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[Pixelle]

Hi Mommies,

Im on the same boat, yung baby ko din is turning 2 this September pero wala pa kahit isang word...  mimi lang at didi... pero true nga, he learned to walk at 9 months... nakakatakot baka delayed na. We are planning to see our Pedia on Monday just to make sure...

[brattjade]

ganyAN din baby ko nung 2y/o pa lang sya hindi pa masyado nagsasalita parang chinese pa hehe..pero now na 3y/o na sya madami na syang alam lalo na nun pumapasok na sya sa school mas madami kasi kausap na bata kaya mas naging madaldal..kaya sabi nila meron lang daw talaga delayed and advance yun panganay ko naman is advance kasi 1yr 1/2 pa lang madaldal na ...

[daylaimee]

thanks mga mommies.

at least for now i have nothing to worry pa pala. masyado lang siguro ako nagmamadali. thanks again mommies

[chardonnay]

my lil girl at 18 months, wala pa ding malinaw na words, nagworry ako kasi at that age daw dapat may atlest 5 words na eh ni mami and dadi di niya pa nasasabi. Praning na ako kakabasa then nagpadownlaod ako ng alphabet app sa daddy niya tas everynight basa kami. Kakatuwa nakakasunod naman sya though yung ibang letters di niya mapronounce. Ngayon 20 months me mga words na sya though mostly mga nag start lang sa letters b, d, c, p, h. Yung M hirap kaya hindi makapagsabi ng mommy So u don't have to worry mommies. Feeling ko nga OA na lang ibang doctor kasi at 18 months yung iba ni ta tag agad na may delay esp sa speech tapos i papa therapy eh ang gastos nun. I think as long as nakikita nating nakaka intindi si baby at walang red flags, relax lang tayo. We just need to stimulate si baby. Ako pala guilty na nakakanood kasi anak ko ng TV kaya yung talking niya nung una parang Intsik kasi sa TV talaga hindi malinaw for them ang words kasi mabilis kaya yun napi pick nila.

[baby chloe]

i've read somewhere na too much exposure to tv for very young children can cause speech delays but i'm not sure if it's true or not. siguro kelangan lang kausapin lagi si baby para mag respond din sya. when my baby was younger, we talked to her all the time. my mom, who takes care of her, exposed her to books and storytelling as soon as she was able to see. ngayon ang daldal na niya, maingay na minsan. but i think it doesn't matter if they learn to talk late or early. somehow they all catch up with each other by the time they're of school age.

[liselle]

Hi mommies,

Just wanted to share to all mommies that soon early learning will be launch here in the philippines for as early as 0 to 3 years old, we as mommies will teach them even inside the womb, hangang sa maging  baby na sila, The program  developed in canada and now already in china. How will I know this? it is because it was already introduce to us on the seminar i atteded last week,  And hopefully by October this year  or earlier  this will be out  through selected agents

[lhyn_anne18]

hi need help. my 3 year old daughter is still not conversational. pero pag tinawag mo, nagrerespond naman siya. pati pag may inutos ka or pinagawa. pero pag kinausap mo, like pag may itinanong ka hindi ka niya papansinin. pero lahat ng kanta sa barbie and barney na pinapanood niya nakakanta naman niya. I am worried kasi we are planning to send her to school by next year. do you think she needs a therapy na?

[chardonnay]

I don't think mommy. Ituloy nyo lang na ienroll sa playschool para me mga makalaro at kausap sya na ka age niya.

Question ko lang, normal lang din ba yung ginagaya ng bata yung sinasabi natin?  Wala namang kakaiba sa anak ko, turning 2 this Dec. Nakakaintindi naman kaso nitong natuto magsalita, eh lahat ng sinasabi namin ginagaya like "very good anak" Pag kausap ko sa phone, sumasagot naman sa usual question like what the animal says, aside dun, hala parang echo na. Pati tawa ko.

[lhyn_anne18]

i think that's normal mommy. kasi yung niece ko ganyan din. makikinig sa usapan namin then uulit ulitin yung mga words na sinabi namin.

[Pixelle]

Hi Mommies, I have posted about 2 months back and I was dead worried about my youngest who was  then 2 years old. He is now 26 months old about almost half to his 27th month and he just started to say small words like mommy, daddy, tay, nay, en (short for his kuya's name Kenn), buy pop (short for lollipop) and some more short words. To think na at his age he should be speaking in phrases na pero i don't mind as long as he is on his way to talking, its okay. Like some of you, sobra din ang panic ko which subsided just last week. Tama nga, let us not expect too much tutal dun din naman sila papunta... in time, i'm sure he will be as talkative as his big bro... 

[cris1015]

After ko mag backthread sa forum na eto, Na realize ko masyado pala ako paranoid.Hahaha
My baby is 10 months old and ang alam niya palang salita is "dede" "mamama" tapos nakapag salita siya "dirty" isang beses lang haha
Pero di pa siya nakakapaglakad nang mag isa =(

[dekunaiza]

Hi mommies..

im new here and I found this forum just because I was so worried sa daughter ko.. I think she has the same problems as all of  you on this thread.. bale 22 months na siya ngayon and di pa siya nakikipagcomunicate samin mag asawa.. Ang hilig niya kasi is watching sa laptop and tablet ng mga favorite niyang nursery rhymes, and shows (e.g. barney).

