Comments for Beyond Baby Talk http://beyondbabytalk.com Speech and Language Development Tips (and More!) for Your Infant and Toddler Sat, 15 Aug 2009 17:26:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Red Flag #2 by Pam http://beyondbabytalk.com/2007/09/10/red-flag-2/comment-page-1/#comment-2167 Pam Sat, 15 Aug 2009 17:26:13 +0000 http://beyondbabytalk.com/2007/09/10/red-flag-2/#comment-2167 Hi! My son is 15 months old and is using 5 words (mama, dada, hi, all done, and thank you) however we have noticed the following... * He does not use mama and dada appropriately but can say them * He does not use nouns with the 5 words he knows (mama, dada, all done, thank you, hi) * He doesn’t imitate or repeat sounds/words * He does not always respond to sounds and/or does not locate where they are coming from *He does not use words on a daily/regular basis *He does not repeat words he knows back to you He does however understand when we ask him things and can follow directions. He seems to be very smart but can not express himself. Should I push for a referral to have his hearing tested and speech evaluated or should I wait until the 18 month mark? THANKS! Hi! My son is 15 months old and is using 5 words (mama, dada, hi, all done, and thank you) however we have noticed the following…
* He does not use mama and dada appropriately but can say them
* He does not use nouns with the 5 words he knows (mama, dada, all done, thank you, hi)
* He doesn’t imitate or repeat sounds/words
* He does not always respond to sounds and/or does not locate where they are coming from
*He does not use words on a daily/regular basis
*He does not repeat words he knows back to you

He does however understand when we ask him things and can follow directions. He seems to be very smart but can not express himself.
Should I push for a referral to have his hearing tested and speech evaluated or should I wait until the 18 month mark?

THANKS!

]]> Comment on Milestones Continued for 12-18 Month Old! by Vanessa Mares http://beyondbabytalk.com/2008/01/08/milestones-continued-for-12-18-month-old/comment-page-1/#comment-849 Vanessa Mares Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:40:37 +0000 http://beyondbabytalk.com/2008/01/08/milestones-continued-for-12-18-month-old/#comment-849 Hi, I was trying to read your blog concerning what to do if my 12 month old isn't say any words yet. A month ago, she did say what and wow, but she just repeated them. Now, she seems to have stopped. She also starting walking around 11 months and has become totally engrossed it that. I read to her daily, and she can follow simple commands, but she will only follow them from time to time. Should I be concerned? Thanks, Vanessa Mares Hi,
I was trying to read your blog concerning what to do if my 12 month old isn’t say any words yet. A month ago, she did say what and wow, but she just repeated them. Now, she seems to have stopped. She also starting walking around 11 months and has become totally engrossed it that. I read to her daily, and she can follow simple commands, but she will only follow them from time to time.
Should I be concerned?

Thanks,
Vanessa Mares

]]> Comment on Happy New Year! by Cherie Doraisamy http://beyondbabytalk.com/2008/01/01/happy-new-year/comment-page-1/#comment-35 Cherie Doraisamy Sun, 06 Jan 2008 19:41:49 +0000 http://beyondbabytalk.com/2008/01/01/happy-new-year/#comment-35 Hi Jill! Thank you very much for the lovely Christmas card! I just finished reading your Christmas letter. Reading it was a delight. I was glad to visit your blog, beyondbabytalk.com and spend a little time there. I encourage you in your aspirations, my dear. You go girl! You are uniquely you, Jill. Moms in our world need to hear what beautiful you have to impart to them. Their personal lives will be impacted by not only the expertise you can provide them in their child's speech and language development; but they will be impacted in modeling of the beautiful tone and compassion you purpose in the raising of your own daughter. Raj and I offer our love, support and encouragement as you and David scale new heights! I'll quote something back to you from your own Christmas letter, Jill..."May you receive everything HE has in His heart for you!" With Love, Cherie Doraisamy Hi Jill!

Thank you very much for the lovely Christmas card! I just finished reading your Christmas letter. Reading it was a delight.

I was glad to visit your blog, beyondbabytalk.com and spend a little time there. I encourage you in your aspirations, my dear. You go girl!

You are uniquely you, Jill. Moms in our world need to hear what beautiful you have to impart to them. Their personal lives will be impacted by not only the expertise you can provide them in their child’s speech and language development; but they will be impacted in modeling of the beautiful tone and compassion you purpose in the raising of your own daughter.

Raj and I offer our love, support and encouragement as you and David scale new heights!

I’ll quote something back to you from your own Christmas letter, Jill…”May you receive everything HE has in His heart for you!”

