Top 3 Proven Speech Therapy Tips When Your Child’s Speech Is Unclear

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If you see that your two or three-year-old baby is not yet talking or is unable to construct sentences, you should check the suggestions below. The options are in line with the experts because they know more about speech development, the kind of method you will use, and the speech therapist to consult. Any child with dyspraxia or apraxia will not likely grow out of it unless they go through speech therapy. With time the child’s speech will improve, but still have difficulties and errors in understanding. With speech therapy, they will manage to communicate verbally. Various ways can be used, but here are the top three speech therapy tips meant to help your children.

Helping the Child to Develop the Speech Muscles

Getting your toddler to talk becomes fun and overwhelming process for parents. One aspect of speech that many parents assume is the physical aspect of speech. For this method, your child’s tongue and lips are the muscles that must be worked on. Your child should improve the articulation of speech sounds by using the objects in the house. One example is the mirror because it allows the child to observe himself as the mouth moves while talking. Other items that you can use include cotton wool, bubbles or straws to encourage blowing.

Using songs and Rhymes

As known, the harness is the power of music. It is common for children not to be interested in you while you are talking to them until you play their favorite songs. In this method, our therapists will encourage you to motivate your child to participate in various songs while pausing so that they get a chance to sing along. For instance, if your child is watching a video, he or she can sit there until it finishes. The best way is to pause the video at specific points and ask your child to repeat what they heard.

Creating the Need to Communicate

Creating the need to talk to your child means giving him or her something they do not like. Often any child is motivated to decline something they hate than what they can get easily. After doing this, then put anything they desire, such as a car, but out of reach (such as a container) for them to open. You should then wait for your child to communicate, to understand if he is satisfied or needs something else. You should then demonstrate to your child on ways of communication not just by talking, but by increasing the opportunities that will make the child talk. To find out more information on speech therapy or occupational therapy, reach out to us here at Speech & Occupational Therapy of North Texas today![/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]