Lisa: "Einstein didn't speak until he was three." Marge: "And even then he could only speak German!"
I felt better after the doctor mentioned one of her sons did speech therapy for a little while as well. She said if nothing else it was just good learning time for him. I mean, Jonah talks and talks, even if there's no one around to hear him. But he does run things together so that it's hard, even for me, to understand some of it. He still babbles some too and I thought that would be over by now. I think part of what's set him back is that I do mostly understand what he's trying to say and instead of correcting him, I just respond appropriately. She wanted to test him again later to see if his hearing improved once his congestion cleared up. Also, the place we're going to do the evaluation will probably do a more in depth test. I feel good that we're proactive about it early on, but it's one of the first bumps we've hit so it's a little disheartening at first.
There's really a fine balance. It is very important for them to learn early on that the world does not revolve around them and their needs. But at the same time, you want to make sure they feel they're getting enough attention and interaction. Especially with an only child where his parents are pretty much his only interaction, apart from the 12 hours a week he spends at preschool. I guess I see these mothers who do completely put their lives on hold for their kids and I start to feel a little selfish that I haven't done the same. I mean, they're only around for so long and they're only this age once. It's just easy to always worry you're doing things wrong as a parent.
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Marge: "And even then he could only speak German!"
I felt better after the doctor mentioned one of her sons did speech therapy for a little while as well. She said if nothing else it was just good learning time for him. I mean, Jonah talks and talks, even if there's no one around to hear him. But he does run things together so that it's hard, even for me, to understand some of it. He still babbles some too and I thought that would be over by now. I think part of what's set him back is that I do mostly understand what he's trying to say and instead of correcting him, I just respond appropriately. She wanted to test him again later to see if his hearing improved once his congestion cleared up. Also, the place we're going to do the evaluation will probably do a more in depth test. I feel good that we're proactive about it early on, but it's one of the first bumps we've hit so it's a little disheartening at first.
There's really a fine balance. It is very important for them to learn early on that the world does not revolve around them and their needs. But at the same time, you want to make sure they feel they're getting enough attention and interaction. Especially with an only child where his parents are pretty much his only interaction, apart from the 12 hours a week he spends at preschool. I guess I see these mothers who do completely put their lives on hold for their kids and I start to feel a little selfish that I haven't done the same. I mean, they're only around for so long and they're only this age once. It's just easy to always worry you're doing things wrong as a parent.
Thanks for the perspective!