Yu smɔl pikin kin let fɔ tɔk? Mek wi tok abaut Language Delay!

Yu tink se yu gyal pikin we ol tu ɛn af ia nɔ bin de tɔk bɛtɛ pas in big sista we i ol da ej de? Yu go mɔs no se yɔŋ pikin dɛn kin lan langwej, dat na aw fɔ tɔk ɛn ɔndastand, difrɛn tɛm ɛn difrɛn spid. Dis na tru ivin fɔ brɔda ɛn sista dɛn we de na di sem famili. So as mama ɔ papa, i rili mek sɛns fɔ mek yu gɛt smɔl fred ɛn dawt na yu maynd. "Mi pikin de tok fo ret we fit im ej?" Dis na kwɛstyɔn we bɔku mama ɛn papa dɛn gɛt. So, tide wi go tok abaut dis langwej delay, or `(Language Delay)`. Lɛ wi tɔk klia wan bɔt wetin na "nɔmal" fɔ dis ej ɛn ustɛm wi fɔ tek tɛm smɔl.

Wetin wi fɔ ɛkspɛkt frɔm pikin we ol tu ia?

Naw lɛ wi si wetin wi kin ɛkspɛkt frɔm yu smɔl pikin pan langwej, dat na fɔ ebul fɔ tɔk, we i ol ɛksaktɔli tu ia. Bɔt i impɔtant fɔ mɛmba se dɛn tin ya na jɔs jɔnaral gaydlayn dɛn. Nɔto ɔl pikin dɛn na di sem. Sɔm pikin dɛn kin de fa smɔl frɔm dɛn tin ya. Sɔm kin tɔk smɔl bifo tɛm, sɔm kin tɔk smɔl leta. Bɔku tɛm, dis na nɔmal tin. Bɔt, i rili impɔtant fɔ mek yu ɛn yu pikin pe atɛnshɔn smɔl to dɛn tin ya.

• Start fɔ se shɔt sɛntɛns we gɛt tu wɔd dɛn: We yu rich dis ej, yu kin si yu pikin de tray fɔ tɔk shɔt sɛntɛns bay we yu put tu wɔd dɛn togɛda lɛk "Mama, rays," "A want wata," "Gi mi di bɔl," "Tata, go," ɛn "Bebi, nɔ." Imajin, we i want sɔntin, if i tray fɔ tɔk am wit tu wɔd ɔ wit prɔblɛm, dat na gud sayn fɔ di pikin in langwej divɛlɔpmɛnt. Smɔl sɛntɛns dɛn we de sho wetin i nid, wetin i want, ɛn wetin i nɔ lɛk lɛk "A want mɔ," "Nɔ, na dat," ɛn "Mi bɔl" de insay dis kategori.

• Ɔndastand ɛn fala simpul tu step instrɔkshɔn dɛn: Yu pikin fɔ ebul fɔ ɔndastand ɛn fala tu simpul instrɔkshɔn dɛn we de afta dɛnsɛf. Fɔ ɛgzampul, if yu se, “Tek yu tɔys motoka ɛn put am na da bɔks de,” si if i ɔndastand ɛn tray fɔ du ɔl tu di step dɛn—fɔ pik di motoka ɛn put am na di bɔks. Wan ɔda ɛgzampul na sɔntin lɛk, "Put yu slip ɛn kam na do." Yu go nid smɔl ɛp fɔs, bɔt di impɔtant tin na fɔ mek i ɔndastand am ɛn tray fɔ du am. Dis de sho if i go ebul fɔ lisin to yu, ɔndastand, ɛn mɛmba wetin yu de tɔk. Dis abiliti rili impɔtant fɔ lan langwej mɔ.

• Dɛn fɔ ebul fɔ no ɛn gi nem to simpul tin dɛn: We yu pɔynt to simpul tin dɛn we dɛn kin si ɛn yuz bɔku tɛm rawnd di os, lɛk dɛn tɔys, ɛn aks se, "Wetin na dis, bɔy pikin/dɔti?", dɛn fɔ ebul fɔ tɔk at le sɔm wɔd dɛn, lɛk "bɔl," "kar," "dɔg," "chia," ɛn "milk bɔtul." Ɛnkɔrej dɛn fɔ tɔk bɔt di tin dɛn we dɛn de si ɛn lɛk, ɛn gi dɛn nem. Dis go ɛp dɛn fɔ mek dɛn ebul fɔ yuz wɔd dɛn mɔ.

