Speech Feedback on 13-16 month olds needed

[Guest guest]

Where are your 13-16 month olds at as far as speech goes. I need some

feedback to help judge where Dominick is. Can you all post about what

words and sounds and styles of talk or bable you are hearing from your

little ones. I realize this can be difficult to spell,LOL, but it's

really needed. Let me know the age and if there is a documented delay

or not if possible. Thanks for all the help.

ALSO: Just out of curiosity, do they watch TV and if so how much

attention is actually paid to it? Do they really watch or just glance

at it, that sort of thing.

CAROLG

[Guest guest]

Where are your 13-16 month olds at as far as speech goes. I need some

feedback to help judge where Dominick is. Can you all post about what

words and sounds and styles of talk or bable you are hearing from your

little ones. I realize this can be difficult to spell,LOL, but it's

really needed. Let me know the age and if there is a documented delay

or not if possible. Thanks for all the help.

ALSO: Just out of curiosity, do they watch TV and if so how much

attention is actually paid to it? Do they really watch or just glance

at it, that sort of thing.

CAROLG

[Guest guest]

Jack is 15 months and chatters constantly. Most of it is voice pitch

changes and sing songy stuff. He also has a small vocabulary that

consists of assorted animal sounds, duck, truck, cat, Mommy, Daddy,

tree, pepper, milk. He also knows sounds for airplane and train but has

made up some strange word of his own for each. Every now and then we

get a Hi Kitty or No Boo Boo (our dog).

He watches a baby einstein DVD about once a week (loses interest about

3/4 of the way through) but when the TV's on in the morning I see he's

very interested in the commercials especially if there's music.

Columbia SC

Mom to Jack 15 months

Hanger Grad

>

> Where are your 13-16 month olds at as far as speech goes. I need some

> feedback to help judge where Dominick is. Can you all post about what

> words and sounds and styles of talk or bable you are hearing from

your

> little ones. I realize this can be difficult to spell,LOL, but it's

> really needed. Let me know the age and if there is a documented delay

> or not if possible. Thanks for all the help.

> ALSO: Just out of curiosity, do they watch TV and if so how much

> attention is actually paid to it? Do they really watch or just glance

> at it, that sort of thing.

> CAROLG

>

[Guest guest]

Jack is 15 months and chatters constantly. Most of it is voice pitch

changes and sing songy stuff. He also has a small vocabulary that

consists of assorted animal sounds, duck, truck, cat, Mommy, Daddy,

tree, pepper, milk. He also knows sounds for airplane and train but has

made up some strange word of his own for each. Every now and then we

get a Hi Kitty or No Boo Boo (our dog).

He watches a baby einstein DVD about once a week (loses interest about

3/4 of the way through) but when the TV's on in the morning I see he's

very interested in the commercials especially if there's music.

Columbia SC

Mom to Jack 15 months

Hanger Grad

>

> Where are your 13-16 month olds at as far as speech goes. I need some

> feedback to help judge where Dominick is. Can you all post about what

> words and sounds and styles of talk or bable you are hearing from

your

> little ones. I realize this can be difficult to spell,LOL, but it's

> really needed. Let me know the age and if there is a documented delay

> or not if possible. Thanks for all the help.

> ALSO: Just out of curiosity, do they watch TV and if so how much

> attention is actually paid to it? Do they really watch or just glance

> at it, that sort of thing.

> CAROLG

>

[Guest guest]

OK, Hannah is 13 1/2 months old and she says momma, dadda, bah (ball),

mwaa (kiss), hi, and I can't think of any others right now, but I know

she says more, or at least tries, lol. She copys any sound you make,

and even tries to copy words. I tried to get her to say Merry

Christmas yesterday, and she copied me...and it sounded like she was

trying to say it. Almost sounded like someone saying it with their

mouth full, or something. As for the TV...it is on all day at our

house...in the background most of the time, but the kids do have their

favorite shows. Hannah will watch it sometimes. We have a console tv

so she walks right up to it and holds on while watching, and she

shakes her but when there is music. Our tv has cartoons on all day

long, I only get a couple of hours worth of my own shows, lol. And I

can't even watch because the two oldest will be screaming at me to

turn their shows on, then I tell them to go upstairs to watch

cartoons, then they say it's not on, so I tell them to turn it on,

lol. It's fun!

Jill

[Guest guest]

OK, Hannah is 13 1/2 months old and she says momma, dadda, bah (ball),

mwaa (kiss), hi, and I can't think of any others right now, but I know

she says more, or at least tries, lol. She copys any sound you make,

and even tries to copy words. I tried to get her to say Merry

Christmas yesterday, and she copied me...and it sounded like she was

trying to say it. Almost sounded like someone saying it with their

mouth full, or something. As for the TV...it is on all day at our

house...in the background most of the time, but the kids do have their

favorite shows. Hannah will watch it sometimes. We have a console tv

so she walks right up to it and holds on while watching, and she

shakes her but when there is music. Our tv has cartoons on all day

long, I only get a couple of hours worth of my own shows, lol. And I

can't even watch because the two oldest will be screaming at me to

turn their shows on, then I tell them to go upstairs to watch

cartoons, then they say it's not on, so I tell them to turn it on,

lol. It's fun!

