The child is four years old and still can't speak

As children grow up, they will learn various things. For example, babies can usually learn to speak when they are two or three years old. However, there are also many babies who still cannot speak when they are four years old. When this problem occurs, parents must pay attention to it and, if necessary, take the child for treatment. Next, I will introduce to you the reasons why your baby can’t speak and how to solve them!

1. Physiological reasons cause the baby to not speak

1. Check if the baby's tongue is adhered?

2. Take your baby to the hospital for a hearing check?

3. Other lesions, such as cerebral palsy, etc.

If your baby cannot speak due to physiological reasons, you need to treat him as soon as possible and do not miss the golden time for treatment. If none of these reasons apply, look for other reasons. Talking late? It is best to wait until after the age of 4 for tongue tie surgery

2. The language environment causes the baby to not speak

1. You only talk to your child occasionally and rarely communicate with your baby verbally.

2. Apart from you, there are few people who talk to your baby.

3. My family members have mixed accents, including dialects, English, and Mandarin.

Generally speaking, babies who are in the above three unfavorable language environments will start speaking later. If the language environment you provide for your baby is too monotonous or too complex, the child will not receive effective stimulation, resulting in delayed language development. You need to change immediately. You should talk to your child more often and temporarily unify the accent of the whole family so that your baby can understand and imitate easily.

If the language environment you create for your baby is healthy, let's look for other reasons.

3. The communication method causes the baby to not speak

1. When you see your baby using simple gestures to express his needs, what is your reaction?

A. Generally they can understand and help the baby to complete it.

B. Even if you understand, you should teach your baby to speak out as much as possible.

If your answer is A, then the reason why your baby “can’t speak” is most likely language inertia. You understand your baby's body movements so well and meet his or her needs immediately, making it unnecessary for him or her to speak. You need to gradually require your baby to speak out in order for you to understand what he means.

2. What kind of sentences do you usually use when talking to your baby?

A. Normal sentences, just like talking to other adults.

B. Use short sentences and speak slowly.

If your answer is A, then the reason why your baby "doesn't like to talk" may be that the form of communication is too difficult and it is not easy for the baby to understand and imitate, or it may cause psychological pressure and make the baby think that he can only speak like an adult. You should slightly change the way you speak to your baby, speak in short sentences or use body language to express yourself with short sentences, close to your baby's ability to express, so that your baby can communicate with you in parallel.