{"id":4483,"date":"2023-07-24T11:04:40","date_gmt":"2023-07-24T03:04:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elitekg.jbcreative.hk\/?post_type=parents_zone&p=4483"},"modified":"2023-07-24T11:58:46","modified_gmt":"2023-07-24T03:58:46","slug":"%e5%ad%a9%e5%ad%90%e6%80%8e%e6%a8%a3%e6%89%8d%e7%ae%97%e6%98%af%e6%9c%89%e8%aa%9e%e8%a8%80%e7%99%bc%e5%b1%95%e9%81%b2%e7%b7%a9%e6%83%85%e6%b3%81%ef%bc%9f","status":"publish","type":"parents_zone","link":"https:\/\/elitekg.jbcreative.hk\/en\/parents_zone\/%e5%ad%a9%e5%ad%90%e6%80%8e%e6%a8%a3%e6%89%8d%e7%ae%97%e6%98%af%e6%9c%89%e8%aa%9e%e8%a8%80%e7%99%bc%e5%b1%95%e9%81%b2%e7%b7%a9%e6%83%85%e6%b3%81%ef%bc%9f\/","title":{"rendered":"What constitutes a language development delay in a child?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Source: Speech Therapist, Mok Yee Tuen<\/h6>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t
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Typically, babies start making sounds as soon as they are born, such as different crying sounds to express their demands. From 4 to 8 months, they start babbling, which is part of the language preparation period. Children actually go through a ladder of language development, starting with just learning single words and ending with being able to tell stories with their words.<\/p>\n

Babies from 9 months to 1 year generally start producing their first meaningful word, such as \u201cba,\u201d \u201cma,\u201d or \u201cball ball.\u201d From 1 to 2 years old, their understanding and vocabulary expression increase greatly, with the accumulation of single words forming two-word phrases, such as \u201cmommy drink\u201d and \u201ceat bun bun.\u201d<\/p>\n

From 2 to 3 years old, children generally speak in longer sentences and can express different needs. For example, they like to add a word to the two-word phrases, forming three-word combinations, such as \u201cDaddy eat bun\u201d and \u201cI want grandma.\u201d Some children start using adjectives, such as \u201csister eats a big apple.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t

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Young children generally recognize more different sentences and start using conjunctions after 3 and a half years old, and by 5 years old, they slowly understand how to combine different sentences and use more conjunctions and start to narrate things logically, that is, by telling stories.<\/p>\n

In fact, the language development of young children is slightly different for each person, but through empirical research, we also have some important reference indicators to see if a child may have a speech delay.
\nThe first is that there are no words at 2 years old.
\nSecond, no sentences appear before the age of three.
\nThe third is that speech is unclear and hard to understand after 3 years old,
\nFourth, sentences are still unclear after 5 years old.<\/p>\n

If the child is not speaking more and more as they grow, parents should seek the help of a professional to assess and train them as soon as possible.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"featured_media":4484,"template":"","class_list":["post-4483","parents_zone","type-parents_zone","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/elitekg.jbcreative.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/parents_zone\/4483","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/elitekg.jbcreative.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/parents_zone"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/elitekg.jbcreative.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/parents_zone"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/elitekg.jbcreative.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4484"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/elitekg.jbcreative.hk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4483"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}