Jill

[Guest guest]

Hi CarolG:

Yeah, I'm still lurking *smile* --

Just wanted to give you a little of our experience. Quinn was a late talker --

never really babbled too much (especially the repetetive mamamamam, daddada

etc.) used one word a lot -- did put 2 word phases together when he was almost 2

(my favorite was " sky juice " for rain at about 18-19 months (At that point in

his life all liquid, including bathwater, was " juice " )

Anyway -- we attributed the late start to the fact that he was also immersed in

Spanish throughout the week (my mother-in-law is from Ecuador, and has been in

the states since she was a child, and is fluent in both languages). She was his

major caregiver during the workweek until he tunred 2 and 1/2.

I found out this year, that with the dyspraxia and sensory integration issues

that late blooming in language often occurs. We don't know which it was -- and

when he DID start talking in longer sentences (about 3 yrs) -- he spoke in 4-6

word sentences. Kind of skipped a few stages. He is a very articulate 6 year

old, at this point, though still substitues " until " for " before " and uses the

word " for " instead of " so " (this is consistent)

As for TV -- he watched it -- but mainly the things he watched at that point in

his life were the Baby Motzart, Bach and Shakespeare. Didn't like Baby

Einstien, and the Van Gough one became somethng he liked better when he was

about 2 or 3. Loved train documentaries (not because of the dialog, I'm sure.

but the images).

Here is a pretty good site for speech and language development milestones. The

key though - (to me) - is if the child has understanding of your speech and uses

other ways to communicate needs/wants. Might be a little young for that -- but

that's something to look for.

http://www.childdevelopmentinfo.com/development/language_development.shtml

Have a good day

mom to Quinn 11/19/99 -- DOC graduate for scaphocephalic head shape 10/00

(aka Kali)

Speech Feedback on 13-16 month olds needed

> Where are your 13-16 month olds at as far as speech goes. I need some

> feedback to help judge where Dominick is. Can you all post about what

> words and sounds and styles of talk or bable you are hearing from your

> little ones. I realize this can be difficult to spell,LOL, but it's

> really needed. Let me know the age and if there is a documented delay

> or not if possible. Thanks for all the help.

> ALSO: Just out of curiosity, do they watch TV and if so how much

> attention is actually paid to it? Do they really watch or just glance

> at it, that sort of thing.

> CAROLG

>

>

>

>

>

>

> For more plagio info

[Guest guest]

Hi CarolG:

Yeah, I'm still lurking *smile* --

Just wanted to give you a little of our experience. Quinn was a late talker --

never really babbled too much (especially the repetetive mamamamam, daddada

etc.) used one word a lot -- did put 2 word phases together when he was almost 2

(my favorite was " sky juice " for rain at about 18-19 months (At that point in

his life all liquid, including bathwater, was " juice " )

Anyway -- we attributed the late start to the fact that he was also immersed in

Spanish throughout the week (my mother-in-law is from Ecuador, and has been in

the states since she was a child, and is fluent in both languages). She was his

major caregiver during the workweek until he tunred 2 and 1/2.

I found out this year, that with the dyspraxia and sensory integration issues

that late blooming in language often occurs. We don't know which it was -- and

when he DID start talking in longer sentences (about 3 yrs) -- he spoke in 4-6

word sentences. Kind of skipped a few stages. He is a very articulate 6 year

old, at this point, though still substitues " until " for " before " and uses the

word " for " instead of " so " (this is consistent)

As for TV -- he watched it -- but mainly the things he watched at that point in

his life were the Baby Motzart, Bach and Shakespeare. Didn't like Baby

Einstien, and the Van Gough one became somethng he liked better when he was

about 2 or 3. Loved train documentaries (not because of the dialog, I'm sure.

but the images).

Here is a pretty good site for speech and language development milestones. The

key though - (to me) - is if the child has understanding of your speech and uses

other ways to communicate needs/wants. Might be a little young for that -- but

that's something to look for.

http://www.childdevelopmentinfo.com/development/language_development.shtml

Have a good day

mom to Quinn 11/19/99 -- DOC graduate for scaphocephalic head shape 10/00

(aka Kali)

Speech Feedback on 13-16 month olds needed

> Where are your 13-16 month olds at as far as speech goes. I need some

> feedback to help judge where Dominick is. Can you all post about what

> words and sounds and styles of talk or bable you are hearing from your

> little ones. I realize this can be difficult to spell,LOL, but it's

> really needed. Let me know the age and if there is a documented delay

> or not if possible. Thanks for all the help.

> ALSO: Just out of curiosity, do they watch TV and if so how much

> attention is actually paid to it? Do they really watch or just glance

> at it, that sort of thing.

> CAROLG

>

>

>

>

>

>

> For more plagio info

[Guest guest]

i have 15 month old boy girl twins. My son has plagio and tort. He

says mom, dad, hi, bye, what is that, don't touch that. He is

starting to talk a little more lately but nothing to consistand. My

daughter says mommy, daddy, pretty, puppy, Hailly, don't touch,

where is it and ta da.

