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| I HAVE A THREE YEAR OLD SON WHO IS SMART AS COULD BE BUT HE TALKS LIKE HE IS 1 HE WILL BE 4 IN JULY AND HE WILL START SCHOOL IN AUGUST HOW CAN I GET HIM READY FOR SCHOOL WITH THE BULLIES AND JOKES???????HE HAS NEVER WENT TO DAYCARE I HAVE BEEN A STAY AT HOME MOTHER THE WHOLE TIME.....HE IS ALREADY IN SPEECH THERAPY THEY COME TO OUR HOUSE 3 TIMES A WEEK BUT AFTER THEY LEAVE HE IS BACK TO BABBLING AND BABY TALK I CAN UNDERSATND HIM BUT NO ONE ELSE CAN. WHAT AS A MOTHER CAN I DO???? |
| Posted by renea on 11/19/2008 02:52 PM
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Hi Renea, I understand your frustration. My son will be 4 next month an we are thinking the same things about school. He just isn't intelligible to other people most of the time. I can tell you we have some wonderful links listed under resources on our home page. Hopefully you can get more information from there too. What is your speech therapist saying? Personally, they just keep telling us the diagnosis over an over again, like that is an explanation. How long has your son been receiving therapy? Does it seem to be helpful at all? I know at home, it seems like our life is a constant speech session. I am always trying to get Arden to say things just a little more clearly. I think if you are able to give us a little more info about your son, we may collectively have some ideas that may be helpful for you.
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| posted by Rhonda on 11/19/2008 04:28 PM
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Hi Renea,
Welcome to the group.
I agree with Rhonda, there are a lot of great resources listed just within this site alone.
I don't think there's a mother out there that doesn't worry about bullies and such and the worry is particularly warranted when we add the factor of speech delay into the mix. I would guess that the school system would have some resources to assist your son and would definitely contact them with these concerns.
As far as your son being home with you, I am in the same boat. We contacted our local YMCA and got Paulie involved in gymnastics. It's inexpensive (vs a standard daycare/ playgroup) and there isn't a lot of need for talking because it's mostly physical. It's a great way to get him around kids and maybe see how well he does with communicating with other children his age. Sometimes being around the other children also prompts children to talk more understandably.
As far as reverting to baby talk/ babbling when the therapist leaves, I would definitely recommend the Baby Babble DVD collection. Annette originally suggested it to me. It's done by two speech language pathologists and it's like having a speech therapist in my home even when she's not really here!
Have you had your son to a developmental pediatrician? Sometimes, standard pedis don't have the expertise to diagnose a specific developmental delay. It may be a helpful route, if you haven't already explored it.
This group really is great- very compassionate and supportive. We put our heads together and rally for everyone dealing with speech delay and, like Rhonda said, the more info we have, the better we may be able to help you, or at least emphathize.
Best of luck!
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| posted by Melissa on 11/19/2008 09:53 PM
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| my son is 2 1/2 yrs old, will be 3 yrs old at the end of december.. He talks and is doing better, but most people can't understand him.. I can, and my mom can but since my husband works he doesn't always understand him.. my husband doesn't talk to him like an older child because he doesn't think he understand,, but he does. when I get onto him he knows what I am talking about.. this is a constant battle between my husband and I.. he understands more than my husband thinks.. though, the other day he (my son) got the milk jug out of the fridge because he wanted some milk in his sippy cup.. well I grabbed it because I didn't want him to spill it, when I grabbed it well I spilt it and I said the word "shit" well i normal response.. well what did my son do he repeated me and said "shit".. he in the past week has been coping more words from me.. so I need to watch what I say.. but, It has been amazing that he has been coping me.. all of a sudden. all kids start to talk and communicate at different times.. I do think once he starts kindergarden that he might have to repeat the grade, but that might be okay.. I think once he gets into school, he will be fine. my daughter is very smart she is in TAG at school, and makes straight A's.. we can only hope that he will be that way, but you don't know.. every kid is different.. i love my son and he is perfect in many ways.. He is my last and I don't want to change him or make him grow up too fast. |
| posted by Suzanne on 11/19/2008 11:50 PM
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Hi Renea. I don't have to worry about school for another year, but I don't think you will have any issues.
Kids that age usually don't pick on others about things. If something does come up I would talk to the teacher about it.
Maybe you should talk to the teachers before hand to discuss his speech issues and your concerns.
Be blessed! |
| posted by Lindsay on 11/20/2008 01:08 PM
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Hi there branden has been in speech therapy for two months hey he can finally say daddy in stead of tottie i am really impressed although it is going to be hard in hte last two months we have gained so much......yeah he has finally said daddy and keeps on baby talking but hey you know that is a mile stone MY BABY SAYS DADDY!!!! where do you live (city) i would love to meet your son and you......likei said i know noone around here i just keep in mind to take therapy slow ad let him do all the talking
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| posted by renea on 11/20/2008 03:06 PM
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| Hi Renea, I am probably one of the most impatient people I know. Slow progress drives me crazy! But, slow progress is better than none. We have been doing therapy for about 8-9 months. Some of our first sessions were video taped, so I sometimes will go through and see all the progress we've made. It is hard sometimes when I think of the long road that we still have, but it is nice to see some progress. Another thing that helps me is going back through and reading some old posts. It is nice when I read through previous updates I have posted. I know I get so excited about some of the smallest things, words and sounds, and really there aren't many people who can understand that. Most other mom's don't get it, but all the mom's here can relate. |
| posted by Rhonda on 11/21/2008 02:38 PM
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