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Should we put our a child in a preschool with a primary language we do not speak?
We have an almost 2 year old daughter and we are looking around for preschools to put her in. We are in Vancouver, Canada which has a large Chinese population and Mandarin is very common. Neither of ...
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How to encourage speech development
I have a three year old boy. At home we speak our native language to him and in nursery he speaks English. He seems to have very good understanding of what we say in our native language and reasonable ...
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What are the risks of surgery for a tongue-tied toddler?
My son is 22 months old and he is several tongue-tied. We only found out because I have a 4 month old and when he was first born they noticed he was tied, and asked if our other child was.
My 22 ...
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When should I start to be concerned about stammering or stuttering?
My 27 month old son started talking fairly early, and is very enthusiastic about it.
He talks constantly.
However, he does stammer a lot, and stutters on some words.
Most commonly, he'll have ...
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Is it normal that a 2½ year old omits any “s” in the start of words?
My son is not quite 3 years old yet. He's doing great in terms of speaking except for one detail: whenever a word begins with an s he will just skip that sound. For instance he consistently says top ...
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Daughter not saying “mom” even though she can
My two-year-old daughter has said "dad" for long time, referring to me. She has already said "mom" couple of times in the past so we know she can say it and knows the meaning of it, however no matter ...
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Will a 12-18 month old understand a baby is on the way?
My first son is 12 months old and I'm expecting another child who will be born when my son is 18 months old. My son is fairly verbal for his age. He understands phrases like, "Put the ball in the ...
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How do I encourage my toddler to work on his spoken language?
Our 15 month old has yet to speak any words. He seems to hear well enough, and will, when it suits him, listen to us when we ask things of him ("go get your ball!", etc). He's engaged with the world ...
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Should I stop teaching my toddler a second language if his exposure to it will be limited?
I have stared to talk exclusively in English to my son when he was less than 6 months old. However, we have decided not to move to an English speaking country, so I ended up practically alone.
It's ...
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16 months old and no signs of communication. Should we be concerned?
Our son is now 16 months old and does not know any words yet. He doesn't seem to understand anything we say either.
He makes plenty of talking sounds, he looks at you and babbles but no words.
We ...
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What's the best way to fix a toddler's mispronunciations?
My friend's son loves dinosaurs. He'll show me a toy or a picture of one, and say "dinosaur-ous!"
My child is rapidly approaching speech, and I was wondering if it is better to point out errors like ...
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How do toddlers pick their first words?
My son has a pretty eclectic selection of vocabulary. Some words seem to have been picked up from my wife and I repeating them (such as "uh-oh" and "daddy"). Others seem to have been learned without ...
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Can you guide a toddler to learn specific words?
My 14 month old has a pretty good vocabulary for his age. However, it is a source of frustration for my wife that "mommy" (or some variation thereof) is not part of his vocabulary.
He says "daddy" ...
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Should I be concerned that my 10 month old toddler still doesn't know how to pronouce words but just says “er…er…er…” instead?
I think by the age of 8-10 months, toddlers are able to pronounce simple sound like "mama", "baba", "papa" etc, though they might not know what the meaning is.
However, my 10-month-old daughter just ...
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How do my wife and I stop our son from learning to swear from us?
My wife and I both tend to have... colorful language (for me it tends to be far worse when driving). Our son just turned one, and is starting to become more verbal. He's not quite at the point where ...
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How important is the pronunciation of a toddler's first words?
My 11 month old son has started to talk. He currently has a two-word vocabulary: "uh-oh", and "balloon".
He clearly understands the meaning of the word balloon, and uses it appropriately (his use of ...
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Is the Rosetta software a good tool for teaching a toddler foreign languages?
I have the full version of the Rosetta cd with many languages.
I understand that young children absorb information like a sponge - so if I wanted to teach my daughter languages which I do not know, ...
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How do I teach my child to speak in sentences?
My son is 2.3yrs. Right now we keep reading books for him. He pays attention only for some time. We also keep teaching letters and numbers during his bed time or during his bath. When asked he repeats ...
