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2 year old speech

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JustMe9 · 06/10/2019 10:24

Hi all, Im just looking for some advise regarding 2 year olds speech. My boy(2.4 years old) doesnt speak in sentences yet. At home we speak in our native language and at nursery everyone speaks english to him. I think he may be a bit confused with two languages and he can say some random words clearly, however a lot of them are still very unclear and most of the time he wont combine more than 2 words in one sentence! Is he behind? Can people share any stories or suggestions how to help him speak? I dont know if we should talk to him in english and ignore our native language if thats causing him confusion at home. Any tips would be appreciated Xxx

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LucyCarlyle77 · 06/10/2019 19:45

Hi OP - just as a basic, have you had his hearing checked? In my local area there are clinics you can go to (part of the children's centres) for an initial assessment, then they'll book you a hearing test if needs be. Might be worth seeing if you have something similar nearby to rule out that as an issue.

If not, you can also access speech therapy help (or go on a waiting list, anyway!) via the children's centres. Or do contact your HV for advice; was it flagged up at his 2 year check at all?

AladdinMum · 07/10/2019 13:26

He is slightly behind but not very much and it can be explained by the two languages he is trying to learn. You can help him by speaking to him in both languages at the home, that would help him at lot as he would be able to differentiate the two languages coming from the same mouth (so same tone, sound, etc).

NoKnit · 07/10/2019 16:29

I am same situation except we are abroad and our language at home is English. My children are fully bilingual purely because we only spoke our language with them

He doesn't sound like he is behind at all.

I wouldn't recommend speaking to him in English, that is only going to make matters worse and confuse him even more. Stuck with what you are doing and if you haven't seen an improvement by 3 years old then look at the situation again.

But it is normal, bilingual children often speak later my youngest is 3.5 and only just started to speak in full sentences over the summer and he can do it and translate in both languages.

Don't speak to him in any language other than your mother tongue he will work it out

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