delayed talker?..

[joyce09]

sis how old is your son? son ko rin super hyperactive pero yon nga tumitigil din sa kalikutan pag na attract naman ng attention niya ang toys niya like building blocks... at di parin nagsasalita turning 21mos na siya. pero he knows everybody in the house at natatawag naman niya kami lahat limited words parin ang alam at pagpina repeat after me mo siya sumusunod din yon ngalang di clear at ang ibang words ang lalayo hehe. like spongebob sa kanya papa hehe

[babymom20]

^she's 3 days short to 19months old yesterday. nakakapagsalita na rin siya ng mommy,daddy, tita, yaya, eyes, etc. around 20 clear words na rin nasasabi nya pero hindi nya pa maidentify [textspeak!]-ano yun. eyes and jesi (jesus) lang ang naiidentify nya. turo nya pics ni papa jesus then sasabi ng "jesi". pero ako hindi ko pa sure kung identify nya na akong mommy. parang hindi pa. bihira rin kasi syang tumawag sakin. i dont know kung maybe wala lang syang opportunity to call me kasi madalas naman akong nasa tabi nya pag magkasama kami. minsan pag hawak sya ng yaya at nakita ako, may time na tumatawag sya ng mommy while inaabot kamay nya sakin. pero di nya kasi lagi ginagawa yun kaya di ko pa sure kung alam na nya o tsamba lang.

hyperactive naman, comparing kasi sa ibang kaedad nya sa neighbors, sya lang pinaka malikot. panay takbo at nakikipaglaro na sa iba. sa loob ng bahay, paikot-ikot rin sya. while ibang bata sa neighborhood, nakatingin lang sa kanya while nagtatatakbo sya. hindi sya makarga ng matagalan,gusto nya laging nasa baba at gumagalaw. e yung ibang bata, pag kinarga e wala lang, patingin-tingin lang sa nasa paligid. though sabi nga ng pedia mas ok nga raw yun na active. but i opt na magpasked nga para matest na rin kasama language at feeding nya. saka curious rin ako sa strength and weaknesses nya. :-) at least alam kung saan kelangan ng follow-up.

will be back after 5 months ki dra manalo and it will be on september. then will pursue the appointment with dra tanchanco on november, for comparison na rin ng results.

[joyce09]

wag ka lang masyado mainip sis once matutunan ka na niyang tawagin na mommy, ikaw din mananawa sa kakatawag niya sa yo. like my son, when he was around 18mos madalang parin niya akong natatawag na mama but now mayat maya tatawagin ka niya na mama... may ipin point lang na picture sa book niya pag di ka nakatingin sa kanya mama ng maa. minsan naman no reason at all mama ng mama ang cute pa nman tumawag sa akin akala mo emergency lagi at may  kelangan talaga sa yo...opo naman ako ng opo everytime na tatawagin niya akong mama minsan nasasawa na ako sa kakasagot sa kanya hehe... son ko naman lahat ng bagay na nasasabi niya kahit bulol na identify naman niya... wait lang konti sis... ako rin inaantay ko rin matuto ng magsalita son ko sabi kasi nila minsan ibang bata by 24mos doon minsan nagstart magboom ang vocabulary nila sana nga it will happen to my son....

[babymom20]

^ ganyan rin sabi ng dev ped, there are kids na 24 mos nagccatch up ng language.

prior meeting the dev ped, i was curious, i asked our pedia kung meron din bang nagpapa-assess na normal ang findings sa bata? i was thinking, i used to read a certain note from almost all baby sites,  baby books, even here at gt. " babies have different milestones, develop at their own phase". if that is the case, pag nagpagawa ng development assessment, wala sigurong perfect talaga? there will always be advance and delay.

[marose17]

^ I agree that babies develop at their own pace.  But as parents, we must be pro-active so that we can help our children fulfill their potential.  If there is a delay in one aspect of their development and there is an opportunity for us to address this delay either by pursuing activities at home that will hasten the development, or enrolling our kid in therapy to make him catch up, then that will be good for our baby.

As a mother who works and therefore cannot make tutok my kids, I am glad for these developmental check-ups.  It makes me more aware kasi of my kids' development, especially since twins sila and they also have their own pace in each area.  Being pro-active about these things helps me be a better mother to my children.  For me, it helps to discuss my kids' development with a professional kasi nga I am not with my kids 24/7.

