My son is 3years old.His hearing was checked by a Dr. He understands 2 languages but not able to talk.advice?

I agree with other answerers.


It is common for children who learn two languages as native speakers to take up to 4 years old to speak. When he does he will have an enormous advantage of speaking two languages almost perfectly. Any future employer will consider this an advantage.





Also, some children speak a little bit at first. some wait for the moment when they are confident and speak in sentences very soon after that.My son is 3years old.His hearing was checked by a Dr. He understands 2 languages but not able to talk.advice?
this also happened to a friend of mines son who is 3 and a bit she was told by a doctor that children who are bilingual are late talkers so do not worry.as long as he understands .My son is 3years old.His hearing was checked by a Dr. He understands 2 languages but not able to talk.advice?
I know how you feel. But there is nothing to worry about.


Learning a language is a long process for a child.


Learning 2 of them requires even more energy!!





It is wonderfull that your child underdstands 2 languages and the fact he doesn't have hearing problem is a good sign.





Children learn languages at different pace..and it is not fair to compare them to each other.





Your child's brain is developping at the different pace, because it is learning to use 2 languages..that requires twice as much memory than mono-lingual child. It requires knowing different sounds, pronounciations.





He will eventually speak two languages and will be able to learn and catch up with other kids really fast.
He is probably waiting until he is sure he can speak correctly. I have heard stories of very intelligent children who didn't speak until they were 3 or 4 years old and the first thing they spoke was a complete sentence, because they wanted to make sure that they were speaking correctly. They didn't want to talk baby talk. Especially since your son has been exposed to two languages, he is probably just sorting it all out in his head and waiting to make a grand statement!
wait for another 6 months and dont panic just now....
Perhaps he's a passive learner and just isn't ready to talk yet. I don't see any reason to worry yet. When he does talk he'll probably be very good at it.


You could consult a speech pathologist for reassurance if you feel this would ease your mind.
is he trying to and just making sounds or no sound at all? either way you could make an appt with an Occupational Therapist at the nearest children's hospital....our second child, also a boy, has had speech problems and the OT really helps.
my son began to speak when he was pronounce words corect. he was 4 years old but he was speaking like a adult not like a baby.