What do i do?

@eshuniki (132)
India
March 17, 2007 9:55pm CST
Hey friends, my daughter is 2yrs and 9 mts old.She is good health wise but she has not started to talk,like most kids do at this age.She also has this habit of scratching the walls and eating it,though i am always behind her stopping her frm doing it but sometimes when i m busy with work she eats it.My relatives tell me that it is because of this habit that she is not able to talk properly.I m confused i hav also consulted the doc who says that there is no connection between them and i m trying hard to put a stop to this habit of hers. Wat do u think i should do?
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@Connie1013 (1098)
• United States
18 Mar 07
Are your walls painted? Did your doctor do any blood tests to see if she injected something? As for talking, I have 4 kids. Talking was always a problem. I sent them to pre-k when they turned 3. They took speech therapy and it helped a lot. Does your daughter play with other almost 3 year olds? If not, try a play group. Good Luck! I hope you figure all this out.
• United States
18 Mar 07
I spell so darn great. INJECTED was supposed to be injested.. ate something she wasn't supposed too. I am sorry .
@eshuniki (132)
• India
18 Mar 07
thanks for ur reply,yes the doc has done tests on her and everything is fine so far,hav also started calcium supplements for her as he thinks it might be due to some defficency.Yes i m also thinking of putting her up in a pre-school.
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• United States
19 Mar 07
Pre-K is really good for them. All 4 of mine went. It brings them out of their shell. I know some kids just don't talk untill they are ready. Good Luck!
@horsesrule (1957)
• United States
18 Mar 07
I live with my daughter and her three children. The youngest boy is 2 years old and he is not talking. She asked the doctor and he told her to work with him every day and try simple words. She is discouraged because he can say words but he is not applying them to what the object is. She is upset because he does not even call her mama though we have heard him say mama and when I tell him that I don't want him but to go see his mama, he usually goes to her so he knows who she is. He wants her all the time too but usually just cries and screams until he gets her. He has two older brothers who talk, a 5 year old and a 7 1/2 year old. So, we are not sure about this talking thing but we hate it when people start comparing our 2 year old with other 2 year olds who are talking. I am sorry that I can not offer any help but there are other 2+ year olds that are not talking yet so you are not alone. I also don't think that this is as uncommon a problem as some people try to say it is.
• United States
19 Mar 07
Yes, it is confusing and we don't know exactly what to do either. I wish there was an easy answer to fix this problem. Please know that my thoughts and best wishes are with you.
@eshuniki (132)
• India
19 Mar 07
Yes i think that its when others compare ur child to theirs is when this problems arise, but still it just confuses us more.dont u think...
• Romania
19 Mar 07
i'm sure these two things have nothing to do with eachother. don't worry so much, i have some friends who's daughter started talking when she was more than 3. what you should do is try to spend more time with her encouraging her to talk. talk about anything to her, anything that crosses your mind, because this way you stimulate her to talk. i know that the little girl i was telling you about needed just a little more attention. that's all. so try talking more often to her, eventhough she doesn't respond with words, the idea is to make her listen to you talking and you'll see she will start doing it in a sudden.
@ana1361 (98)
• Sweden
19 Mar 07
maybe you should use a bitter liquid on the wall untill she whouldnt be able to eat or when she did it you should determine a harsh punishment for her untill not do again
@Matadoor (47)
• Sweden
21 Mar 07
Different childrens may start to talk in different ages one of the most important promoters for chils to start talking is surrounding including friends and relatives and other childrend around .i think she must be in more contact with other childen at the same age.