I find the same. We put him in daycare, they say he's learning. Hopefully he'll pick something up.Bruno82 said:
2.5 year old son, refuses to speak, potty train...
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Hey there, I'm not sure if my suggestion will be of use to you or not, but I think Joy Berry's I Love Potty Training iPhone app is a great tool to use when potty training. The app has an e-book, game, song, tracking chart, and diploma, which makes potty training lots of fun and not scary at all! I've had a positive experience with this app but I understand it is not an option for all parents.
Remember to keep positive with your son. Little rewards can work wonders, too. Buy dollar store toys, make sure he seems them, and then promise them for every successful time on the toilet.
Remember to keep positive with your son. Little rewards can work wonders, too. Buy dollar store toys, make sure he seems them, and then promise them for every successful time on the toilet.
<r><COLOR color="black"><s></s>Hi There,<e></e></FONT><e>[/COLOR]</e></COLOR><br/>
<COLOR color="black"><s></s> I didn't have the chance to read through all of the replies you have received, but from a few that I have read, I think that several did not take into consideration your bilingual child.<e></e></FONT><e>[/COLOR]</e></COLOR><br/>
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<COLOR color="black"><s></s> You are right about bilingual children taking a little bit more time using words, but if your son is 2 1/2, he should at least be using SOME words to communicate. Children at this age typically have between 50-250 words ( of course in my experience the average is probably closer to 100). If he doesn't have at least 10 words in either language, I would seriously consider a Speech and Language Evaluation.<e></e></FONT><e>[/COLOR]</e></COLOR><br/>
<SIZE size="3"><s><SIZE size="125"></s><FONT font="Calibri"><s></s> Without observing your child, I don’t think that anybody could give you accurate advice. I have seen many posts that argue against getting your child tested (on this website, not just this post), but standardized testing isn’t the only answer, Speech Pathologists are able to evaluate your child based on different criteria, not necessarily the “standards” of other children. There could be many things going on with your son from a slight delay to having motor difficulty with an articulator (tongues, lips, etc.) Again, with so many factors to consider..such as how the birth went, any prenatal or post natal difficulties, I think the best option if you think there could be a problem, is to take him to a specialist. A specialist is more equip to look at your son from a bilingual standpoint, watch his interactions with you or the clinician, and use their experience & education to tell you whether or not they think something could be wrong. <e></e></FONT><e></SIZE></e></SIZE><br/>
<FONT font="Calibri"><s></s>From my personal experience in clinical work like this, no words usually indicates the need for additional help, and “just a little behind” on talking can be a sign that maybe your son is just still trying to learn two languages and figure out which one is appropriate to use at what times.<e></SIZE></e></SIZE><e>[/FONT]</e></FONT><br/>
<FONT font="Calibri"><s></s>No comment on potty training, but all of the children I have been around usually started going by themselves between 2 ½ to 3 ½ . Hope that provides some consolation!<e></SIZE></e></SIZE><e>[/FONT]</e></FONT></r>
<COLOR color="black"><s></s> I didn't have the chance to read through all of the replies you have received, but from a few that I have read, I think that several did not take into consideration your bilingual child.<e></e></FONT><e>[/COLOR]</e></COLOR><br/>
<COLOR color="black"><s></s><e></e></COLOR><br/>
<COLOR color="black"><s></s> You are right about bilingual children taking a little bit more time using words, but if your son is 2 1/2, he should at least be using SOME words to communicate. Children at this age typically have between 50-250 words ( of course in my experience the average is probably closer to 100). If he doesn't have at least 10 words in either language, I would seriously consider a Speech and Language Evaluation.<e></e></FONT><e>[/COLOR]</e></COLOR><br/>
