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IrmaGuest ·
Our little boy is a quiet little one.
But with familiar people, he's happily more chatty.
I also think he can already talk quite a lot,
But at the toddler playgroup, it stood out that he doesn't understand or know certain things, like naming certain colors or animals in pictures. Maybe a language delay? Now we're noticing certain things.
Had a talk with the school's speech therapist last Tuesday, and now we have a referral through our GP.
What should I look out for, and who is a good, fun speech therapist in a child-friendly way?
They want to get him ready a bit for primary school; he'll be 4 in May.
The most important thing is that he gets the hang of it and enjoys it.
Personally, I think he's still a bit young, but it'll probably work out fine.
But with familiar people, he's happily more chatty.
I also think he can already talk quite a lot,
But at the toddler playgroup, it stood out that he doesn't understand or know certain things, like naming certain colors or animals in pictures. Maybe a language delay? Now we're noticing certain things.
Had a talk with the school's speech therapist last Tuesday, and now we have a referral through our GP.
What should I look out for, and who is a good, fun speech therapist in a child-friendly way?
They want to get him ready a bit for primary school; he'll be 4 in May.
The most important thing is that he gets the hang of it and enjoys it.
Personally, I think he's still a bit young, but it'll probably work out fine.
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*Lotus* #2
Irma, every child learns and develops in their own way.
What you could do to help catch up on their speech and language delay is talk a lot with your child, read a lot, and especially name things a lot...
But as I said before, every child develops in their own way.
Don't let a daycare/preschool get you down.
Wishing you lots of success, girl
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Irma started this #3
Yeah, I find it quite a conclusion. He’s been there for 2 years and no one ever said anything. Well, he’s happy to go there anyway. I did make my point so that they could have noticed something earlier. -
*Lotus* #4
That's quite unusual, Irma. I wouldn't just agree to it anyway. Sometimes a child reacts differently because they're approached in a different way... Besides, it wasn't mentioned earlier, so it's definitely a strange situation... I know from you that you're very caring and would have definitely noticed if something was wrong.
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