Mbak NIke,
Ternyata buku pinter kita sama yach mbak, saya juga baca buku 'The Baby
Book' nya SearsSears, dan udah praktekin juga semua saran-saran dia. Tapi
tetap aja Kay masih malas ngomong, sama seperti anaknya mbak Silvi kali
yach...
Memang sich selama ini dia udah mulai mengkomunikasikan apa maunya dia, tapi
tetap aja dengan bahasanya dia sendiri. Sampai kadang saya bilang, "Kay
bilang apa sich mama nggak ngerti nich, yang jelas dong bicaranya
sayang..."Saking saya frustrasi nggak bisa ngertiin bahasanya dia.
Kadang kalau gak lagi diajarin, pas dia main sendiri, keluar omongan-omongan
"mama","papa", dan bisa juga ngitung "eins", zwei","drei" atau pas nonton TV
dia bisa niruin apa yang ada di TV. Tapi begitu kita kasih perhatin penuh
dan nuntun dia untuk bicara lagi, udah ilang deh semua. Langsung aja dia
mingkem. Padahal setiap hari saya bacain buku, saya bilang 'Kay, ambil buku
Poldy-nya, duduk disini mama bacain", udah dia ambil bukunya, duduk samping
saya, sambil nunjuk-nunjuk gambar dibuku dan ngegumam sesuatu. Kalau saya
tanya tokoh-tokohnya, dia ngerti, dia bisa nunjukin. Tapi sekali lagi kalau
saya suruh ulang nama-namanya, ya udah balik ke nol lagi, gak berhasil
nyuruh dia ngomong.
Dan sama seperti mbak Nike, dari Kay umur 2 bulanan udah sering saya bacain
buku atau majalah, dan sering saya nyanyiin. tapi mungkin ada faktor lain
yang bikin dia susah ngikutin omongan. Mungkin dalam kasus saya bahasa yang
campur baur (Indonesia, Inggris dan jerman), dan terbukti karena dia nonton
TV bahasa jerman, jadi banyak juga vocab jerman yang nyangkut dikepalanya.
Buat mbak Silvy, ini kebetulan saya nemu artikel (QA) soal kesiapan anak
untuk bicara, mudah-mudaha bisa membantu.Dan mbak Nike, kayaknya dibuku itu
juga disebutin deh mbak, kalau rata-rata anak laki-laki memang lebih lambat
perkembangan languagenya, cuma dibagian mana saya lupa..:-)
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QUESTION: My 18-month-old doesn't talk yet. What should I do?
ANSWER by Judith Hudson, Ph.D.
: Most children have learned to say at least one word by the time
they're 12 months old, and it's unusual for a child to not be speaking
at all by 18 months. But although it's not typical, your child's
situation is not necessarily cause for great concern, either. Boys,
especially those under 2, tend to develop language skills
( http://www.babycenter.com/refcap/11738.html ) more slowly than girls,
and some more cautious and reserved children tend to wait until they
understand a great deal of what they hear before they actually speak.
Look for these signs of language readiness:
* Does your child point? Pointing to something he wants or to pictures
in a book is closely related to the beginning of actual speech.
* Does he seem to understand what you say? The ability to understand
language ( http://www.babycenter.com/refcap/11741.html ) precedes
the ability to talk. If your child seems to comprehend a great deal
of what others are saying, he's well on his way to talking.
* Does your child use gestures and facial expressions to communicate?
Many children communicate what they need nonverbally, and in fact
most toddlers develop a host of nonverbal signals. Until about 24
months, it's more important that your child is making some kind of
effort to communicate than that he has a large vocabulary.
* Does your child grunt? This may seem like a strange question, but
new research shows that the little grunts toddlers make while
pointing to pictures or playing with toys are actually a kind of
commentary. Children who aren't yet talking and don't grunt are more
likely to later be diagnosed with a language delay.
If your child isn't showing these signs of readiness, you may want to
make an appointment for a speech and hearing assessment. Most public
schools offer free screenings; if yours doesn't, try contacting the
county office of education. In general, the earlier a language delay is
detected, the easier it is to treat. Many language problems can be
treated very effectively during the preschool years so that your child
will have no long-term deficits.
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