Just a quick question... do you correct Emer at all when she does this, by saying "yes, a triangle, well done!"? Asking because I'm a little concerned about my little ones speech, doesn't seem to be coming on as much as it should be by now, and having read your comment below am now wondering if my correcting him is delaying it? That and the fact I got a very disapproving glare from him this evening when he proclaimed "dat sasa!" to a see-saw on TV, and I said "yes, that's a seesaw, clever boy!". Should I be repeating the words properly after him, or just praising him for getting it as right as he did? Just looking for some advice, I guess, seeing as I'm a young single mother, and this is my first and only child, sometimes I really feel like I don't have a friggin' clue as to what I'm actually doing! And, in all honestly, I probably don't.
If it helps, everything I've read on the subject indicates that "yes, a triangle, well done" is exactly right.
Everybody sometimes feels they don't have a clue.
How old is your son? My younger child was totally incomprehensible until past 3 - even to his parents - though the speech assessor agreed with me that his grammar and vocabulary were fantastic. He now - nearly 6 - speaks beautifully, with just a little trouble distinguishing s/sh, t/ch and r/w. He had a few sessions with the therapist when he was 4, though I'm not sure whether he'd have improved anyway.
He turned 2 two months ago. Which, I guess, means it's not too much of a concern yet, but still a little concerning considering his vocabulary only consists of a few short phrases ("who did dat?" and "waw, what's dat?!" mainly), and the usual first words(muma, dada, yes, no, d[/j]uice, and his current favourite s[h]ooooooe!). The constant criticism from my parents doesn't help either, who are laying all blame on me, accusing me of not talking to him enough. Though, my health visitors just of the opinion "it's laziness, because he's obviously a smart little boy". But, even if it is just laziness, I'm getting nowhere trying to encourage him, just the afore mentioned disapproving glares. Sometimes I'm convinced he actually finds me patronizing, as silly as it sounds.
Don't sweat it. He's way too young ot worry about it yet. Some two-year-olds are completely clear and articulate; some four-year-olds are only beginning to be comprehensible to strangers. Consider which you want to have shouting "That man has a penis like me!" on the bus...
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Date: 2009-01-20 09:22 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2009-01-20 09:41 pm (UTC)Everybody sometimes feels they don't have a clue.
How old is your son? My younger child was totally incomprehensible until past 3 - even to his parents - though the speech assessor agreed with me that his grammar and vocabulary were fantastic. He now - nearly 6 - speaks beautifully, with just a little trouble distinguishing s/sh, t/ch and r/w. He had a few sessions with the therapist when he was 4, though I'm not sure whether he'd have improved anyway.
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