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Hashem_n_Farfel


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Sun, Feb 21 2021, 1:20 pm
My son is 18 months.
All he says is
-mommy
-tatty
-yeah
-no in both English and Yiddish.
He mostly blurts out “tatty!” in a loud excited voice even when my husband is not at home throughout the day or just says “MOMMYTATTYMOMMYTATTYMOMMYTATTY!”
Other than that he’s discovering and saying different consonants and vowels: y, l, ee, k, etc
My husband speaks Yiddish to my son
I speak English
The main language at home though is English since my husband and I speak English amongst ourselves.
I have a friend with a kid who’s 2 days older than my son and he definitely knows more words than my son, but that’s probably because he only hears Yiddish.
Although I know I’m not supposed to compare my kid to other kids around his age it’s hard not to. 😥
Can hearing two languages affect how and when he will speak?
I’ve been teaching him basic words to things like door, spoon, fork, etc but he gets overwhelmed and runs off or starts screeching “NA!”
😥
Any mommies able to give me tips how to help my son speak or should I just let him take his time?
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imasinger


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Sun, Feb 21 2021, 1:23 pm
Bilingual kids are known to speak later. And have gained a lifelong gift.
But it's worth it to confirm there are no other issues. How easy is it, where you live, to have him evaluated by an early intervention speech therapist?
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oneofakind


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Sun, Feb 21 2021, 5:01 pm
I was told main thing for bilingual children is each person stick to their language which is what you are doing.
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Hashem_n_Farfel


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Mon, Feb 22 2021, 6:24 pm
Thank you everyone. I’ll bring it up at the doctors next time I go. He understands basic stuff like “come here to mommy” “let’s eat” “we’re going to take a bath!” “Let’s change your diaper” “time to sleep, goodnight!”
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honey36


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Tue, Feb 23 2021, 12:42 pm
Another thing no one mentioned yet that's worth looking into- get his hearing checked. He may have fluid in his ears or something. Even if he can hear and understand you, it could be he is missing some sounds b/c of hearing loss. This is often case with language delayed toddlers and can sometimes be missed.
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