For example (and para on topic ako), my children were also delayed talkers though thankfully they did not have to go to a speech therapist.  The dev ped discussed with me, my husband and the yaya ways to hasten my children's speech development, such as talking to them always, reading to them, not anticipating their needs all the time to let them verbalize, avoiding tv, etc.  And I can say that her recommendations worked for my children.  So there.  Better for me talaga to have learned these things from a professional rather than second-guessing my kids and waiting for them to just start talking without doing anything.

[babymom20]

^ i second the motion 

[babymom20]

we did the advise of his OT teacher, yung nililingon namin yung face niya when we say his name. lagi din may mention ng name niya before, in almost all sentence. like " ____, please get the towel", "____, do you like this?", " ____, here is your toy". we also used one name lang, then lahat din kame same names naririnig niya para kame din makilala niya. ngayon, hindi na namin masyado ginagawa yung ganun kasi he has learned to respond na to his name. i am quite amazed that now he is asking his playmates verbally on what he wants, like asking his cousin to lie down with him, etc.

thanks for this tip sis! i came across this two days ago, then yesterday before leaving the house, sinabihan ko si yaya na gawin nila ni HH ang exercise na to. tawagin ng isa at ilingon naman ng isa. kahapon lang ginawa, kagabi positive result agad!! lagi na syang lumilingon pag narinig lang pangalan nya. kahit pinag-uusapan lang sya at nabanggit name nya, tingin na sya agad! even this morning, sinubukan ko, ok na sya. sana tuloy-tuloy na. dati kasi pag tinawag name nya, minsan lumilingon, minsan hindi. parang kung kelan lang nya gusto o baka tsamba lang na naman na napatingin sya. ngayon sure ko ng nagrerespond na sya sa name.. yeheeyy! thanks a lot..

sis marose pwede po ba pashare pa ng ibang tips? baka sakali lang na feasible na gawin namin sa bahay. kasi wala naman binigay na tips sa min si dra manalo aside from not so much tv nga. sabi nya lang si speech therapist na ang magbibigay samin ng assignment at tips kung ano ang gagawin namin sa bahay. e tumawag na ko sa lahat ng therapy centers na binigay nya, lahat line up lang. wala nga kahit estimated date kung kelan tatawag. basta wait lang daw ng tawag kung kelan sila magkaroon ng open slots. thanks po!!

[iristacey]

sis babymom20, these few tips might help. this is based on my pamangkin's speech theraphy and OT na din. hindi naman kelangan lahat gagawin sa isang araw basta mag-allot ka lang ng 1-2hrs na time for study. medyo mababa pa kasi attention span ng kids so mas ok if dahan dahan lang. pwedeng mas madalas na play/study pero like only 20mins each lang na activity, 3-4x a day.

1. start with 1-word or 2-word command (like get the box, open box) then adjust to 3, paunti unti.  he has to respond and he has to verbalize as well when he needs something. ang advise sa amin is that huwag bibigay sa gusto hanggat hindi siya nag-attempt magsalita.

2. make a time to tell stories and read book to the kid. make it a daily habit.

3. introduce new words using flash cards or any other visual props. kame we even demonstrate what an action word means. we use the Montessori approach. like, you say "___, this is a book.", "where is the book", he has to point to it. then ask again. "what is this?" he has to answer. book. ganun.

4. sing and dance actions songs. this will help them increase vocabulary.

5. advance to more words required in a sentence as time progress. this is to help them build vocabulary.

6. practice one step command then later on move to 2 step commands para it is not just verbalization, it is also practice for the kid to understand more. sabe nga, utusan mo yung bata from time to time.

7. keep asking questions to the kid, like reviewing. basta make it fun lang kasi bata yan and madali mabored. make time for puzzles and other educational activities. they started with shapes na ishoot, then progressed to puzzles -- from as low as 2pc to 24pc. my pamangkin can now build a 16pc puzzle without help at the age of 3:)

8. if the child seems to have problem pronouncing the word, medyo i-exaggerate nyo lang ang pagbigkas. kailangan kasi makita nila maige kung paano yung galaw ng lips and tongue. btw, letters L and R being pronounced as W is common to kids. hindi pa kailangan magworry agad about the pronunciation.

9. expose him/her to kids near their age. interaction is very important to kids. mas madaming playmate, mas maganda.

10. don't put pressure on the kid and to your self. they have their own pace and you'll just be surprised na one day, nagasasalita na lang sila. just keep coordinating with your pedia in any case you see any unwanted sign but as long as the kid is a happy kid, don't worry too much. keep on letting them learn, make it a happy experience for them. the more na happy memory sa kid yung pag-aaral niyo at pagtuturo sa kanya, mas magugustuhan niya yun.

