How old can a child speak?

Some people say that children's voices are the most beautiful sounds in the world. As we all know, babies cannot speak when they are born. They have to go from babbling to speaking complete sentences and then to speaking fluently, all of which require the efforts of their parents. Many parents will teach their children to speak, and slowly the children will begin to speak fluently. However, each child develops differently, and the time when they can speak varies, from a few months to over a year old. So at what age can a child speak at the latest?

1. How old can a child speak at the latest?

Generally speaking, children will be able to speak at the latest when they are two years old. If a child still cannot speak at the age of two, or can only say a few simple words and lacks communicative language, you must take the child to the hospital for professional diagnosis immediately.

Second, the reason why children can speak late

1. Physiological reasons: For example, whether the baby has tongue tie, hearing problems, or lesions similar to cerebral palsy? If the baby cannot speak due to physiological reasons, parents should treat the baby as soon as possible, and never delay!

2. Language environment: Parents and babies communicate little, babies communicate little with other people, and family members have complex accents. These will create an unhealthy environment for the baby. The child will not receive effective environmental stimulation, which will lead to delayed language development.

3. How to guide children to speak

1. Be sure to tell the baby. Parents can use actions and childlike language to convey to the baby. Be sure to insist on speaking Mandarin and teach the child clearly, correctly and in a standard way.

2. Create opportunities for your baby to speak. Babies have a strong ability to imitate. Tell your baby more stories when you have the chance. The baby will then give simple responses. If you do this every day, the language will be reinforced in the baby's mind, and he will eventually imitate well.

3. Objects around us, such as toys, are good teachers to teach babies to learn languages. Good toys for young children have different shapes, colors, uses, and language functions. They can help babies recognize colors and shapes and enhance their desire for knowledge. The bilingual function can achieve the effect of babies imitating speech, and can also help babies learn some common sense of life, accumulate new terms, and promote language development.