<SIZE size="3"><s><SIZE size="125"></s><FONT font="Calibri"><s></s> Without observing your child, I don’t think that anybody could give you accurate advice. I have seen many posts that argue against getting your child tested (on this website, not just this post), but standardized testing isn’t the only answer, Speech Pathologists are able to evaluate your child based on different criteria, not necessarily the “standards” of other children. There could be many things going on with your son from a slight delay to having motor difficulty with an articulator (tongues, lips, etc.) Again, with so many factors to consider..such as how the birth went, any prenatal or post natal difficulties, I think the best option if you think there could be a problem, is to take him to a specialist. A specialist is more equip to look at your son from a bilingual standpoint, watch his interactions with you or the clinician, and use their experience & education to tell you whether or not they think something could be wrong. <e></e></FONT><e></SIZE></e></SIZE><br/>
<FONT font="Calibri"><s></s>From my personal experience in clinical work like this, no words usually indicates the need for additional help, and “just a little behind” on talking can be a sign that maybe your son is just still trying to learn two languages and figure out which one is appropriate to use at what times.<e></SIZE></e></SIZE><e>[/FONT]</e></FONT><br/>
<FONT font="Calibri"><s></s>No comment on potty training, but all of the children I have been around usually started going by themselves between 2 ½ to 3 ½ . Hope that provides some consolation!<e></SIZE></e></SIZE><e>[/FONT]</e></FONT></r>
hope everything is going ok.
Has he showed any signs of trying the potty. If he doesnt , my suggestion is to keep him in diapers.
Has he showed any signs of trying the potty. If he doesnt , my suggestion is to keep him in diapers.
My initial thought when I read through this thread was, 'cut out the TV'. I don't really think it is all bad, but I do think that kids that age should be pretty limited on the TV time. They may be learning new words, but TV doesn't teach them anything about communication. Reading to your child is great, but unless you have been doing it their whole life, I wouldn't expect them to be able to sit still all the sudden and pay attention. DON'T give up though!! It will take practice! I think talking to them, interacting with them, helps a lot when it comes to speech development. Again, unless you've been doing this since birth, it will take some time. They tell you it's important to do with babies so they learn how to communicate. Of course, they don't talk when they are babies, but they coo and make other noises that you can respond to like the two of you are having a back and forth conversation. It lays the ground work for language development.
Potty training??? Well, I think he's just not ready yet. Don't force it. I put a little potty in my living room when my guy was little. That way, if he felt the need, it wasn't far away (they usually don't have much lead time when they are learning). We also had an open door policy on the bathroom. I didn't shut him out when I had to go. He never felt like going to the potty was something 'secret' or 'unique' to him. He saw us go all the time...so when it was time for him to use the big potty, it wasn't a surprise how things worked. I would also start with #1. A lot of kids are freaked out by doing a #2 on the potty and that can often take much longer to accomplish.
Potty training??? Well, I think he's just not ready yet. Don't force it. I put a little potty in my living room when my guy was little. That way, if he felt the need, it wasn't far away (they usually don't have much lead time when they are learning). We also had an open door policy on the bathroom. I didn't shut him out when I had to go. He never felt like going to the potty was something 'secret' or 'unique' to him. He saw us go all the time...so when it was time for him to use the big potty, it wasn't a surprise how things worked. I would also start with #1. A lot of kids are freaked out by doing a #2 on the potty and that can often take much longer to accomplish.
Hi,
I don't think you have to be worried about both issues. I have a daughter of 2 years old and she is babbling about everything she sees, but not since a few months! Also she is not going potty either, a bit scared to go too..
You should try seeing these issues apart from each other, your child obviously understands both of you when he is asked to do something, so the inner logic of your child seems ok.
I don't think you have to be worried about both issues. I have a daughter of 2 years old and she is babbling about everything she sees, but not since a few months! Also she is not going potty either, a bit scared to go too..
You should try seeing these issues apart from each other, your child obviously understands both of you when he is asked to do something, so the inner logic of your child seems ok.
If anyone would like help with teaching your child to speak, sometimes it starts with learning a few simple signs.