11. whatever was taught by your SP and OT, make sure to practice at home.

when i find time to look at his lessons, magsusulat pa ulet ako. note: these are all based on experience. my nephew was non-verbal but now can express himself. siguro there are really kids that you can consider late bloomer but being proactive will never hurt, in fact it is always beneficial for the kid. it's their best that we always aimed for.
 

[marose17]

babymom, iristacey pretty much covered what I was supposed to write.

The best way talaga is to talk to your child often, even about the most trivial things.  Also, reading helps a lot.  Reading fosters language development, cognitive skills and critical thinking.

[babymom20]

^thanks soo much sis iristacey and marose!

1-4 nagagawa na namin. pero over lang siguro kasi sabay-sabay ko nilalabas flashcards, hindi na siguro nya mapick up sa dami. confused na siguro sya. nauutusan naman na sya like pick her things, toys, shoes. yung sa no. 1 nga lang na wag muna ibibigay till hindi nya naveverbalize,medyo palya. paano kasi pag may gusto sya, ituturo na nya o kaya hahatakin na kami kung saan nya gusto, pag hindi ginawa agad, sisigaw na, parang magwawala na. kaya taranta naman agad si yaya na ibigay na agad. marami- rami na rin syang action songs na alam. kelangan lang kami ang kakanta at sya ang sa actions. :-)

thanks again! more more more!

[iristacey]

^welcome sis babymom20. sorry sis marose, i can't help but comment kahit lam ko na sayo nakaaddress yung question. natutuwa kasi ako sa topic na ito and we've been through this.  sa tingin ko naman, maganda yung kinalabasan ng therapy ng pamangkin ko.

normal yung crying as defense mechanism ng bata. ganun talaga yun. you just have to take control. sabe nga ng SP sa amin, hindi pwede na laging bata yung masusunod. meron pa nga minsan mga paawa effect ng bata eh, but siyempre you must not give in. may mga kalokohan nga na gusto mo ng tawanan pero hindi mo magawa kasi alam mo naman na may maling ginawa yung bata. kelangan tumalikod ka muna at wag ipakita na natatawa ka. or else, he might take na tama yung ginagawa niya.

[swtgrl_bee]

sis iristacey wow thanks sis, dami kong natutunan, update sa daughter ko at 1YO and 1MO, wala padin siyang clear word na nasasabi kahit Ma or Da, pero dahil sa help ng thread na ito ang dami ko talagang na-aapply sa baby ko. Since SAHM ako right now NO TV talaga, minsan kapag ang nagbabantay eh yaya ayun nanonood sila pero kapag nahuli ko automatic turn off, minsan kasi nagkukunwari nalimutan na bawal eh. Pero okay na rin sa commands ang baby ko, like Baby ...sit, stand, kiss, love=hug, bless, before worry din ako kasi kahit ako as her mom hindi niya matukoy pero ngayon kapag sinabi namin Kiss Mommy ako ang i-kikiss niya talaga. Thanks mommies

Later naman ang activity ko eh labels and flashcards

[mistiqshannen]

hi mga sis i can relate also briel is already 21 months old pero wala pa syang salitang matino.. Meron sya mga sinasabi pero minsan mo lang naririnig alam lang nay is ITO, DO for dog na pag tatanungin mo lang asan ang dog uulitin lang nya DO, pero when he sees dog sasabihin nya wowowo. well he know to say wawaye for wowowe ata kasi my mom watch it before. danda also pero minsan mo lang marinig. he speaks so much as in sentences and paragraphs na puro di magets. sabi ko nga baka me words na dun di lang namin alam na yun na pala yun.

he listens naman pag kinakausap at pag inuutusan. super hyper din wala atang kapaguran. i dont know nun tinanong naman ng OB ko if ilang months na sya she doesnt said naman na me problem. sabi lang is nag uumpisa na magsalita usually kasi boys delayed sa speech. maybe i will ask yun pedia sa next visit if she can see problem. im also worried e.

no mama or papa also pero he knows na pag sinabi bigay mo ito ke papa, o dun ka pasama ke papa he knows naman..

[joyce09]

hi sis magka age pala son natin...my son turns 21mos last April29 at delayed din siya sa speech niya. di parin nagsasalita pero he knows us lahat ng tao sa bahay, limited din vocabulary niya, dog din niya tawag niya aw aw aw, cat niya ka usualy ganun siya walang dulo...train niya woowoo yung sound minsan sinasabi.. pero sa pagiintindi sa sinasabi mo nakakaintindi naman at nauutusan..hyper din siya pero marunong na siya sa toilet training niya. kaya diaper free na kami sa araw..sa gabi nalang at kung aalis...

