those who remain silent until 3 and then suddenly speak in sentences, sometimes better than those who spoke from one year.

Similarly with reading, I don't think I read and think worse than you, who learned to read at 3 years old, or that my intelligence is lower. After all, intelligence is an innate and hereditary thing.

What kind of neurologist is that??? Our neurologist prescribes brain-stimulating medication if a child has FEW WORDS at 1.5 years old. (Moscow region).

Speech therapist's opinion: The norm for one year is 12 words and sound imitations (mama, give, beep-beep, kitty, etc.). The norm for age 2.5 years is about 500 words, phrasal speech - in sentences. I advise: neurologist, dentist-orthodontist, ENT. If they don't find anything serious, then you can simply develop speech on your own. Talk a lot, explain, listen to the child, read fairy tales and poems, look at pictures, finger games, sand and water play, massage, songs. And also offer solid food more often. It's better to see a speech therapist no later than 3 years old. It will be easier and faster to correct. Good luck!

My daughter speaks very well like an older child and uses words such as organism, system, reboot—basically a normal vocabulary. She knows the letters, but we are just starting to learn syllables. Meanwhile, our friend barely speaks, so she is under a doctor's care and goes to a speech therapist three times a week for speech stimulation.

My son started saying "papa, mama" at 7 months old.

We apparently overjoyed or frightened him,

so he fell silent and only started speaking again after 1.5 years old.

horrible

what stimulants

children are different

I agree 4 is late

but at 1.5 you can't say anything yet

mine started after 1.5, then there was no stopping him

our doctor said that by kindergarten age, that is by three, a child should be able to say what they want and know how to play with other children (regarding vocabulary)

Author, many children under the age of 4 do not speak. However, if a child at that age hardly responds to anything and does not understand any requests (because usually, like dogs, they understand but cannot speak), then it is a cause for concern.

My mother-in-law is a speech therapist. Our little one is 2.8 years old, but we're just staying quiet. My mother-in-law says there's a trend these days with young children: they remember everything, sometimes even things we adults wouldn't suspect. And then it's like something clicks, and they start talking nonstop. Don't listen to anyone; times were different before—children were different. Now everything is different, just pay attention. For example, a child plays with a toy, puts it somewhere, gets distracted, and even after 3–4 hours, they remember where it is. Or, all the actions we perform, the child studies carefully and later reproduces them exactly, while adding something new of their own.

Yeah, well, my child learned the alphabet on their own at 4 years old. Although they started speaking at 3 years old and poorly at that. We took them to a speech therapist for 2 years.

Have they been diagnosed with a speech delay? If the child doesn't start speaking by age three, urgently go to a speech therapist—don't waste time. At three years old, there shouldn't be babbling words; the child should be speaking in sentences. Go for a consultation with a speech therapist.

My son is 2 years old. He only says "dada," "poop," "grandma," and "mama" when he feels like it. At 1 year and 9 months, we started taking him to daycare for a couple of hours. The teacher, who also taught me (with over 30 years of experience), calmly said, "He'll start talking by the New Year." That will be when he's 2 years and 7 months old. We'll have been going to daycare for half a year by then)))

A consultation with a speech therapist certainly won't hurt. Although, it's most likely just that you have a "late bloomer," what can you do?)

My son is now 2 years and 3 months old and also speaks very little, no matter how hard I try to get him to talk. His motor skills are very well developed—he builds with construction sets, does lacing activities, and we sort small objects together. His cleverness is fine too; if he wants something, he figures out how to get it. I blame it all on the fact that he's only with me all day. The grandmothers are all far away, and my husband works late, so he probably doesn't talk because there's no incentive—I understand him anyway. I should probably give him a shock therapy and stop understanding what he wants, but I'm afraid I'll break and won't be able to handle the tantrums. So, it seems I'll just have to wait until he goes to kindergarten.