As for the tv... My son would watch tv all day if I let him. Not so

much adult tv but cartoons or kids shows. If you stand in the way

of his view he will try to move around you in order to see the

screen. I have to limit the amount of tv that he watches because he

would do it all day. His sister watches tv too but not nearly as

much she will loose interest in about 5 min.

If you find anything out about the tv issue please let me know as I

have been wondering if my son's extreme interest in tv is normal.

Haylee

>

> Where are your 13-16 month olds at as far as speech goes. I need

some

> feedback to help judge where Dominick is. Can you all post about

what

> words and sounds and styles of talk or bable you are hearing from

your

> little ones. I realize this can be difficult to spell,LOL, but

it's

> really needed. Let me know the age and if there is a documented

delay

> or not if possible. Thanks for all the help.

> ALSO: Just out of curiosity, do they watch TV and if so how much

> attention is actually paid to it? Do they really watch or just

glance

> at it, that sort of thing.

> CAROLG

>

[Guest guest]

i have 15 month old boy girl twins. My son has plagio and tort. He

says mom, dad, hi, bye, what is that, don't touch that. He is

starting to talk a little more lately but nothing to consistand. My

daughter says mommy, daddy, pretty, puppy, Hailly, don't touch,

where is it and ta da.

As for the tv... My son would watch tv all day if I let him. Not so

much adult tv but cartoons or kids shows. If you stand in the way

of his view he will try to move around you in order to see the

screen. I have to limit the amount of tv that he watches because he

would do it all day. His sister watches tv too but not nearly as

much she will loose interest in about 5 min.

If you find anything out about the tv issue please let me know as I

have been wondering if my son's extreme interest in tv is normal.

Haylee

>

> Where are your 13-16 month olds at as far as speech goes. I need

some

> feedback to help judge where Dominick is. Can you all post about

what

> words and sounds and styles of talk or bable you are hearing from

your

> little ones. I realize this can be difficult to spell,LOL, but

it's

> really needed. Let me know the age and if there is a documented

delay

> or not if possible. Thanks for all the help.

> ALSO: Just out of curiosity, do they watch TV and if so how much

> attention is actually paid to it? Do they really watch or just

glance

> at it, that sort of thing.

> CAROLG

>

[Guest guest]

-Thanks , I really appreciate your time.

CAROLG

-- In Plagiocephaly , " mycatike4 " <jturner@a...> wrote:

>

> Jack is 15 months and chatters constantly. Most of it is voice

pitch

> changes and sing songy stuff. He also has a small vocabulary that

> consists of assorted animal sounds, duck, truck, cat, Mommy, Daddy,

> tree, pepper, milk. He also knows sounds for airplane and train but

has

> made up some strange word of his own for each. Every now and then

we

> get a Hi Kitty or No Boo Boo (our dog).

>

> He watches a baby einstein DVD about once a week (loses interest

about

> 3/4 of the way through) but when the TV's on in the morning I see

he's

> very interested in the commercials especially if there's music.

>

>

> Columbia SC

> Mom to Jack 15 months

> Hanger Grad

>

> --- In Plagiocephaly , " Carol G. " <GATTVA@A...>

wrote:

> >

> > Where are your 13-16 month olds at as far as speech goes. I need

some

> > feedback to help judge where Dominick is. Can you all post about

what

> > words and sounds and styles of talk or bable you are hearing from

> your

> > little ones. I realize this can be difficult to spell,LOL, but

it's

> > really needed. Let me know the age and if there is a documented

delay

> > or not if possible. Thanks for all the help.

> > ALSO: Just out of curiosity, do they watch TV and if so how much

> > attention is actually paid to it? Do they really watch or just

glance

> > at it, that sort of thing.

> > CAROLG

> >

>

[Guest guest]

-Thanks , I really appreciate your time.

CAROLG

-- In Plagiocephaly , " mycatike4 " <jturner@a...> wrote:

>

> Jack is 15 months and chatters constantly. Most of it is voice

pitch

> changes and sing songy stuff. He also has a small vocabulary that

> consists of assorted animal sounds, duck, truck, cat, Mommy, Daddy,

> tree, pepper, milk. He also knows sounds for airplane and train but

has

> made up some strange word of his own for each. Every now and then

we

> get a Hi Kitty or No Boo Boo (our dog).

>

> He watches a baby einstein DVD about once a week (loses interest

about

> 3/4 of the way through) but when the TV's on in the morning I see

he's

> very interested in the commercials especially if there's music.

>

>

> Columbia SC

> Mom to Jack 15 months

> Hanger Grad

>

> --- In Plagiocephaly , " Carol G. " <GATTVA@A...>

wrote:

> >

> > Where are your 13-16 month olds at as far as speech goes. I need

some

> > feedback to help judge where Dominick is. Can you all post about

what

> > words and sounds and styles of talk or bable you are hearing from

> your

> > little ones. I realize this can be difficult to spell,LOL, but

it's

> > really needed. Let me know the age and if there is a documented

delay

> > or not if possible. Thanks for all the help.

> > ALSO: Just out of curiosity, do they watch TV and if so how much

> > attention is actually paid to it? Do they really watch or just

glance

> > at it, that sort of thing.

> > CAROLG

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Jill,

Thanks. Sounds like my house,LOL. Isn't it funny how you put a

program on and walk out of the room for something; come back

and " Hey, what happened to my show? " LOL. Man I'm sick of cartoons.