With Love,
Cherie Doraisamy

]]> Comment on Red Flag #5 by Jill C. Johnson, M.S. -CCC/SLP http://beyondbabytalk.com/2007/09/19/red-flag-5/comment-page-1/#comment-34 Jill C. Johnson, M.S. -CCC/SLP Tue, 27 Nov 2007 02:01:16 +0000 http://beyondbabytalk.com/2007/09/19/red-flag-5/#comment-34 Hi Stephanie! Thanks for reading my blog...now, on to your concern... It's not uncommon for one twin to be more dominant than the other, and therefore more communicative. However, when this quieter twin does communicate, does he try to use two word phrases and have a vocabulary of at least 50 words? Try to focus on your twins as individuals without neccesarily comparing them, which I'm sure is hard! If the less dominant twin is able to communicate appropriately for his age, but just does so less frequently, than I wouldn't be concerned. Perhaps you may have to start gently reminding the other twin to give his brother a chance to talk! But, if the less dominant twin doesn't seem to be meeting general speech and language developmental milestones, perhaps you might want to consider a speech and language evaluation. I hope this helps! Hi Stephanie!

Thanks for reading my blog…now, on to your concern…

It’s not uncommon for one twin to be more dominant than the other, and therefore more communicative. However, when this quieter twin does communicate, does he try to use two word phrases and have a vocabulary of at least 50 words?

Try to focus on your twins as individuals without neccesarily comparing them, which I’m sure is hard! If the less dominant twin is able to communicate appropriately for his age, but just does so less frequently, than I wouldn’t be concerned. Perhaps you may have to start gently reminding the other twin to give his brother a chance to talk!

But, if the less dominant twin doesn’t seem to be meeting general speech and language developmental milestones, perhaps you might want to consider a speech and language evaluation. I hope this helps!

]]> Comment on Red Flag #5 by stephanie Fike http://beyondbabytalk.com/2007/09/19/red-flag-5/comment-page-1/#comment-33 stephanie Fike Sat, 24 Nov 2007 14:00:24 +0000 http://beyondbabytalk.com/2007/09/19/red-flag-5/#comment-33 I have a comment I have twin boys that are two years and four months old. I ahve one that loves to talk and one that says a few things but not much. I have read studies with twins that one twin is always more dominating than the other and the other feels like they dont have to speak because the other twin does it for them. They also have their own language between the two of them. Is this a concern for me if one is not communicating as much. Thank you for your time. I have a comment I have twin boys that are two years and four months old. I ahve one that loves to talk and one that says a few things but not much. I have read studies with twins that one twin is always more dominating than the other and the other feels like they dont have to speak because the other twin does it for them. They also have their own language between the two of them. Is this a concern for me if one is not communicating as much. Thank you for your time.

]]> Comment on Red Flag #10 by Ashley http://beyondbabytalk.com/2007/11/19/red-flag-10/comment-page-1/#comment-32 Ashley Tue, 20 Nov 2007 10:07:19 +0000 http://beyondbabytalk.com/2007/11/19/red-flag-10/#comment-32 Love Your Flags .. They are spot on and really reinforces what to focus on ... Hope your vacation was enjoyable .. Love Your Flags .. They are spot on and really reinforces what to focus on … Hope your vacation was enjoyable ..

]]> Comment on Red Flag #7 by Jill C. Johnson, M.S. -CCC/SLP http://beyondbabytalk.com/2007/09/24/red-flag-7/comment-page-1/#comment-31 Jill C. Johnson, M.S. -CCC/SLP Fri, 16 Nov 2007 20:33:10 +0000 http://beyondbabytalk.com/2007/09/24/red-flag-7/#comment-31 Dear Adele, Thank you for your patience in waiting for my response. I have been out of town! The best time for a child to learn multiple languages is when they are very young! Children who are under 5 are in the best position to learn two languages because their brains are like a sponge. Their brains are literally being wired for language at this time in their young lives. If a child is being taught two different languages, like Emma for example, it's beneficial when the languages are spoken by different adults. This appears to be the case with Emma. Her Mother speaks to her in English, and her Grandparents speak to her in Italian. This allows the child to experience the language completely and separately and thus avoid any possible confusion. It's a good sign that Emma appears to understand both languages. It's often not uncommon that children in bilingual homes or situations take just a little bit longer to acquire language, because they are doing double duty by having to process two different languages. And some children don't need any extra time at all; they just pick up two languages without a beat! With that being said, I would like to address Emma's actual verbal expression. Does she have at least a 25 word vocabulary (in English)and is beginning to put two words together at this point? Are the words that she is using clear enough to be understood at least part of the time by an unfamiliar listener? If this is not the case, it may be time to seek out a local speech pathologist for an evaluation. I'm not exactly sure how old Emma is, but she should definitely be using words more than gestures at this time to communicate her needs. Perhaps you could gently encourage her mother to encourage Emma to use her words more often! Children at this age will still use some gibberish or 'jargon' as we say in speech pathology, but the words should be outweighting the jargon by this time. If this encouragement from Mom doesn't produce any results with Emma, than I would certainly consider an evaluation. I hope this answered your question, Adele. Thank you so much for visiting my site and stay tuned for more great information! Dear Adele,

