My son is 26 months old.He has just started saying a few words and not yet potty trained. Please help.?
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Have his hearing tested. If that's okay, don't worry so much about his speech. You may want to meet with a speech therapist to make sure there aren't any problems, but it may be that you understand him well enough that he doesn't really need to speak. Some kids are pretty adept at getting you to guess what they want and it gets them more time and attention than speaking would.
And it's a little like when they first learn to walk, but they can still crawl faster. If he's good at non-verbal communication, why try so hard to do what he hasn't mastered yet - verbal communication.
As for potty training, I think the new diapers are why most kids are still not potty trained. They short-circuit cause and effect. Since the child doesn't feel wet, they have no motivation to learn to stop what they're doing and go to the bathroom. Go to cheap diapers or cloth diapers. When he can feel it, it'll be easier to potty train him.
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Why would a two year old be going to school soon? Do you mean day care?
The average age for potty training is between 2 and 4 years old. Boys are harder to potty train, and the average age for them is usually just after they turn three years old.
Please don't rush the boy...he will be potty trained when he is ready. He sounds like a wonderful little boy...Please be kind and good to him and don't make a big deal about this potty training thing...All babies are different and special in their own way...
As far as the living situation and being lonesome, email me and maybe we can be pen pals through the email. I have a 17 month old and will be having another baby in June.
Good mothers worry-but relax a bit. Love him as you do. I've seen kids be a bit late like that and become real special.Stay positive. Put the idea you'll be happy when he choses to be a big boy--but gently,with patience and love.
Try narrating everything you do throughout the day to your son. Perhaps the more he hears speech the more he'll try and imitate you. Good Luck
My daughter did really well with potty training. I made a potty chart, and every time she went potty she got to pick a sticker and put in on the chart. With my other daughter, I made a reward box. I filled it with little rewards, stickers, treats etc... the most important thing to remember is to be consistent. Don't let your son wear underwear one day, and then diapers the next. Once you go to underwear, stick with it. Another good thing to do, is have the potty chair in the main room of the house, and let him read books while sitting on it. Good luck.
I wouldn't worry too much on the potty training for his age. That will come when he is ready. The speech is another issue. My son is 34 months old and only says a handful of words. I have him seeing a speech therapist because this is not normal. Children at this age should be speking 2-3 word phrases. Don't wait too long. Check with your doctor, they can help you find help. The earlier you start, the faster the situation can be remedied/
Lots and lots of kids are not potty trained at 2 years old. Many not at 3. Don't push him, he will let you know when he is ready. Put a potty in front of him and give him the chance every now and then, but don't push it or you will set the training back.
As far as speech though, while this is pretty common, you want to get him talking. Ask him questions that have to be answered with more than YES or NO. Lead him into talking with things like "What would you like to do? What day was your favorite? Why did you like it? Here is a toy dinosaur, what is his name? What would he eat? What would he chase? " Lead him into talking more.
Hello! First.. if he understands what you say, then he can hear you.. so he is picking up on words. Start by talking.. all the time.. tell him that you are washing the dishes. And that you are making dinner. Every step. So he hears you talk alot. Next.. if he wants something.. dont just hand it to him when he points or grunts for it. Say this is a cup.. do you want some water? And when you hand it to him say "We say Thank you when mommy gets you water in the cup." Can you say Thank you? Or something like that. Encourage him to ask.. when he points.. what is it that he wants.. and ask him.. can you say cup? Cup... and pronouce it slowly for him. My guess is that he will probably just start talking one day. Is he an only child? He is used to everyone just taking care of him.. why should he talk? :) Just encourage him.. I promise he will talk before he goes to school!
All babies begin to talk at their own pace. My girls had verbal diarrhea at a young age where the boys talked much later. My youngest son says very few word since we anticipate his needs before he has to say any thing. Have fun and good luck.
Oh for potty training it will happen. My kids have trained themselves at one and a half and others waited until they were almost three.
Kids do things in their own time, my daughter is very smart(ahead for her age) but she wasn't potty trained until 3 years old. He will catch on when he is ready.
Look, I have a seriously gifted child. He could count to ten by the age of seventeen months. Yet he has just turned three and still not fully potty trained. What is your rush? 26 months is considered very early in the UK and considered psychologically damaging to push them before they are ready. Let him do it in his own time, what is your problem? Don't worry about it, he will do it when he is ready but the more you push it on him the more he will feel pressured and the longer it will take. Your alternative is to take a week off and follow him around the house with the potty. It should work and more likely than not will not harm him in any way, but it is your child's mind you are gambling with.
Is it hot where you live and do you have your own outdoor space? If so let him run about without a nappy on and keep the potty handy. When he gets used to that you can have it off inside, and then at school.
PS Einstein didn't speak one word till he was four.
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