CAROLG

>

> OK, Hannah is 13 1/2 months old and she says momma, dadda, bah

(ball),

> mwaa (kiss), hi, and I can't think of any others right now, but I

know

> she says more, or at least tries, lol. She copys any sound you

make,

> and even tries to copy words. I tried to get her to say Merry

> Christmas yesterday, and she copied me...and it sounded like she

was

> trying to say it. Almost sounded like someone saying it with their

> mouth full, or something. As for the TV...it is on all day at our

> house...in the background most of the time, but the kids do have

their

> favorite shows. Hannah will watch it sometimes. We have a console

tv

> so she walks right up to it and holds on while watching, and she

> shakes her but when there is music. Our tv has cartoons on all day

> long, I only get a couple of hours worth of my own shows, lol. And

I

> can't even watch because the two oldest will be screaming at me to

> turn their shows on, then I tell them to go upstairs to watch

> cartoons, then they say it's not on, so I tell them to turn it on,

> lol. It's fun!

>

> Jill

>

[Guest guest]

Jill,

Thanks. Sounds like my house,LOL. Isn't it funny how you put a

program on and walk out of the room for something; come back

and " Hey, what happened to my show? " LOL. Man I'm sick of cartoons.

CAROLG

>

> OK, Hannah is 13 1/2 months old and she says momma, dadda, bah

(ball),

> mwaa (kiss), hi, and I can't think of any others right now, but I

know

> she says more, or at least tries, lol. She copys any sound you

make,

> and even tries to copy words. I tried to get her to say Merry

> Christmas yesterday, and she copied me...and it sounded like she

was

> trying to say it. Almost sounded like someone saying it with their

> mouth full, or something. As for the TV...it is on all day at our

> house...in the background most of the time, but the kids do have

their

> favorite shows. Hannah will watch it sometimes. We have a console

tv

> so she walks right up to it and holds on while watching, and she

> shakes her but when there is music. Our tv has cartoons on all day

> long, I only get a couple of hours worth of my own shows, lol. And

I

> can't even watch because the two oldest will be screaming at me to

> turn their shows on, then I tell them to go upstairs to watch

> cartoons, then they say it's not on, so I tell them to turn it on,

> lol. It's fun!

>

> Jill

>

[Guest guest]

,

Hello, how are you? I'm so confused with Dominick's speech. Sometimes

I think he is ok and others I am not sure. Very hard to distinguish

between speech delay and sensory issue. He is saying Dad, and knows

who Dad is, you know uses it right and he says Mom Mom Mom, but I

don't think he really uses it for me all the time. It's more like he

uses that for anything he needs, if that makes sense. He repeats all

sounds and noises, almost to the point of making you crazy sometimes.

He can say Kitty and does use it right(well dogs are kitties too, but

that's ok). He didn't babble a whole lot for some time, but he is now

in some odd little baby language, not the bababa, or that stuff. The

big problem is he is not communicating his needs very well, I know

you understand this. He is still just screaming and crying and will

just escalate until you figure out what he wants, no pointing, no

hints at all. It's getting a little tough the older he gets.

The TV, is something that also has me baffled. I was never one to use

the TV to entertain, but I do like the little break every now and

then. Dominick has no interest in TV, in a day(TV's on alot for

background) he might glance at it once or twice. He hears it, because

he repeats all the sounds he hears on it, but will not watch it.

Strange, huh? Well then again, I'm finding out quickly that nothing

should surprise me in the sensory intergration dysfunction world,LOL.

Thanks for responding, it helped alot.

CAROLG

>

> Hi CarolG:

>

> Yeah, I'm still lurking *smile* --

>

> Just wanted to give you a little of our experience. Quinn was a

late talker -- never really babbled too much (especially the

repetetive mamamamam, daddada etc.) used one word a lot -- did put 2

word phases together when he was almost 2 (my favorite was " sky

juice " for rain at about 18-19 months (At that point in his life all

liquid, including bathwater, was " juice " )

>

> Anyway -- we attributed the late start to the fact that he was also

immersed in Spanish throughout the week (my mother-in-law is from

Ecuador, and has been in the states since she was a child, and is

fluent in both languages). She was his major caregiver during the

workweek until he tunred 2 and 1/2.

>

> I found out this year, that with the dyspraxia and sensory

integration issues that late blooming in language often occurs. We

don't know which it was -- and when he DID start talking in longer

sentences (about 3 yrs) -- he spoke in 4-6 word sentences. Kind of

skipped a few stages. He is a very articulate 6 year old, at this

point, though still substitues " until " for " before " and uses the

word " for " instead of " so " (this is consistent)

>

> As for TV -- he watched it -- but mainly the things he watched at

that point in his life were the Baby Motzart, Bach and Shakespeare.

Didn't like Baby Einstien, and the Van Gough one became somethng he

liked better when he was about 2 or 3. Loved train documentaries (not

because of the dialog, I'm sure. but the images).

>

> Here is a pretty good site for speech and language development

milestones. The key though - (to me) - is if the child has

understanding of your speech and uses other ways to communicate

needs/wants. Might be a little young for that -- but that's something

to look for.

