Why can't a 2 year old child talk?

 Source: Roz Dhan

Children as young as 2 years old cannot speak the language understood by adults, there should be a yellow light for parents. Each child's development is different. However, it is recommended that you check with a pediatrician or child development specialist for your younger self.

According to the Indonesian Pediatric Association (IDAI), children as young as 2 years of age should ideally be able to say 2 meaningful words, for example, 'mama' and 'eating'. The pronunciation is clear so that it can be understood by others.

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If you have not shown this ability, it may be that your child is experiencing speech delays. Through a medical examination, doctors will provide advice on how to handle it properly to find out the cause as well as "fix" the child to talk.

Indeed, speech delay is not a diagnosis, but a symptom of a certain condition.

2 year old child cannot speak, it is a sign of speech delay

What is meant by a 2-year-old child who cannot speak is his inability to produce words, but shows signs of speech delays, such as:

• Can only imitate a voice or behavior that is emulated by other people or known as paroing
• Can't produce your words
• Do not pronounce words that parents or caregivers can understand
• Only those words can say
• Cannot pronounce words except in situations of urgency (eg, eating, drinking, etc.).
• Can not understand simple instructions

Why can't a 2 year old child talk?

The inability of children to speak even when they are 2 years old is usually due to disorders of the part of the brain that controls speech. This disorder makes it difficult to coordinate lips, tongue, and jaw to make meaningful sounds.

Many things can cause a 2-year-old child not to speak. One of the most common is the development of your little one, which is actually slower than other children. But in some cases, speech delays can also be caused by:

• Lack of excitement, for example parents or caregivers who rarely talk to children
• Deafness
• Intellectual weakness
• autism spectrum disorders
• Alternate mutation (child who doesn't really want to talk)

Developmental disorders due to brain damage, for example in children with cerebral palsy

Children raised by bilingual parents or caregivers may also experience speech delays. If your child and husband pattern parenting in this way, it is better to focus on using a language in children.