Speech disorders in children


Delayed or dyspnea is the most common problem among children. According to some statistics, 15% of children at 2 years of age suffer from speech delay, and only 70% of patients can overcome these problems at the age of four years.
To overcome these problems in children, it is necessary to help the parents from childhood and with great care. Educators should also be aware of these disorders that prevent young people from communicating properly.
The onset of delayed speech is associated with problems in the normal development of the child between two and five years. Talking can be delayed when children have difficulties learning new words or creating useful sentences that correspond to their age.
Speech disorders are delayed speech that lasts even after the child reaches the age of five. This disorder can be manifested in various forms, including difficulties that prevent proper pronunciation of certain voices, or difficulty in speech that results in difficulties in understanding the language, or even murmuring.
When should we be concerned?
In general, the difficulties faced by a child between 18 months and three years in language expression well is normal, because it is still in the learning stage.
However, it is important to pay attention to some signs that the child needs help to overcome speech problems, according to an article by Hammer at the site of Canal France.
What are the signs of these problems?
Here are some of the signs that can help to analyze children's speech problems:
From birth to 12 months:
Do not interact with surrounding noise.
The baby rarely makes sounds.
The little laugh or the scarcity of his smile.
12 to 24 months:
The baby does not make a lot of sounds.
He does not recognize his name or say "Papa" or "Mama."
Do not make gestures to communicate with others like finger-pointing.
Do not try to repeat what he hears.
Two to two and a half years:
During this age, the child is able to pronounce between 50 and 100 words, and is supposed to pronounce them daily. During this period you should check these signs that indicate that your child is suffering from speech delay:
Little pronunciation of understandable words.
Do not communicate only through gestures.
Only understands routine words.
Do not mimic the sounds of animals.
From two and a half years to three years:
The child's inability to understand the questions he or she has to choose between two options.
Do not understand some questions such as "What is this thing?".
Do not understand the routine instructions.
It does not have the ability to associate words with images or surrounding objects.
Three to four years:
The inability to understand questions such as: Who? to where?
He has no ability to understand basic concepts, like above or below.
Communicate via gestures.
Rarely utter complete sentences.
He repeats the question before him rather than answering it.
Four to five years:
The child expresses in an incomprehensible way and constantly searches for words.
The child has difficulty naming and recognizing colors.
Difficulties in dialogue or in answering questions.
How to help your child learn the language?
There are a number of solutions that can be used to help children develop their language skills, such as:
Talk slowly to the child so he can understand all the words that make up the sentence.
When correcting the pronunciation of a child, the sentences must be slowly reworded with a focus on difficult vocabulary.
The child should be given enough time to express himself, even if it is not fast enough.
The child must communicate with other people of his age.
Take motivational activities with the child like visiting a museum or a zoo.
Parents can refer to things that the child refers to with his finger, as described.
If the child's language skills are of concern to their parent, do not hesitate to consult your pediatrician or speech therapist. Both will help the child overcome speech difficulties and develop his or her language skills properly.