recently received a private message from a fan mother asking: my baby is 2 years old and there is no sign of speaking yet, will only send some simple syllables of . She was very anxious and wanted to take the child to see the doctor. However, the elders feel that they are making a fuss. They think that is "a man who speaks late" and that children will speak sooner or later. They also cited many examples of adults around them who only spoke at the age of three or four. So, this mother herself is full of doubts? Can children really speak suddenly?
children "spoken late" and so on?
For most children, even without special guidance, they can learn "language nutrition" from parents and other caregivers to gradually develop the ability to speak. As shown in the chart below, most children can utter simple vowels before they are 1 year old, and they will speak for the first time between the ages of 1 and 2.
is precisely because many moms and dads find that "I didn't do anything, but the child still speaks." This process seems amazing and natural. That's why so many people think that even if a child is 2 years old and does not speak, he can start talking by himself in a while. But this idea is really wrong.
Baby speaking is the result of the comprehensive development of all aspects of , including the development of hearing, original reflection integration ability, the development of athletic ability and so on. If something goes wrong in any aspect, it may be manifested as the child's delay in speaking. To put it simply: a baby has not reached the milestone of language development is a signal, needs parents to pay attention to it, find reasons to provide help for their children.
What causes children to speak late at ? There is a friend of
who is just like me, but her baby speaks very late. Qiang Bao has been able to clearly name various animals at the age of one and a half years and can express his needs. And her baby did not speak at the age of 2 and a half. Many people suggested to her that you should talk to your child more. But if you have seen their mother and daughter get along, you will find that she talks a lot to her daughter. If children do not speak, many people think that there is a problem with the parenting environment, but we have also said above that unless children are isolated from the normal environment, they will learn the language by themselves. So what is the real reason for children's "spoken language"?
On the one hand, eliminate the child's "hardware" problems.
Some children speak late, which may be due to some hard-core problems, such as hearing problems. They can’t hear or hear adults, so naturally they can’t absorb nutrition. Another example is the pronunciation problem, the vocal organ has a problem, but can’t understand it. Or it may be the cause of autism.
On the other hand, consider the "software" aspect.
Although most of the children who are reluctant to speak will indeed begin to speak one day, it is still unknown whether they can reach normal standards. This is because language development is deeply related to the specific cerebral cortex area.
psychologists believe that part of the sensory motor cortex in the brain is connected with the hand, and the hand also shapes our cognitive and emotional development. Therefore, fine movement is actually synchronized with language development.
To give a simple example, a baby wants to speak, not only to be able to hear, but also to speak. We know that speaking and vocalization is achieved by the brain controlling the muscles to make the vocal cords vibrate, and adding a series of movements of the tongue and mouth system. But if the connection between the brain and the vocal organs is not smooth, then even if the child is very clear in his heart, he still cannot speak. It just so happens that this ability of the brain has a lot to do with fine motor.
exercises fine motor skills to promote language development
Let’s suppose that the child who privately wrote to my fan’s mother suddenly starts talking. The family will be very pleasantly surprised and will no longer be troubled by the child’s speaking problem. I even say to other friends: "It's okay, the child will speak by himself, isn't it the same with my family?" However, is trueThe problem may not be solved yet. If the problem really lies in the integration ability of the cerebral cortex, even if you speak, you may still face problems such as slow vocabulary learning and unclear pronunciation. So how can we help him?
1, exercise fine motor skills
For children who are too late to speak, and whose fine motor development is not very good, parents should pay special attention to fine motor training. This is not to say that you have to let your baby pick up beans in a serious manner. You can help the child exercise in games, or let him fasten buttons, grasp relatively small objects, take the child to do hand-painting, etc. in daily life.
2, Give positive feedback to the child's expression
This is very important. The friend's daughter only started to speak at the age of three, and the expression was not very clear, but the language teacher told him that no matter what the child said, we must be quick and Positive response. Don't "correct" or "imitate" immediately because she is not clear about it. Doing so will dampen children's self-confidence and make them less willing to speak.
3, "Comment" when the child is playing
Another good way is to explain when the child is playing with the parents. For example, the child is playing with a set of blocks. Parents can say to the side: "The baby is playing with blocks. This is a red block." When she puts the red block and the blue block together, mom and dad can say "This red block and the blue block are on top of each other." Together. "This can effectively establish the connection between language and movement and help children strengthen the connection between the cerebral cortex and cognition and movement.
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