>

>

http://www.childdevelopmentinfo.com/development/language_development.s

html

>

> Have a good day

> mom to Quinn 11/19/99 -- DOC graduate for scaphocephalic

head shape 10/00

> (aka Kali)

>

> Speech Feedback on 13-16 month olds needed

>

> > Where are your 13-16 month olds at as far as speech goes. I need

some

> > feedback to help judge where Dominick is. Can you all post about

what

> > words and sounds and styles of talk or bable you are hearing from

your

> > little ones. I realize this can be difficult to spell,LOL, but

it's

> > really needed. Let me know the age and if there is a documented

delay

> > or not if possible. Thanks for all the help.

> > ALSO: Just out of curiosity, do they watch TV and if so how much

> > attention is actually paid to it? Do they really watch or just

glance

> > at it, that sort of thing.

> > CAROLG

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > For more plagio info

[Guest guest]

,

Hello, how are you? I'm so confused with Dominick's speech. Sometimes

I think he is ok and others I am not sure. Very hard to distinguish

between speech delay and sensory issue. He is saying Dad, and knows

who Dad is, you know uses it right and he says Mom Mom Mom, but I

don't think he really uses it for me all the time. It's more like he

uses that for anything he needs, if that makes sense. He repeats all

sounds and noises, almost to the point of making you crazy sometimes.

He can say Kitty and does use it right(well dogs are kitties too, but

that's ok). He didn't babble a whole lot for some time, but he is now

in some odd little baby language, not the bababa, or that stuff. The

big problem is he is not communicating his needs very well, I know

you understand this. He is still just screaming and crying and will

just escalate until you figure out what he wants, no pointing, no

hints at all. It's getting a little tough the older he gets.

The TV, is something that also has me baffled. I was never one to use

the TV to entertain, but I do like the little break every now and

then. Dominick has no interest in TV, in a day(TV's on alot for

background) he might glance at it once or twice. He hears it, because

he repeats all the sounds he hears on it, but will not watch it.

Strange, huh? Well then again, I'm finding out quickly that nothing

should surprise me in the sensory intergration dysfunction world,LOL.

Thanks for responding, it helped alot.

CAROLG

>

> Hi CarolG:

>

> Yeah, I'm still lurking *smile* --

>

> Just wanted to give you a little of our experience. Quinn was a

late talker -- never really babbled too much (especially the

repetetive mamamamam, daddada etc.) used one word a lot -- did put 2

word phases together when he was almost 2 (my favorite was " sky

juice " for rain at about 18-19 months (At that point in his life all

liquid, including bathwater, was " juice " )

>

> Anyway -- we attributed the late start to the fact that he was also

immersed in Spanish throughout the week (my mother-in-law is from

Ecuador, and has been in the states since she was a child, and is

fluent in both languages). She was his major caregiver during the

workweek until he tunred 2 and 1/2.

>

> I found out this year, that with the dyspraxia and sensory

integration issues that late blooming in language often occurs. We

don't know which it was -- and when he DID start talking in longer

sentences (about 3 yrs) -- he spoke in 4-6 word sentences. Kind of

skipped a few stages. He is a very articulate 6 year old, at this

point, though still substitues " until " for " before " and uses the

word " for " instead of " so " (this is consistent)

>

> As for TV -- he watched it -- but mainly the things he watched at

that point in his life were the Baby Motzart, Bach and Shakespeare.

Didn't like Baby Einstien, and the Van Gough one became somethng he

liked better when he was about 2 or 3. Loved train documentaries (not

because of the dialog, I'm sure. but the images).

>

> Here is a pretty good site for speech and language development

milestones. The key though - (to me) - is if the child has

understanding of your speech and uses other ways to communicate

needs/wants. Might be a little young for that -- but that's something

to look for.

>

>

http://www.childdevelopmentinfo.com/development/language_development.s

html

>

> Have a good day

> mom to Quinn 11/19/99 -- DOC graduate for scaphocephalic

head shape 10/00

> (aka Kali)

>

> Speech Feedback on 13-16 month olds needed

>

> > Where are your 13-16 month olds at as far as speech goes. I need

some

> > feedback to help judge where Dominick is. Can you all post about

what

> > words and sounds and styles of talk or bable you are hearing from

your

> > little ones. I realize this can be difficult to spell,LOL, but

it's

> > really needed. Let me know the age and if there is a documented

delay

> > or not if possible. Thanks for all the help.

> > ALSO: Just out of curiosity, do they watch TV and if so how much

> > attention is actually paid to it? Do they really watch or just

glance

> > at it, that sort of thing.

> > CAROLG

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > For more plagio info

[Guest guest]

Haylee,

Thanks. That helps alot. My TV issue is exactly the opposite. I

always limited the amount of TV when they were little(not so easy

when they get much older,lol), but it was nice to have a show or two

that they liked to get a bit of a break, just a cup of tea on some

days, but Dominick has no interest in the TV at all. None! I know

that most kids will watch as much as you let them, and this is

normal, but you have to limit it, especially during these important

developemental years. Just turn it off and give him a learning toy or

something that he interacts with. If he is not showing enough

interest in the toys he has, he may need to step up an age group to

get enough stimulation. Thank Goodness Christmas is just around the

corner,lol. If you start this practice now it will be much easier

later anyway. Of course these are just my opinions, but I just wanted

to share what I have done with my other three. By the way, thier

speech sounds really good and don't us girls always talk more

anyway,lol.