Thank you for your patience in waiting for my response. I have been out of town!

The best time for a child to learn multiple languages is when they are very young! Children who are under 5 are in the best position to learn two languages because their brains are like a sponge. Their brains are literally being wired for language at this time in their young lives.

If a child is being taught two different languages, like Emma for example, it’s beneficial when the languages are spoken by different adults. This appears to be the case with Emma. Her Mother speaks to her in English, and her Grandparents speak to her in Italian. This allows the child to experience the language completely and separately and thus avoid any possible confusion. It’s a good sign that Emma appears to understand both languages.

It’s often not uncommon that children in bilingual homes or situations take just a little bit longer to acquire language, because they are doing double duty by having to process two different languages. And some children don’t need any extra time at all; they just pick up two languages without a beat!

With that being said, I would like to address Emma’s actual verbal expression. Does she have at least a 25 word vocabulary (in English)and is beginning to put two words together at this point? Are the words that she is using clear enough to be understood at least part of the time by an unfamiliar listener? If this is not the case, it may be time to seek out a local speech pathologist for an evaluation.

I’m not exactly sure how old Emma is, but she should definitely be using words more than gestures at this time to communicate her needs. Perhaps you could gently encourage her mother to encourage Emma to use her words more often! Children at this age will still use some gibberish or ‘jargon’ as we say in speech pathology, but the words should be outweighting the jargon by this time.

If this encouragement from Mom doesn’t produce any results with Emma, than I would certainly consider an evaluation.

I hope this answered your question, Adele. Thank you so much for visiting my site and stay tuned for more great information!

]]> Comment on Red Flag #7 by Adele Peters http://beyondbabytalk.com/2007/09/24/red-flag-7/comment-page-1/#comment-30 Adele Peters Tue, 06 Nov 2007 22:01:04 +0000 http://beyondbabytalk.com/2007/09/24/red-flag-7/#comment-30 I have a question about a 2 year old that is spoken to in both Italian and English. The mother, who spends the most amount of time with her, does not speak Italian. It's the father's parents that are speaking the Italian,they babysit "Emma" a fair amount of time and only speak Italian to her. Emma does not say alot verbally, but she will talk in gibberish, and the mother just listens and agrees with her. Emma appears to understand both languages,yet motions alot of time to get her point across if she wants something. Is this a good way to teach two languages to one so young? If you don't know the answer to this, please advise who I can ask about this...thank you. A curious Aunt of Emma, Adele I have a question about a 2 year old that is spoken to in both Italian and English. The mother, who spends the most amount of time with her, does not speak Italian. It’s the father’s parents that are speaking the Italian,they babysit “Emma” a fair amount of time and only speak Italian to her. Emma does not say alot verbally, but she will talk in gibberish, and the mother just listens and agrees with her. Emma appears to understand both languages,yet motions alot of time to get her point across if she wants something. Is this a good way to teach two languages to one so young? If you don’t know the answer to this, please advise who I can ask about this…thank you. A curious Aunt of Emma, Adele

]]> Comment on Red Flag #9 by Debra http://beyondbabytalk.com/2007/10/08/red-flag-9/comment-page-1/#comment-29 Debra Sat, 27 Oct 2007 20:23:13 +0000 http://beyondbabytalk.com/2007/10/08/red-flag-9/#comment-29 Jill - I just wanted to let you know how much I have enjoyed your site and the content you are teaching about baby talk! I have learned so much from you! I had no idea about the various aspects and stages of baby talk... thank you for keeping us mom's informed so we can help our little ones Blessings! Debra Jill – I just wanted to let you know how much I have enjoyed your site and the content you are teaching about baby talk! I have learned so much from you! I had no idea about the various aspects and stages of baby talk… thank you for keeping us mom’s informed so we can help our little ones

Blessings!
Debra

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