Child speech development worries many parents, especially when peers already speak full sentences while their child stays silent or uses sounds. Awareness is key – common mistakes can delay speech. This article shows causes and solutions.

🧠 1. Excessive use of TV/tablet as "nanny"

Mistake: Parents think cartoons build vocabulary.

Reality: Screen exposure never replaces social interaction.

📌 Solution: Read picture books like "Pucio", narrate child's actions: "I see you're building a tower. Big tower!".

🧪 AAP research: Under 18 months – no screens (except video calls). Up to 5 years – strictly limited and supervised.

2019 study (K. Kuros-Kowalska): half of 200 kids aged 2.5–3 had speech delay, linked to early screen use.

🗣️ 2. Too many questions, too few comments

Mistake: Bombarding with questions like “What’s this?”.

📌 Solution: Use comments, not quizzes. Narrate actions: "You’re stacking blocks. Red block."

🤐 3. Guessing needs too often

Mistake: Child points, parent immediately gives.

📌 Solution: Model speech + wait 3–5s. "Juice? Juice. I give you juice."

🧩 4. No daily language rituals

Mistake: No repeated routines like reading.

📌 Solution: Daily reading, singing, interactive storytelling (Dialogic Reading). Expand child’s words: "Yes, a dog! Brown ears!"

👄 5. No articulation motor practice

Mistake: Waiting without oral-motor support.

📌 Solution: Speech games: tongue sugar pickup, blowing feather, horse clicks, yawning lion. 2–5 minutes daily.

🙊 6. Speaking instead of child

Mistake: Parent says “He wants water”.

📌 Solution: Don’t speak for child. Support with Makaton/PCS but encourage own speech.

👂 7. Undiagnosed hearing/sensory issues

Mistake: Assuming delay is normal.

📌 Solution: Audiology check. Screen for sensory issues if sensitivity present.

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📌 Summary:

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