In life, we will find that some children speak late, maybe by the age of 2, and they can't speak a complete sentence, and can only break down one or two words. So, what causes babies to talk?
1. Physiological or pathological factors.
If the baby has hearing problems or abnormal articulation organs, it will lead to the inability to pronounce normally, for example: if the baby has a short tongue tie, cleft lip, cleft palate, etc., there will be abnormal vocal airflow and difficulty in vocal coordination, affecting pronunciation; If a child has hearing impairment or has a central nervous system disorder in the brain, it can also affect the development of language. If your baby is mentally retarded, it may also lead to delayed language development.
2. Children's psychological factors.
For example, childhood autism, stuttering, selective mutism, etc., may also cause children to be unable to speak. You need to go to a specialized hospital for treatment.
3. Family environmental factors.
Some babies refuse to speak because of the family environment. The baby's living environment is relatively simple, or the single-parent family has been neglected for a long time, and parents rarely communicate with the baby in language and feelings, so that the baby loses the opportunity to learn the language.
In addition, when the baby is about 0-6 months old, the brain neurite triggers the rapid growth, the brain cells continue to increase, adequate DHA intake and language environment stimulation is very important, if the baby's brain synaptic links are not tightly absorbed into these voice information, it will also affect the analysis and interpretation, resulting in late speech, language development delay.
What methods do parents use to guide their children to speak?
1. When talking to the baby, the language should be concise, the speed of speech should be slow, and the focus should be highlighted. Don't be complicated, make every word clear. Expressions and movements are exaggerated and interesting, interact with the baby, and try to do it in a playful way. Parents can use physical objects, movements, expressions, and words to guide the baby to speak.
2. Don't make negative hints to the baby, especially in front of strangers, don't say "my baby doesn't like to talk", etc., so that the baby will not speak. If the baby has shortcomings and mistakes, do not point them out in front of strangers, and should respect the baby. Praise your baby, give your baby confidence, encourage you to talk more, and give positive cues.
3. Train language skills anytime, anywhere. When the baby looks at an object, participates in an activity, plays a game, listens to **, etc., are good opportunities to train talking, tell the baby "grandpa is crossing the road, grandma is watering the flowers, this car is driving so fast" and so on.
4. Read with your baby. Set a time every day to hold your baby in your arms and read a picture book to him. For younger babies, parents can repeat the words that appear repeatedly in the book, retell a sentence in the book for the older baby, and let him retell the story in the book for the older baby, so as to practice the baby's listening ability and language expression ability. It doesn't take too long, just ten minutes a day, but you must stick to it.
5. Let the baby have more contact with his friends and cultivate the desire to talk to his friends. When the baby is talking, parents should not interrupt and let him finish the conversation by himself. If there is a fast-talking mother who always speaks for the baby, the baby may never be good at expressing himself. Create a good language environment for your baby.
At home, mom and dad try to talk as much as possible, so that the baby listens to how others say, you know, the baby's progress depends on imitation and learning.
6. Adequate nutritional supplements. Studies have found that the human brain has extremely rich and sensitive synapses in infancy, which makes us have a strong ability to acquire language.
Experiments have proved that the synapses of the brain grow most vigorously at 2-4 months, reaching their peak at 8-12 months, at this time infants and young children have about 50% more synapses than adults, and the most dependent element of brain neurite growth is DHA, which helps to promote brain nerve and visual development, regulate immune function and improve sleep quality.
The above are some problems about the baby's late speech and language development delay, I hope that parents will pay attention to it and actively deal with it.