The child is almost 2 years old and still can't speak

We all know that some children start talking early, and some start talking late. Many old people say that children who start talking early are smart. In fact, the early or late start of a child's speech has little to do with IQ. Sometimes it is more related to the environment in which the child lives. If parents always talk to the baby and teach the baby to speak, the baby may start talking earlier. If parents let the baby develop on his own, the baby may start talking later. So what should we do if the child is almost two years old and still can't speak?

1. If the baby's anterior fontanelle has not closed after 18 months, it is necessary to rule out rickets and cretinism. At the same time, it cannot be ruled out that the baby is caused by hydrocephalus or other reasons that lead to increased intracranial pressure. The baby should go to the hospital for further examination.

2. Children's speech is easily affected by the environment, psychology, etc. Usually you should give your baby more training, specifically the following points:

1) Change the previous parenting style: Children are also thinking, emotional and educated people. Parents should treat them like sensible older children, talk and communicate with them every day, and choose short rhyming nursery rhymes or stories to read to them. At the same time, get to know the things around you and get in touch with the people around you.

2) Learn to give motherly love to your children: pass on motherly love to your children through your own language, expressions, and actions, so that children can have positive emotions and feel warm and safe around them. Only then will children take the initiative to adapt to and explore the external environment to develop their own intelligence. The critical period for oral language development is within 3 years old. Once missed, it will be difficult to regain and improve the language. Avoid harsh educational methods such as beating and scolding.

3) In language training, you must have enough patience, confidence and perseverance: believe that your child will be able to acquire good language skills, be careful to avoid impatience, and do not indulge or neglect your child, causing the child to lose the best educational period and unable to form a certain learning habit, which is a very regrettable thing for the child's future.

4) Give full play to the role of father in education and training: maternal love and paternal love are both indispensable. The lack of any aspect will affect the formation of a child's healthy personality in the future. Therefore, fathers are required to hold their children more often, find ways to get their children to speak, and encourage their children's small progress, so as to strengthen their children's enthusiasm and interest in learning languages.

5) Avoid having too many languages in the family, as this will make the baby confused and not know what language to use to express his emotions and needs. And interact more with children of the same age to enhance communication and improve the development of social skills.

3. Babies like to play alone and focus on their own game world. Parents should spend more time with their babies and actively participate in their games. Parents can play some cheerful music at home, and parents can sing and dance with their babies to cultivate their happy and confident psychology. Parents should take their babies outdoors more often, and cultivate communication with relatives to enhance their social skills.

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