CAROLG

--- In Plagiocephaly , " haylee204 " <rascle204@h...>

wrote:

>

> i have 15 month old boy girl twins. My son has plagio and tort.

He

> says mom, dad, hi, bye, what is that, don't touch that. He is

> starting to talk a little more lately but nothing to consistand.

My

> daughter says mommy, daddy, pretty, puppy, Hailly, don't touch,

> where is it and ta da.

>

> As for the tv... My son would watch tv all day if I let him. Not

so

> much adult tv but cartoons or kids shows. If you stand in the way

> of his view he will try to move around you in order to see the

> screen. I have to limit the amount of tv that he watches because

he

> would do it all day. His sister watches tv too but not nearly as

> much she will loose interest in about 5 min.

>

> If you find anything out about the tv issue please let me know as I

> have been wondering if my son's extreme interest in tv is normal.

>

> Haylee

>

> --- In Plagiocephaly , " Carol G. " <GATTVA@A...>

wrote:

> >

> > Where are your 13-16 month olds at as far as speech goes. I need

> some

> > feedback to help judge where Dominick is. Can you all post about

> what

> > words and sounds and styles of talk or bable you are hearing from

> your

> > little ones. I realize this can be difficult to spell,LOL, but

> it's

> > really needed. Let me know the age and if there is a documented

> delay

> > or not if possible. Thanks for all the help.

> > ALSO: Just out of curiosity, do they watch TV and if so how much

> > attention is actually paid to it? Do they really watch or just

> glance

> > at it, that sort of thing.

> > CAROLG

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Haylee,

Thanks. That helps alot. My TV issue is exactly the opposite. I

always limited the amount of TV when they were little(not so easy

when they get much older,lol), but it was nice to have a show or two

that they liked to get a bit of a break, just a cup of tea on some

days, but Dominick has no interest in the TV at all. None! I know

that most kids will watch as much as you let them, and this is

normal, but you have to limit it, especially during these important

developemental years. Just turn it off and give him a learning toy or

something that he interacts with. If he is not showing enough

interest in the toys he has, he may need to step up an age group to

get enough stimulation. Thank Goodness Christmas is just around the

corner,lol. If you start this practice now it will be much easier

later anyway. Of course these are just my opinions, but I just wanted

to share what I have done with my other three. By the way, thier

speech sounds really good and don't us girls always talk more

anyway,lol.

CAROLG

--- In Plagiocephaly , " haylee204 " <rascle204@h...>

wrote:

>

> i have 15 month old boy girl twins. My son has plagio and tort.

He

> says mom, dad, hi, bye, what is that, don't touch that. He is

> starting to talk a little more lately but nothing to consistand.

My

> daughter says mommy, daddy, pretty, puppy, Hailly, don't touch,

> where is it and ta da.

>

> As for the tv... My son would watch tv all day if I let him. Not

so

> much adult tv but cartoons or kids shows. If you stand in the way

> of his view he will try to move around you in order to see the

> screen. I have to limit the amount of tv that he watches because

he

> would do it all day. His sister watches tv too but not nearly as

> much she will loose interest in about 5 min.

>

> If you find anything out about the tv issue please let me know as I

> have been wondering if my son's extreme interest in tv is normal.

>

> Haylee

>

> --- In Plagiocephaly , " Carol G. " <GATTVA@A...>

wrote:

> >

> > Where are your 13-16 month olds at as far as speech goes. I need

> some

> > feedback to help judge where Dominick is. Can you all post about

> what

> > words and sounds and styles of talk or bable you are hearing from

> your

> > little ones. I realize this can be difficult to spell,LOL, but

> it's

> > really needed. Let me know the age and if there is a documented

> delay

> > or not if possible. Thanks for all the help.

> > ALSO: Just out of curiosity, do they watch TV and if so how much

> > attention is actually paid to it? Do they really watch or just

> glance

> > at it, that sort of thing.

> > CAROLG

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Carol,

Have you tried to teach Dominick any sign language? That might help

with his ability to communicate, even if it is for something simple

like wanting something to eat. I'm in the process of taking ASL

(American Sign Language), I have a deaf BIL and we want Ben to learn

so he can talk to his uncle. The instructor (who is profoundly

deaf) works with many different special needs children. By teaching

them to communicate before they can verbally express their needs

really helps them feel like they have some control. We're teaching

Ben actual sign language (I think he can sign milk, but if nothing

else he LOVES watching sign language), but there are sign adapted

for babys who just can't manipulate their little chubby hands quite

yet. You might want to look for a book called " Baby Signs " at your

local library. Ben's favorite sign is " finished, all done " . Here's

a link to a sign language site.

http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/aslweb/browser.htm

Amy Posner

Mom to Ben (DOC grad 11/16)

>

> ,

> Hello, how are you? I'm so confused with Dominick's speech.

