If the baby at home is very young, parents will be very happy to speak. On the contrary, if the baby at home is two or three years old and cannot speak well, parents will be anxious and will worry whether the baby has an intellectual problem. In fact, there are individual differences in the baby's language development stage. Each baby has its own development speed. As long as the baby is healthy, it is only a matter of time to speak early and late. The morning and evening of speaking have nothing to do with the baby's intelligence. If the baby speaks later than his peers, parents should not be too impatient, just guide it correctly.
There are many reasons why babies speak late. Let’s see what causes it.
If the baby speaks very late, it may be the physiological cause of the baby’s language development delay, mainly caused by genetic factors, and other physiological factors.
1. Baby's hearing loss: Because the baby cannot hear the sounds around him and does not have the physiological conditions to learn pronunciation, he cannot understand the meaning of a specific pronunciation and cannot use language to communicate. If parents find that their baby has abnormal hearing too late, it will have a serious impact on the baby's intelligence and emotions.
2. Baby’s intellectual retardation: If the baby is due to intellectual retardation, his language development will be much worse than that of his peers.
3. Baby's organ dysplasia: While confirming whether the baby's hearing is damaged, it is also necessary to further check whether the baby's language organs are normal to determine whether the baby needs to undergo special pronunciation and oral training.
In addition to physiological reasons, the baby's late speaking may also be related to the following psychology and environment.
1. The home environment is silent, parents don’t like to talk, and babies lack an external environment to learn and imitate language.
2. Parents have too high requirements for their babies. Once they find that their babies make mistakes, their parents will immediately correct their babies' pronunciations or urge their babies to correct them in time. This behavior of parents is easily counterproductive. This behavior is actually suppressing the baby's desire for expression. Just imagine, who likes to be preached every day? Babies have their own language logic, and inaccurate pronunciation is also a process they will inevitably go through at this stage. Pulling seedlings to grow is not a good thing.
3. Parents usually speak too fast, which is long and complicated, making it difficult for babies to imitate. On weekdays, we might as well slow down our speaking speed and try to say some short and easy-to-understand words. Give your baby a good language environment.
4. Parents like to arrange everything and take care of their babies in every detail. They often meet their needs before the baby sends out a verbal help signal. In this way, the baby does not need to convey their needs through language, and their motivation to speak will be suppressed, and the opening will become later and later.
If the baby speaks very late, what can parents do for the baby
Once the baby is found to have a delay in language development, parents should first take the baby to the relevant pediatrics for medical treatment as soon as possible, determine the reason for the baby's late speaking in time, then prescribe the right medicine, and actively adjust the baby's psychological and language environment, and strengthen training in a targeted manner. There are also investigations that if the baby's major exercise develops rapidly, the language development will generally be late. If the baby is reluctant to speak for a long time, parents can do this.
1. Create a good language environment for the baby
The baby will feel the language by himself and learn the language by relying on his own feelings. Parents' behavior, voice and expressions can help him understand the meaning. The more language interactions between parents and children, the stronger the baby's language learning ability will be. Infants learn language, it is also a process of language accumulation. Therefore, even if parents say a lot, the baby may not be able to respond in a timely manner in a short period of time. As long as parents don’t give up, they will win a language outbreak period for the baby. One day, you will find that babies who can’t say a few words on weekdays can suddenly babble and keep talking.
2. Use fun interaction to stimulate the baby's willingness to express language
In the game with the baby, you can teach the baby to sing children's songs while playing, or describe to the baby what is happening during the game. When the baby has needs, parents can delay satisfaction based on the baby's age, forcing the baby to learn to express his needs in language or physical description, and then parents can meet his requirements.
3. Encourage your baby to play with older children and
Playing with children can create a more imitative mentality. Generally, little babies will unconsciously learn like older children. When playing with older children, the baby's enthusiasm for learning language will be effectively motivated in the game, which plays an important role in promoting the language expression of young babies.
