Why do children start talking late?

Raising a baby is a very happy thing, especially when the baby starts to speak, it is the happiest moment for parents. However, the speaking stage of each baby is different. For example, some babies start to speak very early, while some babies start to speak very late. This is very anxious for parents. Let’s take a look at why children start to speak late? I hope everyone can understand it.

There are individual differences in the language development of babies. Some start speaking earlier or later, and generally boys start speaking a little later than girls. This is a normal phenomenon, and parents are not advised to compare their babies. Provide your baby with a sufficient language environment, and one day he will bring you joy. An infant's ability to speak is mainly affected by two factors. One is physiological conditions, such as congenital damage to the auditory organs or certain parts of the brain, congenital poor physical condition, and heredity, which will affect the development of language ability. The second is the external environment in which the baby is located, including a good language atmosphere, objects of interaction and opportunities for communication with the child's language, etc.

Mitigation methods

Prevention of late speech in babies

1. If possible, please try to give your baby a single language environment. If you can't do that, don't worry too much. He will still speak and learn several languages ​​at the same time. Of course, the price is that his speaking will be delayed.

2. No matter what, you should actively encourage your baby to speak and give him more opportunities to speak. Talk to your baby frequently, sing songs, tell stories, etc., using clear, accurate, and slow pronunciation;

3. Respond to your baby promptly and praise him/her once he/she makes a correct sound;

4. Teach your baby more words and introduce things around him to him anytime, anywhere and repeatedly;

5. When your baby says something wrong, don't make fun of him or deliberately repeat his mistake, but give him the correct demonstration.

Lack of communication means children have no context in which to learn to speak. Nowadays, in most families, children are taken care of by the elderly, who are quiet and taciturn. If parents do not have sufficient language communication with their children after get off work, the children will lack the environment for learning language, and their language development will naturally be affected.