My little one will also turn two this summer, and he only says mom and dad, nothing more. Boys are essentially quite lazy and start doing everything very late. He points to everything with gestures but refuses to repeat anything. I know of a case with relatives where a boy didn't talk at all until first grade. And now, you can't shut him up, but he's already grown. So don't worry too much, he will talk.

My goddaughter is 2 years and 3 months old. She can distinguish all colors, knows all the letters and numbers, and has memorized "The Clattering Fly," "Moidodyr," "Fedorino's Grief," and many different poems (she doesn’t speak perfectly clearly, of course, but it’s very understandable). Well, she didn’t learn it all by herself—her mother reads the poems to her 20 times so she memorizes them. When they go for walks, they count trees and cars, play "what letter does the word start with?" No one forces her or makes her sit down; everything is done in a playful way. My daughter is 3.5 years old and doesn’t know as much.

My daughter is studying to become a psychologist, and her child psychology professor also confirmed that a non-speaking child up to 4 years old is normal.

What nonsense is this? What norm are you talking about? If a child doesn't speak by the age of 4, that's a speech development delay. A specialist consultation is necessary.

Be sure to visit a neurologist and tell them about this situation, not a speech therapist, but specifically a neurologist. They will explain everything to you in detail. Children who speak poorly or don't speak at all, only making sounds, indicates that something in their brain isn't developing properly. They might recommend an ultrasound.

Girls, I'm sorry, but I really need to vent—I can't keep it inside anymore.
I'm 24 years old, with two kids: a 7-year-old boy and a 2-year-old girl.
The problem is with my older one—he has a speech delay. We only started to worry when he was 3, because doctors insisted it was normal if a child doesn't speak until that age. We began treatment when he was 3–4, seeing a local neurologist and working with a speech therapist, but progress was minimal. We decided to consult specialists in the regional center, who prescribed a bunch of tests and exams. All the results showed he was healthy, with no deviations or disorders detected. In the end, they prescribed a lot of medication. From ages 4 to 5, he attended a regular kindergarten and also had private sessions with a speech therapist, since he wasn't accepted into the speech therapy group (they only took kids from age 4, and he was just 3 years and 11 months, plus there were too many applicants). The medication helped, and improvements started to show. At 5, he was finally enrolled in the speech therapy group. Now he's 7 (we have one more year in this group, and he'll start school at 8), and overall, things have settled down.

But I've changed a lot. It was really tough emotionally. My mother-in-law blamed me for the child being born this way—apparently, it was all my fault. She said things like it was bad genetics and wondered how someone like me ended up in their family. She scared me by saying my child was mentally disabled and would end up in a school for underdeveloped kids. I admit, I even had thoughts of harming myself—it was that bad. And worst of all, my husband stayed silent. Somehow, I managed to pull through; my little boy gave me strength, and because of him, I didn't do anything irreversible.

Now, I have my 2-year-old daughter, and it's all repeating—she's also not speaking! We recently started seeing a neurologist. I'm so scared that history is repeating itself, and I'm really worried. Could it really be my fault that my children have such serious issues? When I was pregnant, I didn't drink or smoke, and I followed all the doctor's recommendations!

I'm terrified for my kids, and I'm scared for my own mental health. I often take sedatives, and I just don't know how to go through all this again.

Sorry if I chose the wrong topic to vent in, but writing this now has made me feel a little better.

Yeah, reading the words "Sityovin" and "Rebyonkin" I pictured a mom with a cigarette in the corner of her mouth...

[quote="Guest"]Girls, sorry, but I really need to vent, I can't keep it in anymore.

Yes, of course, you did everything right and are doing everything right, your husband needs to stop being such a loser and support you in everything, and your mother-in-law needs to be bled a little )

Your neurologist is the one who needs treatment. Preferably with electroshock therapy. On topic: my good acquaintance only started speaking at age 4, now she runs a large psychiatric clinic, her daughter also began speaking at the same age, now attends school and gets straight A's. Stop labeling children and applying norms and rules invented by who-knows-whom to them.

37. I have the same problem.