tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19665812.post787720547058514248..comments2023-10-17T01:35:44.483-06:00Comments on Tall Oaks From Little Acorns Grow: InstinctsKristinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09988190251156621315noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19665812.post-91101757420972432652009-07-21T21:14:44.059-06:002009-07-21T21:14:44.059-06:00He's young!!! From what I've read, you'...He's young!!! From what I've read, you're not supposed to correct their grammar at such a young age. They will learn it on their own. And every child progresses at a different rate. Pais has friends who speak so much better than her, but friends who don't. I just don't think you should worry-he'll be just fine.Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01173015494026655038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19665812.post-13325672758306457832009-07-15T22:35:38.673-06:002009-07-15T22:35:38.673-06:00I know that Natalie's therapy is more on the p...I know that Natalie's therapy is more on the physical side...but without the help she needed (even though she did all the hard work herself barely breaking a sweat) she wouldn't be doing so well. <br />Even if Logan just needs a little help with his verbal skills just know that a little help goes a long way. <br /><br />I wish you so much luck.Dawn @ Bent, not brokenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686743698444719038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19665812.post-33281586840367814902009-07-15T09:53:03.196-06:002009-07-15T09:53:03.196-06:00Kelly, I will absolutely email you! Thanks!Kelly, I will absolutely email you! Thanks!Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09988190251156621315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19665812.post-67833282197535166712009-07-15T06:21:56.367-06:002009-07-15T06:21:56.367-06:00Ava starts speech therapy in the fall when the sch...Ava starts speech therapy in the fall when the school year begins. Her articulation is way off and she isn't understood by many (most) people. While I try not to compare her to others, she does have friends younger then her that speak much clearer. But she also has friends her age/little older that barely speak at all, and when they do its a jumbled mess. <br /><br />I tried working with her one day to get her to say something properly and she huffed and said: "you're driving me crazy!" lol, excuse me for trying to help! Sometimes someone who is not mommy/daddy can help so much more. I guess we'll see.angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05139035531088396319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19665812.post-88501821396382817522009-07-15T00:24:17.444-06:002009-07-15T00:24:17.444-06:00Okay. Deep breath. Its okay, even if he needs a li...Okay. Deep breath. Its okay, even if he needs a little speech, its okay. <br /><br />You're right, as moms we just know a lot of stuff. I know that I also worry a little extra, just be safe. Especially with Myles, because I have learned that the sooner something is caught, the better. <br /><br />Three year olds, I am pretty sure, are not supposed to be masters of sentence structure quite yet. Myles is pretty good, but just recently has changed his wording from 'I went potty' to 'Me went potty'. What the heck? Where did he get that? So, I've been correcting that...I understand the frustration...we don't want out kids to sound like...well, people who cannot speak properly! lol<br /><br />I have noticed that kids who have older siblings tend to have better language skills. <br /><br />If you want to, email me at kelblogg@gmail.com, so I have your email address. I will email you a list of what Myles was evaluated on when they did his speech evaluation, and you can look at it and see where Logan is. <br /><br />One of the big things, that indicates they are doing okay with language/speech is their ability (and I am quoting now) to identify clothing items, understand spatial concepts (in/out), recognize actions in pictures and identify part/whole relationships (e.g. look at this picture. Show me the door of the car. Be able to follow two-step commands without cues (e.g. open the box and give me the bear) identify colors, name a variety of pictured objects, and express his wants and needs by combining words to produce basic four to five word sentences.<br /><br />(I think that last part is a big key, even if he points at a girl and says 'I want his ball' it still counts. Learning girl/boy his/her can be hard!)<br /><br />I also have the list for all the articulation errors that are NORMAL for a three year old. Like substituting w/l, d/th/, w/r, etc. If you are interested, I will type them up. <br /><br />Another thing that I learned, due to having a special needs kiddo (from having OT and PT and VI services), kids don't master everything at once. Sometimes their speech is delayed, because they decided to walk and run first. Sometimes they are working on a big new physical skill (riding a bike?) and their brain is trying to master that...so it lets up on the speech for a little bit. Things kind of ebb and flow, one gets a little behind, then it catches up. Just like physical growth...or any other developmental stuff. <br /><br />Anyway, just wanted to try and put some of your fears at ease. Not discounting your mother's intuition, but even if you are right, it isn't that bad...<br /><br />And, if you want to email me, do, please. My aunt is a speech pathologist, so I can call an expert almost any time a day and get answers for you immediately, while you wait for a chance to do an evaluation (if that is what you are going to do). I would be happy to do it, and so would she.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com