Sometimes

> I think he is ok and others I am not sure. Very hard to

distinguish

> between speech delay and sensory issue. He is saying Dad, and

knows

> who Dad is, you know uses it right and he says Mom Mom Mom, but I

> don't think he really uses it for me all the time. It's more like

he

> uses that for anything he needs, if that makes sense. He repeats

all

> sounds and noises, almost to the point of making you crazy

sometimes.

> He can say Kitty and does use it right(well dogs are kitties too,

but

> that's ok). He didn't babble a whole lot for some time, but he is

now

> in some odd little baby language, not the bababa, or that stuff.

The

> big problem is he is not communicating his needs very well, I know

> you understand this. He is still just screaming and crying and

will

> just escalate until you figure out what he wants, no pointing, no

> hints at all. It's getting a little tough the older he gets.

>

[Guest guest]

Carol,

Have you tried to teach Dominick any sign language? That might help

with his ability to communicate, even if it is for something simple

like wanting something to eat. I'm in the process of taking ASL

(American Sign Language), I have a deaf BIL and we want Ben to learn

so he can talk to his uncle. The instructor (who is profoundly

deaf) works with many different special needs children. By teaching

them to communicate before they can verbally express their needs

really helps them feel like they have some control. We're teaching

Ben actual sign language (I think he can sign milk, but if nothing

else he LOVES watching sign language), but there are sign adapted

for babys who just can't manipulate their little chubby hands quite

yet. You might want to look for a book called " Baby Signs " at your

local library. Ben's favorite sign is " finished, all done " . Here's

a link to a sign language site.

http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/aslweb/browser.htm

Amy Posner

Mom to Ben (DOC grad 11/16)

>

> ,

> Hello, how are you? I'm so confused with Dominick's speech.

Sometimes

> I think he is ok and others I am not sure. Very hard to

distinguish

> between speech delay and sensory issue. He is saying Dad, and

knows

> who Dad is, you know uses it right and he says Mom Mom Mom, but I

> don't think he really uses it for me all the time. It's more like

he

> uses that for anything he needs, if that makes sense. He repeats

all

> sounds and noises, almost to the point of making you crazy

sometimes.

> He can say Kitty and does use it right(well dogs are kitties too,

but

> that's ok). He didn't babble a whole lot for some time, but he is

now

> in some odd little baby language, not the bababa, or that stuff.

The

> big problem is he is not communicating his needs very well, I know

> you understand this. He is still just screaming and crying and

will

> just escalate until you figure out what he wants, no pointing, no

> hints at all. It's getting a little tough the older he gets.

>

[Guest guest]

Hey Carol,

According to Early Intervention (I agree as well) Andres is " stuck "

in the 6-9 month range in regards to speech and cognition.

He says nothing specific. He may rattle mammama..but

nonspecific..we've heard dadada..non specific again. Cacaca, nanana,

bababba..thats about it. He doesn't point, or wave ; hello or

goodbye. I'm still in the middle of trying to get a speech screening

but you know how that goes. Overall his language is just stuck.

MOnth to month its not developing.

He has a other things going on SPD, vision problems - eyes roll

around

Thanks for posting this question..is aloud me to kind of gage where

other babies are at..eventhough its not a good idea to compare

babies..lol

Hazel and Andres, 15 months old, DOCBand 10/19/05, plagio, mild

tort - DX from PT

[Guest guest]

Hey Carol,

According to Early Intervention (I agree as well) Andres is " stuck "

in the 6-9 month range in regards to speech and cognition.

He says nothing specific. He may rattle mammama..but

nonspecific..we've heard dadada..non specific again. Cacaca, nanana,

bababba..thats about it. He doesn't point, or wave ; hello or

goodbye. I'm still in the middle of trying to get a speech screening

but you know how that goes. Overall his language is just stuck.

MOnth to month its not developing.

He has a other things going on SPD, vision problems - eyes roll

around

Thanks for posting this question..is aloud me to kind of gage where

other babies are at..eventhough its not a good idea to compare

babies..lol

Hazel and Andres, 15 months old, DOCBand 10/19/05, plagio, mild

tort - DX from PT

[Guest guest]

Hazel,

Thanks. I know all to well about trying to get a speech eval,lol.

Dominick doesn't seem to make very many if any consenant sounds other

than M or N and the occasional C. I guess it is the hard sounds that

are missing. I know we shouldn't compare, but it's been too long

between kids and I can't remember what comes when and where he should

be at this stage,lol. I'll answer your email later if possible, kids

are home again....another snow day.

CAROLG

>

> Hey Carol,

>

> According to Early Intervention (I agree as well) Andres is " stuck "

> in the 6-9 month range in regards to speech and cognition.

>

> He says nothing specific. He may rattle mammama..but

> nonspecific..we've heard dadada..non specific again. Cacaca,

nanana,

> bababba..thats about it. He doesn't point, or wave ; hello or

> goodbye. I'm still in the middle of trying to get a speech

screening

> but you know how that goes. Overall his language is just stuck.

> MOnth to month its not developing.

>

> He has a other things going on SPD, vision problems - eyes roll

> around

>

> Thanks for posting this question..is aloud me to kind of gage where

> other babies are at..eventhough its not a good idea to compare

> babies..lol

>

> Hazel and Andres, 15 months old, DOCBand 10/19/05, plagio, mild

> tort - DX from PT

>

[Guest guest]

Hazel,

Thanks. I know all to well about trying to get a speech eval,lol.