[design21]

don't worry too much kasi hubby ko was a delayed talker:) he saw a speech theraphist too.

[princess lorraine]

hi sisses my daughter is 1 yr and 6 months old now. konti palang din alam nyang words like mama, papa, wala, gogo for dog, got ka for lagot ka, wow, namnam for yumyum, baby, jabee for jollibee, hala. yung iba not clear pa eh parang kung ano ano lang sinasabi niya. delayed talker po ba siya? super likot niya rin grabe as in pag nasa labas kami like sa mall or resto hindi talaga siya uupo ng matagal as in gagala talaga siya! normal ba yun sisses? one more thing is i'm trying to teach her yung mga letters kaso deadma lang eh. pinapanood ko rin siya ng brainy baby before pa siya mag 1 yr old but wala pa rin eh hindi parin siya marunong and parang she's not yet ready to learn pa. eh yung anak ng friend ko na same age niya medyo marunong na eh. i know we can't compare her with other kids but i just can't help it eh. but yung mga drawings sa books like apple, dog ,etc natuturo naman niya. and yung parts of the body natuturo rin niya. haaaayy..  pasensha na po ah 1st baby ko kasi kaya sobrang worried ako. thanks

[babymom20]

tanong po mga sis. lahat po ba ng mga kumuha ng speech therapy e required na mag-OT? pano po kasi gusto ko nga sana maimproved ang speech ni baby so speech therapy sana gusto ko. e ang gusto naman ng therapy center, unahin daw ang OT for behavior. e sabi naman nung teacher na nag-evaluate ki baby e ok naman daw ang behavior kasi nga nakakasunod naman na kung ano ang ipagawa at tama naman. like pick, give, pack up. then yung nagbibigay ng sched e binigyan na si baby ng sched for OT kahit hindi nya pa nakakausap yung teacher na nag-evaluate. ni wala pang report. so ang dating e kahit ano pang report na yun, kelangang OT muna daw para sa focus. e sa edad ng bata talaga namang hindi yun maeexpect na umupo lang sa isang sulok for 1 hr.

[marose17]

^ Depends yata sa bata, sis.  May bata kasing kailangan matuto muna mag-sit still, focus and pay attention, hence the need for OT.  Otherwise, magiging meaningless ang speech therapy kung hindi naman niya kaya pang makinig sa therapist.  Follow na lang your developmental pedia's recommendation.

^^  Unang-una kong masa-suggest eh alisin ang tv, kahit pa Brainy Baby pa iyan na videos.  Please backread on some of the stuff I wrote re tv and speech delay link.  

Talk to your baby always and in complete sentences.  Do not use baby talk and refer to common stuff like water (not mamam) by their names.  Your baby's receptive language (kaya siya nakaka-id ng objects sa pictures) seems to be okay.  It's her expressive language (verbalizing) that is yet to emerge.  Practice, practice, practice by conversing with your baby all the time.  Interaction with adults and older kids I suppose is the best way to develop a baby's expressive language.

[babymom20]

^  recommendation po kasi ng dev ped is 30 mins OT to improve focus at 30 mins speech. ito na pala yung sinasabi nya na yung ibang therapy center hindi maacommodate request nya kasi nga raw laging tag 1 hr ang session. but gaya ng sabi nya try ko raw kausapin na kung pwedeng speech therapy na lang and yung therapist mag incorporate na lang ng sa ot para nga sa focus ng bata. sinubukan ko naman yun sabihin sa babae kaso OT daw talaga muna.

another pa po pala, yung center e may mga division lang. rinig yung nasa kabila. kaya naman nung time nga po ni baby, maya-maya natitigilan sya kasi yung isang teacher sa kabilang "cubicle" e panay ang sigaw sa studyante nya. e si baby pag may sumisigaw, nagrereact agad. natitigilan talaga sya pag naririnig sigaw, buti hindi naman umiyak kasi pagtingin naman nya sa amin nung teacher e ok naman kami at sinasabihan ko na rin agad na hindi naman sya yung sinisigawan.

kwento na lang nung yaya, parang bigla daw hinatak si baby nung isang special kid sa may labas. may kasama naman daw yung bata, di rin nila inaasahan na hahatakin si baby kasi naglalaro lang naman sa tabi nila at kala nila dadaan lang yung bata.

parang hindi ako comfortable sa set up. yun palang po ang therapy center na napupuntahan ako. wala pa akong ibang nasilip to compare kung normal ba yun. ano po sa tingin nyo? thanks,,

[marose17]

^ Sis, check mo kaya ang ibang therapy centers?  Baka mas okay ang facilities.