Habang nanunuod siya nakakasabay naman siya sa mga songs, nakikirhyme pa siya, nababanggit niya ABC~XYZ, or 1~10, or kahit yung ibang nursery rhymes alam niya kantahin.. ang problem lang is kapag makikipagcomunicate kaming mag-asawa di siya nagrerespond, for example kapag tatawagin namin siya di siya tumitingin or lumilingon.

kagagaling lang naming sa pedia and she advised us to refrain her from using laptop and tablets. and so we did. ang problem naman parang wala siyang kasigla sigla ngayon na di siya nakakapanuod. we already laid her toys were she can easily reach them pero mabilis siya nagsasawa dito.

what do you think mommies, ano kaya pwede naming gawin, is it best to totally stop her from watching her favorite show and songs??

[jbc014]

Hi mommies..

im new here and I found this forum just because I was so worried sa daughter ko.. I think she has the same problems as all of  you on this thread.. bale 22 months na siya ngayon and di pa siya nakikipagcomunicate samin mag asawa.. Ang hilig niya kasi is watching sa laptop and tablet ng mga favorite niyang nursery rhymes, and shows (e.g. barney).

Habang nanunuod siya nakakasabay naman siya sa mga songs, nakikirhyme pa siya, nababanggit niya ABC~XYZ, or 1~10, or kahit yung ibang nursery rhymes alam niya kantahin.. ang problem lang is kapag makikipagcomunicate kaming mag-asawa di siya nagrerespond, for example kapag tatawagin namin siya di siya tumitingin or lumilingon.

kagagaling lang naming sa pedia and she advised us to refrain her from using laptop and tablets. and so we did. ang problem naman parang wala siyang kasigla sigla ngayon na di siya nakakapanuod. we already laid her toys were she can easily reach them pero mabilis siya nagsasawa dito.

what do you think mommies, ano kaya pwede naming gawin, is it best to totally stop her from watching her favorite show and songs??

Hi sis, pareho tayo ng problema. Kinalakihan kasi ng baby boy ko ang iPad, kaya ang hirap tanggalin kasi alam niya na eh. 2yrs and 5months na sya ngayon, medyo nagsisimula na akong mag worry dahil hirap kami na makipag communicate sa kanya, tulad din ng sayo kapag tinatawag ko sya minsan hindi sya nagrerespond. Tuloy kahit gusto ko syang turuan ng ABC's hindi ko magawa dahil hirap akong kuhanin ang attention niya, pero kapag iPad na yung kaharap niya tapos iplay niya yung flash card app nakakasabay sya, mahilig din sya sa mga nursery rhymes pero meron syang favorite na ayun lang ang paulit ulit nyang iplay, hindi niya kayang kantahin pero kabisado niya yung actions. Hindi ko alam kung anong dapat namin gawin kaya nagdecide akong iconsult na sa pedia niya at nagrefer sya samin ng dev ped, sa hirap nga lang makipag appointment sa July pa yung nakuha namin na schedule. Kaya habang naghihintay nagdecide ako na magsearch sa internet at magbasa ng mga forums.

[arthea]

@jbc014

If I were you Mommy, let ur baby watch educational dvd and ipad educational apps.

Based on my own experience with my son, He is doing those since 1 month old. Now that he is 3 yrs old, I can say, I have a smart son... He learned how to read first than to talk to us... HOnestly, we're so shocked when we hear him reading... That's thru the help of educational dvd & ipad. People keep on asking us if we taught him those, but we didnt.. We never taught him how to read, but he learned that long before he learned how to handle conversation.. Then, everything follows... Now, at age 3 last wee, he can read already and handles simple mathematical equations.. I'm a proud mom... that's thru the aid of technology...

[ann4113]

My son is turning 3 this June.  When he was around 16 months I was worried because he could only say 'mama.'  I raised this concern to the pedia and she referred me to a dev ped.  However, after a week, he started to say 'nana' for banana so we decided to wait.  When he turned two, I was kinda worried that he could only say the last syllable of a word.  I was also paranoid because he has a cousin who has special needs.   We finally consulted a dev ped at 2.4yrs.  He passed all tests except that his speech was delayed.  Hence he was advised to go through Speech and Language therapy once a week and continue with Little gym which is also once a week.   Although the dev ped said it is too early to tell if it is just a delay or if there is really something wrong.   I believe in early intervention so we made a go for the speech and language therapy. Besides, it is going to be a win win situation regardless if it is just a delay or something else. He is now 6 months into his therapy and there has been a HUGE improvement and is able to make simple conversations.

What I learned from this that I want to share is that each child is different and there is nothing wrong with early intervention.  In his case, he just needs a stimulus.  The factors that affected his delayed speech include: 1) Environment .  He is an only child and he is usually  around adults.  Even if he has cousins, he does not see them that often.  2) Multilingual household (English, Tagalog and Fookien).  We were advised to just stick to one language first so that he will not be confused.

With regard to using gadgets, well there is a long debate on that topic.  In my experience though, I agree that they can cause delays.  When he was younger, he spent a couple of hours a day using the IPad and watching those Baby DVDs.  When he hit two, we decreased gadgets/ tv time to half and saw the impact.  I do not deny that he did learn from those educational apps, but the key is to regulate and supervise use.  Now, he only watches 30 mins of cartoon a day and ipad use is only during weekends or maybe even none.  Going to a play school is also helpful.

Spend a lot of time talking to them, describing what you are doing whether you are at home, on the road and in the mall, read to them  everyday.  The most valuable thing I learned from his therapy that  started him talking was not  to readily give him what he asks for, and try to make him say what he wants even if it is just a close approximation of the word or just a syllable.