• Di wɔd dɛn fɔ gɛt at le 50 wɔd dɛn:Bay naw, i fɔ dɔn gɛt at le 50 wɔd dɛn we i dɔn kip na in smɔl ed. I at fɔ kɔnt dis kɔrɛkt wan, nɔto so? Bɔt if yu pe atɛnshɔn smɔl to di wɔd dɛn we i kin yuz bɔku tɛm, ɛn di nyu wɔd dɛn we i kin ad pan in tɔk, yu kin gɛt wan rɔf aidia bɔt dis. Sɔntɛm di wɔd dɛn we i de tɔk nɔ klia smɔl, di we aw dɛn de kɔl am nɔ kin rili rayt. Bɔt di impɔtant tin na fɔ tray, fɔ tray fɔ tɔk wetin i tink bay we i de yuz wɔd dɛn.

• Wan stori we mama ɛn papa kin ɔndastand at le 50%: Yu, di mama ɔ papa, ɔ di pɔsin we de kia fɔ di pikin, fɔ ebul fɔ ɔndastand at le af (50%) pan wetin yu pikin de tɔk. Ɔda pipul dɛn, fambul dɛn, neba dɛn nɔ go ɔndastand ɔl wetin i de tɔk. Dat nɔto big prɔblɛm na dis ej. Bikɔs na yu de spɛn mɔ tɛm wit am, na yu sabi in smɔl "langwej". So if yu ɔndastand at least 50% pan wetin i de tray fɔ tɔk, dɛn kin tek dat as gud lɛvul.

Tin dɛm fɔ ɛkspɛkt bitwin tu ɛn tri ia (we yu ol 3 ia) .

As pikin de kam nia fɔ ol tu ɛn tri ia, in wɔd dɛn kin bigin fɔ gro kwik kwik wan, ɛn i kin ebul fɔ ɔndastand tin dɛn bɔku bɔku wan. Naw lɛ wi luk wetin wi kin ɛkspɛkt frɔm pikin we i ol lɛk tri ia so.

• I fɔ ebul fɔ tɔk tri wɔd sɛntɛns: Jɔs lɛk aw i bin de tɔk tu wɔd sɛntɛns bifo, naw i fɔ ebul fɔ tɔk tri wɔd sɛntɛns lɛk "Mama de it rays", "Papa de wok", "A want di bɔl", "Big motoka". Sɔm pikin dɛn bak kin bigin fɔ tɔk sɛntɛns dɛn we gɛt 4 ɔ 5 wɔd. Dis de sho di spid we in langwej skil de divɛlɔp.

• Wɔd dɛn we gɛt 200 ɔ mɔ wɔd dɛn (tu bɔku fɔ kɔnt!): Bay naw, yu pikin fɔ gɛt wɔd dɛn we big pasmak. In ɔda wɔd dɛn, i fɔ no mɔ wɔd dɛn pas aw yu go ebul fɔ kɔnt izi wan. Dat min se 200 wɔd dɛn ɔ mɔ. I de pik nyu wɔd dɛn kwik kwik wan pan dis ej. I de ad nyu wɔd dɛn ɔltɛm frɔm wetin yu de tɔk ɛn wetin i de yɛri rawnd am.

• At ɔl 75% pan wetin dɛn kin tɔk fɔ ɔndastand ɔda pipul dɛn: Dɛn bin de se mama ɛn papa fɔ ɔndastand 50% pan wetin dɛn kin tɔk. Bɔt we i ol tri ia, lɛk tri-kwata (75%) pan wetin pikin de tɔk fɔ ɔndastand fɔ di wan dɛn we de tɔk to am, ivin to strenja. In tɔk dɔn bigin fɔ klia mɔ ɛn mɔ.

• I fɔ ebul fɔ ɔndastand prɛpɔzishɔn: wɔd dɛn lɛk "ɔp", "ɔnda", "insay", "nia", dat min se i fɔ ebul fɔ ɔndastand ɛn akt pan dɛn. Fɔ ɛgzampul, if wi se "put di dɔl ɔnda di chia", i fɔ ebul fɔ ɔndastand am. If wi se "put di buk na tebul", i fɔ ɔndastand am. Fɔ ɔndastand dɛn tin ya min se in langwej kɔmprɛhɛnshɔn de na gud lɛvul.

