What to do if a six-year-old child cannot speak

Children's health is the center of a family. For parents, the baby's first walk and first talk are of great significance. However, some children cannot speak at the age of six. At this time, you should go to the hospital in time. Generally speaking, the baby's speaking time is still very early. If it exceeds the normal time, you should go for examination to avoid missing the best treatment time. The consequences are unpredictable.

When babies are about one year old, they start to babbling and say a few simple words and sentences. If they still cannot speak by the age of two or three, it is medically called speech delay, or simply speech delay. There are many reasons for speech delay, which is affected by multiple factors such as physiological, psychological, and social factors.

Generally speaking, poor brain development can affect the baby's language development, but there are many reasons why babies speak late, such as adults seldom talk to babies, so babies rarely get the opportunity to practice speaking, thus affecting the baby's language development; some parents are too doting and accommodating to their babies, always satisfying their requirements based on the baby's gestures and eyes, neglecting the baby's language training, causing them to gradually develop the habit of using gestures instead of speaking, thereby delaying the baby's language development; in addition, long-term malnutrition, physical weakness, or poor hearing of babies may also cause delayed language development.

If the baby cannot speak due to physical reasons, then it can only be a psychological problem. For this type of child, parents should spend more time with him, take the child outdoors or to places with fresh air, talk to him more often, and encourage him to express his thoughts. You can also let him be with other children, so that he will be naturally infected, and over time, he will most likely be able to speak normally.