Child
When the parents have a new baby, they become most interested, they stop every move he takes, and wait for anything new he does impatiently. At first they wait for him to sit down, eat him, start crawling and move, and then wait for him to speak.
Some children start talking faster than others, others delay, causing anxiety to parents for fear of being unable to speak, but generally there is a specific age at which the child begins to speak, and there are some reasons for their delay, and the following is a breakdown of the two orders.
Causes of delayed speech
- Each child is different from the other in the timing of his speech, and sometimes there is no concrete reason for delay, but to vary the time to talk from one child to another.
- Gene factor Gene plays an important role in influencing delayed speech. If your child is late talking, ask a great person in the family if there are similar cases.
- Parents do not try to talk to the child. Trying to talk to the child and asking them to repeat the words behind them will encourage them to talk early.
- Hearing problems. When the child experiences hearing problems, he will have trouble speaking, because he can not learn like other children.
- Autism: When a child suffers from this disease, it will reflect negatively in his ability to speak, and it varies from one type of autism to another.
- Audio processing disorder.
- Some health problems and in this case you should see your doctor to determine them.
- Gravel: In this case as everyone knows it is impossible for the child to speak at all.
At what age does the child speak
The child learns to speak in the first two years of his life. For a long time before he utters his first word, he begins to learn the grammar and the way adults communicate.
The baby will start using his tongue, lips, and chin, and use the teeth to make some sounds, first cry and then the crying will turn into sounds close to the words, and soon these sounds will turn to real words, from that time the child will start to pick a new word every time and will use it daily, 18 months and 2 years by installing a sentence and talking a little.
How the child learns to speak
- In the womb: Many researchers believe that the language of understanding and communication begins in the womb, as the fetus is accustomed to the sound of the rhythm of your heart, he gets used to the voice of the mother and distinguish him from the sounds.
- From birth to 3 months of age: Crying is the first communication method used by the child, and each cry is different from the other according to its purpose.
- From 4 to 6 months: The child begins with random chatter at this age.
- From 7 to 12 months: The child will begin to preach the mother “Mama” and the father with “Papa”, and so on.
- From 13 to 18 months: At this stage the child will begin to utter sporadic words and not complete sentences.
- From 19 to 24 months / Here will begin to install some small sentences, and will evolve over time.