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[Jammy]

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13 Warning Signs of Speech and Language Delay (Birth to 3 Years)
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Hi Fellow Mommies,

My first born is now 3 and a half years old and I can't help but get a little worried about his speech delay. He can't really "communicate" with us in terms of him telling us what he wants or how he feels. He isn't really "conversational" at all. Is this still normal at his age? He'd normally just say "milk" when he's hungry or "water" when he's thirsty. He's pretty much a one-word baby. But, he can recite the alphabet clearly, count numbers, knows the colors and shapes. He even sings some nursery rhymes and other songs but he's just really not conversational. I'm really confused if there's really a delay on his part and if we should be worried and seek for professional help now or is this just a phase that he would later get through. We are planning to enroll him on a summer class to help him improve his social and communication skills. 

I appreciate your inputs moms!

Thank you!
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[Jammy]

Hi moms! Your thoughts will be highly apreciated!

[mhaggiefaith]

Me too.. My daughter is turning 3 ds May and I'm really worried because she can't talk well... madalas di pa maintindihan...like yung water is "uku.." she's producing a sound sometimes... yung barbie "dadi" yung nanay "waway"... yung tatay niya as is naman.she can sing Abcds and count and memorized body parts,even nursery rhymes.. and have an excellent memory naman.. sumusunod naman minsan pag may pinapakuha ka or hindi niya dapat gawin... I don't know why bulol sya, di naman namin sya kinakausap ng bulol.. I'm thinking bout her yaya when she was 0-1&half..sobrang tahimik kasi,, binibigyan lang sya ng ipad and panonoorin ng tv,, hindi sila naguusap.kaya pinalitan ko... dumaldal sya sa bagong yaya ko ngayon, yun lang , hindi maintindihan masyado. I'm thinking if it's time na ba para mag speech therapy na sya kasi yung mga kaedaran niyang mga bata dito samin, straight na magsalita..sya hindi pa.. so worried :/ :/ :/

[Akosibulinggay]

Same here mga mommies, shes  turning 4 this coming june yet di pa siya makausap ng maayos. Pag tinanong ko siya kung gusto ba niya ng isang bagay, nasagot naman ng yes or ayaw, pag inutusan nasunod naman, sobrang galing niya sa memorization. Numbers, colors, shapes, letters, body parts etc alam niya. Guilty ako sa tv and ipad, as early as 1 super galing na niya magplay ng angry birds hehe..  Gusto ko na sana siya magschool, kaya lang problem nga na may speech delay siya, baka wala pa tumanggap sa kanya. .

[leizel83]

Same here mommies. My son just turned 3 last february. The problem is hindi masyado conversational although madaldal sya pero hindi ko maintindihan ang sinasabe. he can now memorize abc's, numbers, colors, shapes and body parts. Sumusunod naman if inuutusan. Nawiwili rin sa tablet at tv but i only let him play educational games on his tablet. I let him watch cartoons once in awhile like noddy, postman pat, cocomong, etc. and the rest puro educational na.

Pina assess ko sya sa pre-school malapit lang sa amin. Ok naman daw yung behavior niya kahit shy sya at first. Kulang lang talaga sya nang socialization sa ibang bata kasi nag iisang bata lang sya sa amin. Sabi ng teacher normal lang daw especially only child sya pero magbabago naman daw ang bata if nagschool na. I plan to enroll him na next month at excited talaga ako. Nakita ko sa kanya na interested sya sa school coz pina seat-in ang son ko ng isang araw by the head teacher para makita talaga if interested sya. Happy talaga ako kasi nakita ko yung changes niya when he's with the nursery students. Although june pa ang opening ng class pero ok lang para may time pa ako sa kanya. I already paid the reservation fee for the slot kasi 10 kids lang accepted para sa nursery which gusto ko para tutok talaga ang mga teachers sa bata.

Para mawala worries nyo mommies, pa assess nyo na lang sa school. Alam naman kasi ng mga preschool teachers kung dapat bang ipa consult ang bata sa doctor or hindi. Sila ang isa sa mas nakakaalam sa behavior ng mga bata.

