Hi everyone just wanted to ask if anyone has experienced something similar to my daughter. I burst into tears this morning after dropping her nursery, will try to include as much info as possible:
She’s 3 years old, really sweet, a proper delicate soul. She loves playing with her dolls mostly, likes to sing but doesn’t know any lyrics to songs so it’s often just garbled words to tunes. She can be in her own little willed a lot, loves nothing more than setting up elaborate tea parties for her dolls and having conversations between them. She had inflamed tonsils for a long time as a baby, which she grew out of last year and that stopped her from speaking until age 2. It was a physical inability to talk according to the Dr and not lack of understanding. Her speech is very poor, she struggles to say full sentences but can make herself understood with single words quite well, she can now say “drink” or “wet” or “cold” or whatever she wants. She very loving and loves to curl up on my lap, cuddle and stroke my face. She kisses me a lot and says “I love you mummy” which is probably the longest sentence she can say, so she is affectionate. She’s my little best buddy honestly! Anyway, what’s really upsetting me is her anxiety around other kids her age. We have another daughter (age 2) who can talk as well as, if not better than, her and they play really well together at home. When I take them to nursery, the 2 year old is full of it, laughing, running through the door and trying to play with other kids. My 3 year old tho if h, she clenched up, stands by the door and looks scared. She doesn’t keep up with conversation with other kids her age and struggles to form friendships. I know she’s so young still but is there anything we can be doing to help her? She’s spent so long stuck at home this year that it’s really not helped things!!! Just managed to get first appointment with speech therapist starting in a few weeks. I dropped her to nursery this morning and saw her standing by there upset and it really just got to me!!