Is it worth worrying to parents who do not speak at the age of 1 year? Violation of the speech of the child occurs often enough, it is not worth worrying about it. There were cases when the child was silent until the age of four, until he went to the kindergarten. Then I immediately began to speak and quite a lot. There are several reasons why a one-year-old does not speak.
The first reason is speech disturbance due to some physiological features. The child may have physical disabilities, some internal organs, their diseases, which, in turn, affect the fact that the child lags behind in the development of speech, attention or memory.
Another reason can be the lack of attention to the child of his parents. Children should constantly communicate with adults, and they should control that their child is constantly moving forward, acquiring new experience and skills.
Lack of contact with peers can also cause a backlog in speech. Children should communicate with the same as they are children. In this way, the child compares himself to them, this will help the child understand some things that other children do, and he does not. A child can become more obedient if he sees an approximate child next to him.
The fourth cause of the lag is the fright the child has experienced. It is because of him that the child can refuse to speak. Fright can be expressed in a bad dream or in something heard or seen. If a child finds a quarrel with his parents, then he can change his world view of the world, he can remain silent for a long time. Punishing a child, if it was applied unfairly, can also give a boost to the child not wanting to talk.
What should parents do that the child does not speak at 1 year old?
First, the child needs to be shown to a child specialist who can determine whether something is wrong with the child. If the doctor does not find any physiological abnormalities or mental retardation, then you can safely go home and engage in a child without medical assistance.
At the second step, parents should pay attention to the child. At one-year age children are active and want to be in the center of attention, they willingly take part in all external processes. They begin to touch, notice, do actions that help them explore this world. If this does not happen to the child and, on the contrary, he lies in silence and does not react to external stimuli, then it is necessary to arouse his interest. If the child has a lack of toys, then very often he has speech defects or he lags behind in development. Since it is toys that are the object with which children are constantly in contact.
The next step is to establish a permanent contact with the child. It is necessary to constantly caress the baby, to praise him for all attempts to say something or do something. You can let the child indulge, because this is a natural process. You should not scold the child, you have to play with him, so that the child does not consider his parents to be enemies, so that they can help him. After such actions the child will understand that in order to get in touch with his parents, he should say something. He will know that if he utters some words, his parents will necessarily pay attention to him.
At the next stage, the child should be provided with books and other developmental materials. The child should be allowed to watch TV sometimes. Although many are negative about modern cartoons, that is why they do not allow watching TV. But the child can also include Soviet cartoons, which are sold in the store on DVDs. The child will listen attentively to the words and at the same time visually perceive the actions taking place on the screen and will want to repeat them.
At the last step, contact with peers is ensured. The child should be allowed to see children of his or her age or older. If there are several children, they need communication, because they need to somehow explain their desires to each other. If other children will speak, then the silent child will soon want to speak, because he will not be very comfortable.