Hi my daughter is 3 and she seems delay talker .Any suggetion?

Question

I want to sent her to speech therapy school,but my friend say,it wont work out.What do you suggest?

Answer 1

Your friend is hopelessly uninformed. Speech delay needs treatment to reduce the possibility of other learning problems once the child goes to school. It will also prevent behavior problems by reducing a child's frustration when trying to communicate.

Tell you friend to go jump in a lake, and get your child the help he/she needs. Please don't wait.

Answer 2

What everyone tells me is "talk to your child's pediatrician".  You and her doctor are her professional caretakers...your friends might be trying to be helpful, but to do nothing when you think something is wrong is neglectful.  Better to be safe now, than sorry later.

Answer 3

Set aside some time (about half an hour) each day to encourage her to repeat some tricky words and phrases after you such as 'rolling rhinosaurus', 'kicking kangaroo', 'mighty monkey'. Do it while she's having a bath or somewhere similar where she won't get too distracted. You can make it fun by doing a silly action or animal sound after each phrase. This will help her articulate her words properly and develop the necessary tone in the muscles in her mouth. If you're still concerned, you can have a one off appointment with a speech therapist and they can give you some other stratagies to try at home. Your local hospital, GP or childhood health nurse should be able to point you in the right direction. Good luck.

Answer 4

Most school districts test children of that age for speech issues- to catch the problem before elementary school. Call you local school district and ask what they do.

Answer 5

schools do have speech teachers for preschoolers and a regular speech therapist works wonders. My

son has autism causing his speech to be very delayed ( still is at 7) but because f the speech teachers they worked hard with him and know not only can he talk but he can use complete sentences.

Answer 6

try speech therapy. every child is different and it may work for her

Answer 7

My youngest son had to go to speech therapy when he was 4-5.  His kindergarten teacher could not understand him.  It worked wonders for him.  He only had to go about 18 months.  Each child is different.  You are your childs mother.  The only other person I would trust with that decision is my son's pediatrician.  I say you do what you feel is best.

Answer 8

talk to your child's pediatrician

Answer 9

Talk to your doctor about having a speech evaluation but unless she has a 40% delay she will not qualify for speech services until she starts school. Unless you are a trained speech and language pathologist there is not much you can do. All three of my boys had speech delays (they do think it can be hereditary) The last speech and language pathologist who worked with my youngest child, her son had a speech delay and both she and her husbands were speech and language pathologists.

Answer 10

I am a preschool teacher. I suggest you enroll your child in a Nursery class through a school district which normally meets 2 days a week for 2 hours a day. If you require more care try the child care in a school district that has preschool curricullum and child care. This tends to be slightly more expensive. The teacher will be abl to tell you if a speech delay is present and refer you to a speech center thru your school district which may be free. Try your county intermediate school district also.Your daughter will get social interaction with her peers and education to prepare her for Kindergarden. This is needed in todays world because it makes an easier transition for your child and does not leave her behind in her class. Whatever you choose check into the center. School districts do background checks and fingerprinting of employees every year or so. They are also licensed centers. Good luck. Have a great day.

Answer 11

therapy will work but first i would work with her , just the two of you.  say  a simple word to you and ask to to repeat the word, show patience, you might have to do it several times, make it fun like a game  start off with mom, daddy, her name, etc.. types of foods she likes.  you can also praise her when she says the word, keep with the same word for the day, and then move on to other words, get  4 or 5 words that she will repeat and slowly add more.

Answer 12

she should be talking by now...talk to her more often than usual, and buy some dvd of speech develpoment for children, but i would also suggest to seek for professional advice and guidance. good luck

Answer 13

My first son was precocious talker, but my other three leaned toward the quiet side at the age of three.

I worried like crazy for my second-born because I was comparing her to my precious firstborn. What I discovered was that she was a watcher by nature. She knew everything I said and when she did talk it was in complete sentences.

My third son was a doer by nature. He would rather move and explore rather than slow down enough to talk. He turned out just fine as well. He is still quiet, but that is just his nature.

My youngest didn't seem to talk much ... at first. Now we wish he wouldn't talk so much. LOL. He is always chattering now (age 6).

I think much of early talking or not talking is actually just personality. Even to this day I see it. My oldest son is an auditory learner and learns best by talking it out with someone. My second and third-born are visual and kinestheic learners. They communicate just fine. What they may not give in quantity they make up for in quality. My youngest could stand to have a bit less talking since he tends to now speak before thinking. LOL.