2 year old boy can't speak

Generally speaking, babies of two years old have already started to learn to speak. If your baby has not started to speak yet, or even cannot speak, you must find out the real reason and not delay the real opportunity for treatment. If you miss it, your baby will eventually develop language disorders, which will cause some unnecessary trouble. In this case, you must learn to adjust this situation.

My baby still can't speak at 2 years old

1. Children's language development Language consists of two components: verbal and non-verbal. The two are a dynamic and interactive process that begins in children's early development. Language development varies greatly among individuals because it is influenced by biological factors and the environment. There are sex differences in language development and language-related brain functions.

2. Recent studies on language using functional magnetic resonance imaging have shown that in language information processing, women have more activation in the nervous system than men; men have a unilateral advantage in brain activation, mainly in the left inferior frontal angular gyrus, while women have more active corresponding areas on both sides of the brain. This may explain why boys have more language problems than girls in early childhood. The progression of language development is as follows:

(1) Pre-language period (birth to 12 months): Before children start to speak, they have already used language, and the way of communication at this time is non-verbal, such as eye contact, smiling, etc., and in this way of communication, they gradually learn the rules of language communication. For example, when adults and children play the game of "hide and seek", it reflects joint participation and cultivates children's "turn-taking" behavior in interactions. Children in this period mainly begin to pronounce words. At about 3 to 4 months, they will babble repeatedly. At 8 months, they can pronounce a combination of consonants and vowels. At 12 months, they can use one word and use gestures to express their meaning, such as waving to say goodbye and pointing to pictures with their little fingers.

(2) Initial language stage (1 to 3 years old): Children at this stage use words to express things they already know and to communicate with others, but they are also self-centered. Despite this, children continue to communicate using nonverbal methods, in combination with verbal methods. Children aged 12 to 18 months can use words, and their vocabulary increases to 20. Children aged 18 to 24 months enter the stage of combining two words. If children are familiar with something, they can combine words according to the rules in communication.

(3) Sentences begin to appear. The vocabulary at this stage increases to hundreds, the ability to imitate increases, the number of topics in communication increases, and better flexibility is shown. Children aged 24 to 36 months have a significantly increased vocabulary and can apply previously learned vocabulary in communication, such as expressing intentions and quantities. Children at this stage use more appropriate words and can express their emotions, hopes, interests, etc. in special ways. A 3-year-old child can say his or her name, age, gender, recognize common objects and pictures, and follow 2 to 3 consecutive instructions.