Jack doesn't talk. He is 21 months and the extent of his vocabulary is single words "mama", "dada", "emma", "anna", "zizzy", "train", "yes", "no", "yay", "bye-bye", "bath", etc. Majority of the time he makes a series of noises, grunts and sounds then points and one of the sisters (and admittedly me) quickly retrieves it for him. Or he'll grab ones hand and pull them to what he wants and does the same makes noises, grunts and sounds until you figure out what he wants! What's funny is my youngest brother Josh had this same "speech" problem, after my parents took him to his pediatrician they figure out the culprit, myself and my brother Matt! I'm realizing now that Jack is in the same situation. He can say a lot of words, but chooses not to use them unless we make him. He does know sign language, picked it up fairly quickly and before any of the girls did.
So today I've resolved to teach him more signs to communicate in hopes that me saying over and over the word with the sign language he'll pick it up! Right now he knows the basics. As a Mom I am super frustrated!!! By age 2 Anna was talking in complete sentences and was potty trained, but the girl didn't start walking until she was almost 16 months old, I guess I just figured Jack was on the same track since he didn't start walking until he was 13 months old! I am now seeing the differences in a boy and definitely in each child! I know the only way he will get better at "communicating" with us is for me (because I'm home with him all day) and the girls to make him talk! I'm not worried at all that this is a hearing or learning problem, he seems to pick up everything else very quickly :) it's a matter of wills :/
Any suggestions from Moms out there whose toddlers won't or don't talk? Any help on this matter would make this Mama happy to try!!!
2 comments:
you know.he is the only one of your kiddos that I haven't heard say "Warren" :0(
From a speech pathologist stand point (my undergrad): you hit it on the head-- No more talking for him. We he uses even just one word or sign, praise him and make the sentence. Even if it is a short phrase or sentence. So when he says or even signs "cup" you say, "Jack, you want your cup? Let's say "cup, please mommy." Hand it over and say again, "Cup please, mommy!" Do not give in to any grunts. But do give in to any words resembling an attempt and then correct. Tell him mommy doesn't understand grunts, use your words. "Do you want your cup?" This was totally Zachary and as soon as Sissy went off to school (she no longer could talk for him) and mommy wouldn't acknowledge any grunting...BOOM! 24 months and the language exploded!
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