Language: Infant

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Languages - How Many Do You Speak?

A question earlier today got me to thinking, how many people speak more than one language? Yes, reading and writing are important too. I am TRYING to learn Chinese right now. Just to speak, not read or write it. I'm getting there. Got my numbers down and pleasantries. I am learning Chinese because I pick two students up from one of our schools for a friend who is hosting them, they are Chinese. They speak English - but are enjoying "trading" learning languages. I have German, French and Spanish under my belt. I don't use them like I...

9 y.o. Boy with Speech/language Impairement,oral Language Skills at Age 7,

Hi, are there other moms with kids that need a lot of processing time in...

To Speak or Not to Speak, That Is the Question...

My daughter is about to turn three. She has just recently started...

I Want My 4Month Old Son to Speak My Native Language.

When I was a little girl, the first language I learned was Spanish & because...

Daughter Does Not Speak.....

My daughter is about is almost 18months old and has a very small vocabulary....

Autism

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Input from Moms of Autistic Spectrum Kids About Help Wanted from Extended Family

I have a grandson on the autistic spectrum and belong to a support group for grandparents. I would love input from you mothers (and fathers) with kids on the spectrum. What are some of the problems you have with extended family? What would you like from them? I write for a Parent Coaches blog on the subject of grandparents' roles today, relationships with adult children, and such. I want to help grandparents like myself learn how to be most helpful with special needs kids, since I hear from both sides about communication difficulties, hurt...

Could It Be Autism?

i know a 2 year old who still does not talk, is overy irritable, clingy to...

Autism:how Do You Know If a Child Is Autistic?

i have a dear friend, my best friend of ten+years who has a 23 mo old who...

Private Schools for ADHD & School Screenings for Autistic Spectrum Kids

Wow, where do I start with this question. First a little background. I have...

A Special Preschool in Pittsburgh for a Highly Autistic Spectrum Daughter

Hi, my 3 yr old daughter was diagnosed last week with an autism spectrum...

Delayed Speech

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Why Aren't You Talking?

Hi everyone. I was just wondering: my son is 16 months old and he doesn't talk. He is extremely smart...I'm not just saying that as his mother. But he doesn't talk at all. Well, he can say Mama, Dada, Ca-Ca, Cu-Cu (means his aunt Jessica), Ra-Ra (his aunt Cassandra), Ba (bath), and Bi-Bi (bites=food). Nothing else. His doctor seems to be concerned with it. I wasn't really at first because I thought, "He's only 16 months!" But all my friends' kids talked by this age. I finally took away his binkie (thanks to the advice of a friend on here...

Talking over Me.

I have a good friend and I have to say she has been my rock over the past...

Should She Be Talking More?

Emily will be 17 months on the 11th of next month. She can say drink (dink),...

Child Not Talking

I am the mother of a little boy who will be three on Jan 7. I am very...

Not Walking or Talking

My 15 month old is not walking or talking yet. He babbles but doesn't...

Learning ABC's

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Learning Her Abc's

I am having the biggest problem. My daughter is learning her ABC's but when she is with me its like she just wants to play around. She will not be serious. She says "i don't know" when I know she knows and she doesn't try. Or she will say "its a K" when it's a W. I lose my cool and completely want to give up on trying and leave it to her teachers, but I know that is so wrong. How can I get her to learn. Things I have tried: Flash cards, Story time, Cutting the letters out of construction paper, playing Memory Game with letters, and...

Help with Abc's

My son will be 5 on Aug 10 and will be starting Kindergarten in about 5...

Abc's and 123'S

My daughter is 2.5 and will be 3 in December. She is incredibly smart, in my...

Learning the Abc's

OK, so my daughter is 3.5 years old and she goes to a prescholl full time....

When Do Kids Learn the Abc's?

I know that all children are different, and that you can't compare one with...

Phrases & Sentences

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JFF Phrases That Irk You. Have Any?

You know the kind--the "pat" answers people give so freely. Along with "this too shall pass," I would say that "been there, done that" tops my list as most annoying. Do you have any phrases that drive you batty?

JFF: Regional Phrases

Where I live we have quite a few words and phrases that are unique to our...

Teaching My Infant Spanish

Has anyone come across a book that I can read to my infant that teaches him...

"I Can't" and "It's Too Hard" Are My 3 Year Olds Favorite New Phrases

I have a vibrant fun little 3 year old son, but all of a sudden every task...

How Much TV Is Too Much for an Infant?

My baby is one and a few months ago I began putting on Sesame Street and...

Reading

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Recommendations for Books

Hi... I am looking for some recommendations on books for children age 18 months. What books do you find your children, at this age, just loved (story-wise and picture-wise)? Thanks!