I’m very overwhelmed… My 16 month old son doesn’t even say mama or dada… he doesn’t care about talking he can’t even pay attention long enough. He isn’t interested in ms.rachel, he doesn’t care for communicating just crying. What can I do. He starts speech therapy and occupational therapy soon, then physical therapy but putting him in his chair is the only way I can BARELY get his attention.
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My 3 1/2 year old doesn’t talk either but speech therapy will help my kid goes to feeding therapy, OT, PT, and speech therapy. My son is taking little longer than other kids because he has special needs
Read to him. A lot. Lots of books
Instead of the radio or music in the car put on some learning speech videos
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Providers aren’t too worried til they are 3 and not so verbal tbh. What helped mine learn to speak was singing lots of songs especially nursery rhymes with rhyming, reading lots of books, talk to baby a lot, and at times Ms. Alejandra on YouTube (she helped with Spanish, asl, and English
Get his hearing checked by an audiologist. We found out for us it was a hearing problem.
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You are on the right track with starting speech & occupational therapy. Early intervention is key. My son started those therapies at age 2. He was babbling at 3/4 & was fully talking at 5. He had an IEP through grade school & is now a 20 y/o college sophomore, living on campus. I’m sure those therapies & techniques have improved since he started. Just continue to be his advocate. You got this!
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Detox his brain of heavy metals. You will see the difference
I was partially deaf and tongue tied. Had surgery and many years of speech therapy… it worked !
So mine is the same. His ped Dr said he should at least be saying two words clear. They recommended speech therapy, we are on a wait list. Will be working with him more until they call and decide then if that’s what we want to do. Kids learn at different paces, but I can tell a difference with him and my other 4 kids.
This is how my youngest was until not long after she turned 2 then started saying little words then she spoke a lot more jaut after se turned 3 she’s nearly 4 now and is amazing at speaking and understands a lot more now but still not 100% at understanding but she’s getting there, don’t worry! I was told not to worry and I laid back a bit off her instead of pushing her and she did it herself when she was ready, she also has been at nursery since she was 2 x
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I didn’t talk until I was 2… My mom said one day I just looked at her and started talking. She said I never quit. Some kids just develop later than others. Talk to your doctor about it.
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Speak therapy. See if they may need to see if they are autistic.
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My oldest didn’t talk until about 2 and then one day his speech blew up and he was saying sentences.
Have his tonsils and I think it’s called adenoids? looked at if they are large it will affect their speech too, also hearing test. But speech therapy is a good start the earlier the better.
My son’s half sister is like this. Having her go with me once or twice a week helps. Honestly was a lot of fighting in the home at the time which was the cause of her yelling vs trying to talk. Speech therapy helped but just having her in a new environment helped a lot too. Now they are broken up and less fighting in the home and she’s in a 3yr old preschool specifically for kids with delays to get her talking before real prek starts.
Not saying you have fighting in your home at all. It was just why she went to yelling vs trying to talk. But just remember if you and your spouse have loud booming voices the kid could be taking that as how to communicate which could be why he yells and cries when he needs something. People sometimes forget their tones really set the vibe for the house
Mine didn’t talk till 2 and a half then full sentences and amazing comprehension
Just keep talking. Narrate everything you’re doing. Pause for his response like you would in conversation and then start talking again. When he talks or makes noises, respond.
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Hearing tests…possible autism
Get hearing tested by a pediatric audiologist and ENT
Sounds like to me maybe the little guy is deaf
Ask the speech therapist how to implement what they are doing in your home. Then implement and be consistent. Try reading the easily repeatable books. Moo baa lala was a favorite at our house. Our youngest could speak but just wouldn’t. Now he never stops. Seriously he’s constantly making sounds even in his sleep.
Have you had his hearing g checked?? My daughter was the same way and it turned out her adenoids were so swollen she couldn’t hear. She ended up getting tube’s and her adenoids removed and was talking soon after.
Could be early signs of autism, getting a change of pace and getting the little one out and away from home can go a long way to help with some of the frustration and crying.
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Do not go by the advice… “they all develop at their own pace” that can be damaging. Such bad advice.
There are milestones for a reason. If your kid isn’t talking by the right time, go get them checked. Could be tongue tied. Hearing issues. Etc.
Don’t ever think it’s normal.
Instead of trying to get his attention on you, follow his attention. Whatever he’s focused on or playing with, follow him and talk about it all, if he moves on, move on with him. Just talk, talk, talk.
breath mama! sometimes boys are just not as talkitive, sometimes it’s autism.
at his very young age it’s hard to tell. keep the appts, learn what you can.
if the chair is the only way to gain some attention- USE that! create a fun game and explore your sons likes and dislikes.
please know if it’s discovered your son is on the spectrum, it’s going to be OK build your support system and just love your baby unconditionally.
I was worried about my boy as when he got mad- he would create an angry babble murmur of angry sounding kind of words lol
… but with preach therapy he started to speak much clearer
Has his hearing been tested?
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Do you talk to him regularly everyday? Do you ask him questions even if you know you won’t get answers? Babies talk when their parents talk to them giving them those language skills. Also, you should probably keep all tv and tablets away from your baby until he is much older. The screen time will hinder his natural learning abilities.
My daughter had this issue and I took her to her Dr and he referred me to a ent and they found fluid behind her ears and mild hearing loss from that she had surgery to drain that out and placed ear tube’s in and now she talks up the storm
My girl had speech therapy around 2.5y, she couldn’t talk at first, didn’t even say mama, she just mumbled. 6wk of speech therapy and she didn’t stop talking. Shes 3.5 now and speaks full sentences. 100% recommend them. My lads 15month and says mama, dada, doggy, here and yeah. I was concerned but apparently he’s doing great, he has no attention span, doesn’t watch tv, won’t sit still.
Have you had him evaluated before putting him in any kind of therapy? What does your pediatrician say?