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my 3 yr old having trouble
My 3 yr old son who turned 3 in feb having not clear voice he speaks in sentences but 50% of his sentences except me its hard to understand for other people.he understands everything & plays very well .now when i am teaching him alphabets to recognize it he could only recognize a to j I have to work hard with him to teach him alphabets, when i teach him colors he say right colors at that time but he can't remeber all the colors like not more than 3 colors he can recognize & sometimes if suppose he is playing I want to interupt him & say something he just dont want to listen.One thing more sometimes if i call his name he will not response me but at the same time if i say ok choclate,candy,tv like anything he comes to me so fast .when he feels alone or he is tired he put his lips in to his mouth & just sit --- this is his habit from 1.5 yrs that i don't like it at all .This was the brief summary of the concers i have from my son Now i want to ask you what you think is he alright ,everything is normal or he could have some problem what could be the solutions.
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thanks special mom ..... reply to your question yes he is having very good gross & fine motor skills he can button his shirt he wear his clothes by his own ,tries to wear shoes,scissor cutting ,he is good runner But sometimes he concentrate on his own play & otherwise he like his peer group & with his younger sister .you gave me good advice I think I am expecting more from him sometimes I compare his academics to other kids but forget that every kid is having different pace of development . I have to do exercises with his tongue & please help me if you are having any solution of habit of putting lips in his mouth while sleeping & when he feels tired .... i talked to him about this so many times but he replied that he is unable to sleep without putting lips in his mouth .
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Hi. He actually sounds like a bright 3 year old! I think he is going to be fine based on what you have written here. Here are some additional questions for you. How is his overall motor development? Was he a late or early walker, for example? How are his fine motor skills? Things like tongs or scissors, for example. How are his social skills? He should be just leaving the parallel play stage where he plays along a side a child doing his own thing. Is interaction starting to happen. (don't be alarmed if it is going slowly as having difficulty with speech can hinder socialism for little guys and gals. Hard to play with peers if they don't understand you.)
I ask those questions as they would indicate if anything more may be going on. Not always, but sometimes. Based on what you describe though---------- he really sounds like he is doing fine except in the area of articulation which is not uncommon in three year olds. If you are concerned about this, discuss it with your pediatrician and perhaps they will refer you to a speech pathologist for a speech evaluation. The best thing that seemed to work with my two boys is that I would speak slowly and have them look at my mouth on words they had difficulty with. I'd also do games like put on music and make crazy, silly faces and freeze them (turning music on and off). That works mouth and face muscles. I'd also give them lollipops to suck as it gets the tongue moving around. You can have them do tongue push ups---------- moving tongue up and down. And then have them move it side to side and then make a circle around their lips. All done slowly and controlled. It just helps with the oral motor muscles.
My best advice to you is this. Have fun with him. Don't worry so much about the academics. The best thing to help your child to read? Read to them for at least 15 minutes a day. When they are four, move your finger along under the words. Sing songs about the ABC's and do little games. Make it all relaxed and fun and that starts with you relaxing about it. Do you know that by second grade----------- all who read late usually catch up to those who read early? They are then on the same level. So, stress around this subject and learning phonetics and such young is not worth it. What you want to teach is a love of learning new things. You do this by getting out and doing things. Save up for a trip to a children's museum or science museum. Go to the zoo. Take hikes and talk about the wildlife. Etc. This is my absolute best advice to you.
Not responding to his name unless you call out chocolate right after it . . .that is not uncommon at all. Selective hearing is pretty common in kids albeit frustrating to parents.
Hopefully you will see a big improvement with his speech and that is something to look for and to work on. And every parent should keep an eye on their child's development. But it sounds like you have a great kid. Good luck
I ask those questions as they would indicate if anything more may be going on. Not always, but sometimes. Based on what you describe though---------- he really sounds like he is doing fine except in the area of articulation which is not uncommon in three year olds. If you are concerned about this, discuss it with your pediatrician and perhaps they will refer you to a speech pathologist for a speech evaluation. The best thing that seemed to work with my two boys is that I would speak slowly and have them look at my mouth on words they had difficulty with. I'd also do games like put on music and make crazy, silly faces and freeze them (turning music on and off). That works mouth and face muscles. I'd also give them lollipops to suck as it gets the tongue moving around. You can have them do tongue push ups---------- moving tongue up and down. And then have them move it side to side and then make a circle around their lips. All done slowly and controlled. It just helps with the oral motor muscles.
My best advice to you is this. Have fun with him. Don't worry so much about the academics. The best thing to help your child to read? Read to them for at least 15 minutes a day. When they are four, move your finger along under the words. Sing songs about the ABC's and do little games. Make it all relaxed and fun and that starts with you relaxing about it. Do you know that by second grade----------- all who read late usually catch up to those who read early? They are then on the same level. So, stress around this subject and learning phonetics and such young is not worth it. What you want to teach is a love of learning new things. You do this by getting out and doing things. Save up for a trip to a children's museum or science museum. Go to the zoo. Take hikes and talk about the wildlife. Etc. This is my absolute best advice to you.
Not responding to his name unless you call out chocolate right after it . . .that is not uncommon at all. Selective hearing is pretty common in kids albeit frustrating to parents.
Hopefully you will see a big improvement with his speech and that is something to look for and to work on. And every parent should keep an eye on their child's development. But it sounds like you have a great kid. Good luck
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If he is sucking to soothe himself, give him something else. They make chewy things for kids such as hard rubber T or P shaped things that you can buy on line.