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Hi jsingh,
My son is same age as yours and is word to word showing the same characteristics.Have you seen much progress? What are you doing about it?It will be good to share our thoughts.We also have two languages at home.
Waiting for your reply.
My son is same age as yours and is word to word showing the same characteristics.Have you seen much progress? What are you doing about it?It will be good to share our thoughts.We also have two languages at home.
Waiting for your reply.
ArjanSalomons said:
Hang in there , your doing fine. Does your daughter still wear diapers ? or have u managed to crack potty training in certain time periods ?
We haven't seen much progress yet, our daughter is helping her dolls to the potty now, so the concept seems to be there.
try to establish that is there. If it doesnt work then maybe she isnt ready and needs to remain in diapers or pullups.
Hi there,
It feels good to read the comments...
My 31month daughter is barely saying 15 words. We speak 2 languages at home. I would say that one time out of 20 she will try to repeat the words we are trying to teach her. The other 19 times it looks like she gets really uncomfortable when we try to teach her something; she gets really mad if we try too much. Most of the time, she tries to divert our attention by making funny faces when we try to teach her something. She will point to object in a book when we ask her to do so and she understands basic commands (like to put things in the garbage, give it to dad, get the juice bottle etc).
She is very independent but she also likes to play with other children so I think autism is not the cause. Some times she looks like she has an attention deficit order but some other times she can be long period of time doing an activity e.g. trying to solve her puzzle. We tried to potty train her with no success. My wife is reading her almost 1 hour every day but when I look them it seems like my daughter does not pay attention at all.
We will have her hearing tested soon and we are on a waiting list for a speech pathologist.
It feels good to read the comments...
My 31month daughter is barely saying 15 words. We speak 2 languages at home. I would say that one time out of 20 she will try to repeat the words we are trying to teach her. The other 19 times it looks like she gets really uncomfortable when we try to teach her something; she gets really mad if we try too much. Most of the time, she tries to divert our attention by making funny faces when we try to teach her something. She will point to object in a book when we ask her to do so and she understands basic commands (like to put things in the garbage, give it to dad, get the juice bottle etc).
She is very independent but she also likes to play with other children so I think autism is not the cause. Some times she looks like she has an attention deficit order but some other times she can be long period of time doing an activity e.g. trying to solve her puzzle. We tried to potty train her with no success. My wife is reading her almost 1 hour every day but when I look them it seems like my daughter does not pay attention at all.
We will have her hearing tested soon and we are on a waiting list for a speech pathologist.
That is what I was gonna suggest. Make sure it is a full test and not just a screening. My son was seeing a speech therapist and was fooling everyone until he was almost 3 and we realized he was deaf with further testing. He even fooled an EI hearing screening test at 2yo.verykrysp said:
your child is 31 months which is about 2 1/2 years old and their vocabulary is limited to around 15 word, I would definitely suggest a speech therapist. Children can have delays at speech but at this age his vocabulary should have of a few hundred words.
Good luck,
Ajah
Good luck,
Ajah
I think that nothing is wrong with your child some children develop slower than some. Some children don't learn to potty train until they are three years are even older. One thing you can do is try to let him sit on the potty for sometime , especially if you notice the time that he normally goes. Most kids react to physical activity rather than speech, so maybe you can talk to him more while he plays video games. Instead of him handing the controller to you, you can insist that he says it. By refusing to take thee controller he would eventually say something. According to the Erikson's stages of development children try to explore the world by using motor skills and strive to be independent, so i think you need to encourage him more and try to work with him on a one on one basis.
As far as him not speaking it might be a good idea to take him to a doctor/pediatrician to screen for autism or other developmental problems.
The potty training-- every child is different but then again if the refusal to potty train is related or co-exists with the not speaking I suggest a visit to your family doc just rule underlying issues.
The potty training-- every child is different but then again if the refusal to potty train is related or co-exists with the not speaking I suggest a visit to your family doc just rule underlying issues.