[mhaggiefaith]

will do sis leizel, thanks! gusto ko na rin talaga ipasok sa school yung baby ko... 1st plan ko nga is Kumon muna.. yung Reading program nila.. baka kasi makatulong sa speech niya. sana tanggapin sya, para nextyear pag 4 na sya, normal schooling na sya.

hi sis jammy for me ok lang delay speech basta good eye contact and walang weird behaviors and may socialization sa same age niya. mas obserbahan nyo mommy's if the delayed speech is accompanied with problem areas in socialization and behaviors. if wala naman dont worry so much. but of course to be safe its better na pacheck ang toddler niya with the developmental pedia cause its better to be safe than sorry. remember early intervention with the kid is very important. just incase delay lang talaga and yet napa theraphy its ok at least mas nagimprove si baby because of the theraphy.

by the way just to add if the child knows the concepts like letters and number that doesnt mean na safe na si baby na walang problem. remember mommy's iba pa din ang tinatawag na real talk sa memorize talk. so observe your child. hope this helps

[tinandkate]

My daughter  was also not  talking dahil siguro puro TV at gadgets  sya. Walang kumakausap kasi hirap na mag alaga MIL ko. My pedia advised us to let her assessed  by developmental  pediatrician and we did. She was diagnosed with GDD (Global Developmental  Delay) and was advises to undergo Occupational  Therapy, Speech  Therapy  and SPED. Since October  last year nag therapy  na sya. For speech mga 4 months  lang kasi naging madaldal na sya. Hindi na din nirecommend ng OT niya na mag SPED. Now only Occupational  Therapy  na lang for her behavior. She just finished  her summer class and sa pasukan sa big school na sya. Maganda ang naging resulta ng early intervention  sa kanya and sana mag tuloy tuloy na.

[sy_loriel]

Most of the pediatrician sila ang nag oopen up ng mga topics such as those. It is your choice if you want them to undergo therapy. Naging concern ko din yan with my son. Di naman siya delayed sa speech but at 2yrs old almost mag 3 puro mga phrases lang ang nasasabi niya. When he went to school dun siya naging sobrang daldal. As a preschool teacher, i always suggest parents to expose your child in a lot of activities where in the child can explore. Explore means kelangan maghawak siya ng kung ano ano and such because exposure can trigger speech talk to your child properly. No baby talks please. Encourage your child to repeat what you say. Example: your child say "water" you tell your child the proper way of asking by saying "water please" before you hand the water to your child. Do 't expect na magrerepeat yung bata...but with continous expose to those words, your child will soon try it out for him/herself. Kahit bulol pa ang pagkasabi, basta masabi niya and at the same time naririnig niya ang tamang bigkas, matututunan din niya yun soon. Good luck mommies!

[ritatinky]

If you think that this is really serious, let your family doctor know right away. Maybe your child has hearing problems.The earlier you start, the easier it will be for your child. My best friend has no regrets after seeing the progress her 4-year-old daughter has made since starting therapy

[darling]

Mommies  5 yo son ko ganyan din, april 2015 lang sya nag start magsalita pero one word only. like water. kanin. diaper at wala sia inter acton sa mga tao. pag tinannong mo san ka pupunta, sasagot sya ng kung ano ang tinuro namin, like susundo kay mama. unlike ibang bata grabe ang galing kausap., hindi ko alam kung atama ang ginawa ko naenrol ko sya sa big school. now ang prblem duamting na, sa loob class room hindi na sya mapakali hyper,di umupo. sad ako panu kung may somethinfg ang anak ko panu ang school mahahabol? SPED ba  really helpful sa mga speech delay? at like ADHD? aug 12 ang sked namin sa  dev pedia

[Jenggai]

yung son ko nag undergo ng speech therapy and occupational therapy for 1.5 years. madaldal sya since 1 year old sya pero puro jargons ang salita. when he was 4 years old ni-recommend ng neuro-pedia niya for speech and occupational therapy due to speech and developmental delay. my son is turning 7 years old na and sobrang daldal na. therapy will be a big help.

[darling]

 
@ Jenggai... ang anak mo po ba during s[peech delay sya sa regular class po sya?

[emillywilliams]

I believe these signs should take you to ask a doctor for further development