I'm over 24 months old, but when it comes to mom and dad, language development is delayed...How do you stimulate your language?
Jun 16, 2025
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Language is the most effective and important means for a child to communicate with the outside world, and it develops naturally only when appropriate language environments and stimuli are supported. Language builds up as you learn it, so you can learn sentences and grammar faster if you start speaking early. Therefore, if the language is late, it is necessary to actively create a stimulation environment rather than waiting recklessly and consider the accurate judgment of experts.
◇ It's been more than 24 months, but language development is delayed when you just say 'Mom and Dad'
It is common for language development to appear in stages from a few months of age. It is a natural development trend to respond to parents' voices at around 4 months of age, to interact through facial expressions or gestures, to use more than 10 words from 18 months of age, and to connect words and say more than two words from 24 months of age.
However, if such age-specific language development is not evident, language delay can be suspected. If you can't babble for six months, an early evaluation is needed to see if there are any hearing problems. If you can only speak "Mom and Dad" even after more than 24 months, there is a delay in language development. If you can't say a meaningful word by 24 months or connect two to three words by 36 months to say a sentence, you can say there is a language delay. Instead of words, they express their intentions through gestures or crying, and they sometimes lack eye contact or call-out reactions. In particular, if there are few communication attempts themselves, an expert evaluation for early diagnosis is essential.
◇ Academic achievement is high during speech therapy before the age of 3
Language delay may be a temporary developmental difference, but it may also be an early sign of a complex disease such as autism spectrum disorder or intellectual developmental delay. Treatment methods may vary depending on the causes of delayed speech and cognitive development. If you use very few words and few attempts to communicate even after you reach the age of two, you should not just consider yourself as a 's slow child'. It is important to introduce an appropriate approach to the child's individual situation.
According to the study, there is also a report that children who started speech therapy before the age of 3 have significantly higher language skills and academic achievement in school age than those who later intervened. The later the intervention is, the more secondary difficulties such as social atrophy and behavioral problems may be accompanied, so early diagnosis and intervention are very important.
◇Language stimulation that can be practiced at home
Even in everyday life, guardians can help children develop their language. For example, when a child points at a snack, does he want to eat "crack"?It says " and when the child responds "Kka"Okay, do you want me to give you a snack?"Extending the conversation is effective. At this time, it is important to pay attention to the child's intention to convey rather than the accuracy of pronunciation.
Conversely, if the guardian acts first before the child speaks, the child may feel that he does not have to speak, which may lead to missing the opportunity to express the language. Also, the way you force yourself to speak can put a psychological burden on an introvert child, so caution is needed.
Professor Cho Kyo-woon of the Department of Pediatrics and Adolescents at the National Health Insurance Ilsan Hospital advised, `It is not a problem that can be solved by simply waiting recklessly as the diagnosis or treatment is delayed.' `If a child feels that his or her language is later than his or her peers, it is necessary to visit the hospital early for an accurate evaluation by an expert.'
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