• I fɔ bigin yuz pronɔm: I fɔ bigin yuz pronɔm lɛk "mi", "yu", "i", "wi", "it" insay in tɔk. I go yuz dɛn wɔd ya fɔ tɔk tin dɛn lɛk "A want", "yu kam", "dat na fayn tin". Dis na impɔtant tin bak fɔ mek langwej divɛlɔp.

"Mɛmba se, no lɔ nɔ de fɔ se ɔl pikin go du dɛn tin ya dis ɛksaktɔl tɛm. Bɔt na dɛn tin ya wi kin si. If i tan lɛk se yu pikin de biɛn smɔl pan dɛn tin ya, wach dɛn smɔl bifo yu wɔri."

Wetin yu fɔ du if yu stil gɛt dawt, ɔ if i tan lɛk se yu pikin de let?

Okay, we yu tink bɔt di tru tin dɛn we wi jɔs tɔk bɔt, if yu fil se yu pikin nɔ rich dɛn langwej lɛvul ya yet, ɔ if yu gɛt ɛni siriɔs dawt ɔ fred, duya tɔk to yu famili dɔktɔ ɔ dɔktɔ we de mɛn pikin dɛn bɔt am. Dis rili impɔtant.

Sɔntɛnde, i nɔ kin bi ɛnitin. Sɔm pikin dɛn kin lan dɛn langwej ya smɔl smɔl. Sɔntɛm na so da pikin de tan. Bɔt sɔntɛnde if sɔm langwej delay, smɔl intavɛnshɔn, ɛp, tren kwik, dat na, we i bigin , kin mek big difrɛns ɛn big impɔtant improvement pan di pikin in fiuja fɔ tɔk ɛn lan abiliti.

Dɔktɔ go aks yu mɔ bɔt yu pikin, wach aw di pikin de tɔk ɛn biev, ɛn chɛk di pikin. Dɛn kin rifer yu bak to tɛst fɔ yɛri fɔ si if yu pikin kin yɛri. If yu pikin nɔ ebul fɔ yɛri fayn, i nɔ kin izi fɔ lɛ i lan fɔ tɔk. Dɛn kin rifer yu bak to Spich and Language Therapist, we dɛn tren spɛshal fɔ ɛp pikin dɛn we nɔ de tɔk fayn.

Nɔ fred ɛni wan pan dɛn tin ya. Dɛn kin du ɔl dis fɔ gi di bɛst sɔpɔt we yu pikin nid. Di mɔ yu no am kwik kwik wan, na di mɔ i go izi fɔ ɛp, ɛn na di mɔ i go fayn.

Smɔl smɔl tin dɛn we yu kin du na os

Te yu go to dɔktɔ, smɔl smɔl tin dɛn de we yu kin du na os fɔ ɛp yu pikin fɔ lan aw fɔ tɔk:

• Tɔk to yu pikin bɔku tɛm: Tɛl yu pikin bɔt wetin yu de du ɛn wetin yu de si, insay simpul wɔd dɛn. Lɛk "Mama de kuk rays naw," ɔ "Luk da fayn fayn bɔd de."
• Rid buk: Luk pikchɔ buk dɛn we gɛt kɔlɔ wit yu pikin ɛn tɔk bɔt wetin dɛn de tɔk. I impɔtant bak fɔ mek yu pikin lisin to am.
• Lisin to wetin yu pikin de tɔk: We i de tray fɔ tɔk sɔntin, peshɛnt fɔ lisin to am. Tray fɔ ɔndastand wetin i de tɔk.
• Aks ɛn ansa kwɛstyɔn: Aks simpul kwɛstyɔn, "Usay di bɔl de?", "Wetin yu want fɔ it?". Ɛnkɔrej am we i de tray fɔ ansa.
• Ple: Fɔ tɔk ɛn tich wɔd dɛn we yu de ple kin rili ɛp.

Fɔ dɔn, tin dɛn fɔ mek yu mɛmba (Take-Home Message) .

So, mama ɛn papa dɛm, i fayn fɔ pe atɛnshɔn to yu pikin in tɔk ɛn langwej divɛlɔpmɛnt. I impɔtant fɔ mɛmba se ɔl pikin difrɛn, ɛn fɔ go to dɔktɔ if yu tink se i kin delay.

"If yu gɛt ivin di smɔl dawt, nɔ jɔs tink se, 'Dis kin jɔs bi sɔntin,' bɔt tɔk to dɔktɔ ɛn klia da dawt de. Na di bɛst tin we yu go du fɔ yu pikin."

Nɔ wɔri, bɔt tek tɛm. Gud lak to yu pikin!

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