Dominick doesn't seem to make very many if any consenant sounds other

than M or N and the occasional C. I guess it is the hard sounds that

are missing. I know we shouldn't compare, but it's been too long

between kids and I can't remember what comes when and where he should

be at this stage,lol. I'll answer your email later if possible, kids

are home again....another snow day.

CAROLG

>

> Hey Carol,

>

> According to Early Intervention (I agree as well) Andres is " stuck "

> in the 6-9 month range in regards to speech and cognition.

>

> He says nothing specific. He may rattle mammama..but

> nonspecific..we've heard dadada..non specific again. Cacaca,

nanana,

> bababba..thats about it. He doesn't point, or wave ; hello or

> goodbye. I'm still in the middle of trying to get a speech

screening

> but you know how that goes. Overall his language is just stuck.

> MOnth to month its not developing.

>

> He has a other things going on SPD, vision problems - eyes roll

> around

>

> Thanks for posting this question..is aloud me to kind of gage where

> other babies are at..eventhough its not a good idea to compare

> babies..lol

>

> Hazel and Andres, 15 months old, DOCBand 10/19/05, plagio, mild

> tort - DX from PT

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Carol:

I'm fine -- thanks. My life hasn't been half as busy as yours has been, I

think. I hope things are better now.

I think it's interesting that Dominick uses " Mom " for anything that he needs --

it's as if he knows mom=needs met -- and though it may seem weird -- it seems,

well, aappropriate for his age group (to this layperson who had an interest in

language acquisition many years ago).

4 legged animals are " kitties " -- people who meet his needs are " mom " -- and

within time, both of these will go to the next level developmentally in speech.

(for example, a child might call all things with 4 wheels a truck until he/she

is developmentally able to distinguish between a truck, a car, a trailer, a

bulldozer, an amublance, etc. Language occurs in stages. I'd worry a little

about a 4 year old who called all vehicals trucks, but would expect this from

1-3.)

Quinn had a lot of frustration as a toddler. A LOT. So yes, I understand about

screaming. I even asked the pediatrician about it because I didn't think 1 year

olds were supposed to be that " angry " when they didn't get their way, or

couldn't communicate. She told me it was usually like this when children

cognitively knew what they wanted but weren't able to communicate it yet. He bit

when frustrated for a short while when he was about 18 months. It took about a

week to get him to stop with pointed times outs. The really weird thing is when

he wasn't escalated, he was so gentle, empathetic, happy (and is now, too). It

was like jeckle/hyde -- though luckily hyde didn't come out as his main

personality! But we still see hyde from time to time...

I know you've had a lot of vision issues, and that might be one reason why he

doesn't attend to the tv. But it could be that it is too much information to

process at one time so he is attending to the auditory, but not the visual at

the same time. How is he when you track him (move an object from left to right

in his line of vision)? Do his eyes only follow it? Does his whole head move?

Does he take a minute to respond? What if you put his favorite toy on his

periphery vision -- will he go after it right away? Or would you have to bring

his attention to it? What about just a record/tape with a story and turning the

pages to a book (just thought about this -- and just realized that I don't think

Quinn does both -- he'll listen to the tape OR he'll look at the book - even now

-- another puzzle piece?). On a different note, how does he act when you enter

a room full of people (either stragers or family members)? Does it take him

awhile before he wants to interact with people?

I've noticed with Quinn that he tunes out other stimuli when he is watching tv

(though he does play trains and watch sometimes -- usually he is passive (he

doesn't watch too much of it)). But if I ask him to do something, or try to

talk to him I almost have to get into his line of vision and ask him to attend

to me. This used to drive me crazy - I'd consider it " ignoring " me if he didn't

respond right away --and usually I would turn the tv off quickly as a

consequence for not listening, and have an iritated tone/voice, etc.. which

escalated the situation. Now I understand that *I* have to change the way that

I do things sometimes -- while in time he may be able to take in information

from visual/auditory and another auditory source (me) all at the same time and

follow through -- that right now, I have to give him a transition (timer) -- and

then turn off/down the tv and then do/say whatever I need to.

It certainly is a process, and even after 6 years, I'm still learning.... (I

suspect that this never ends *grin*)

Take Care.

aka " Kali "

Mom to Quinn, born 11/19/99 -- DOC band graduate 10/00 for scaphocephalic head

shape.

Speech Feedback on 13-16 month olds needed

> >

> > > Where are your 13-16 month olds at as far as speech goes. I need

> some

> > > feedback to help judge where Dominick is. Can you all post about

> what

> > > words and sounds and styles of talk or bable you are hearing from

> your

> > > little ones. I realize this can be difficult to spell,LOL, but

> it's

> > > really needed. Let me know the age and if there is a documented

> delay

> > > or not if possible. Thanks for all the help.

> > > ALSO: Just out of curiosity, do they watch TV and if so how much

> > > attention is actually paid to it? Do they really watch or just

> glance

> > > at it, that sort of thing.

> > > CAROLG

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > > For more plagio info