Dawnlouise30
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HI,
so my DS2 is 2 years 4 months and is so very different to how DS1 (who is now nearly 6 ) was at that age.
Ds1 was: chatty, knew all his colours, counted to ten, played with anything and everything and was fairly boisterous (still is).
DS2 is : fairly quiet. is speech delayed - he doesnt talk in any kind of conversational flow and his language that he does use is basic. He will for example bring me a drink and ask "open it", or will say "sit down" when its tea time. He makes brum brum sounds when playing with cars and choo choo sounds when playing with trains. he repeats a lot of what we say and when doing this he says more ... for example i asked DS2 to tell daddy to come on and DS2 said "come on Daddy", or i may say to him mummys monkey and he will repeat that.
When you ask him a question such as ' where is his brother' he doesnt respond, he doesnt even look for him. but if you say 'where is your head, shoes, nose etc' he will point. he will follow instructions (fetch shoes, socks etc) and can solve problems (ie he knows to get a chair if he wants to reach something high).
He isn't that into jigsaws and when we do them he struggles to fit the pieces into an inset puzzle without help. however he can easily place his montessori cylinder blocks in the right slots.
He only ever plays with cars (lines them up on the sofa for hours) and trains which he also lines up, unless we have the train track out then he will play with the track as well. He likes books but only looks at them with us and if we ask him where something is in the book it is hit and miss if he will show you.
he will rarely engage in imaginative play with the food, but doesn't like it if you or another child tries to join in.
If you count 1, he says 2, 3, 5 so he is getting the idea. but no idea of colours or shapes at all.
Outside he climbs well, can ride a balance bike, but not a scooter. he is very wobbly when walking and running and often falls over, and is hesitant when going down steps/ curbs outside.
the childminder (he has been going 1.5 days a week for three months) says he is coming out of his shell a bit more - he used to just watch the children but now he does follow them around a bit. he doesnt talk in a conversational (even babble)sense, but will say "thank you" when prompted and will ask for her to "open it" for drink / snack. he will say "my choo choo or my toy" if a child tries to take something off him.
to me, he seems a bit in his own world, but im not sure if it seems that way because DS1 was and still is so outgoing and chatty and in your face. DS2 may just be shy, but im not sure.
he technically failed his 2 year check and was rechecked recently with a different questionnaire but appropriate for his age and he failed that as well.
he is waiting on referrals for paediatrician over his wobbly walking and speech and language over language delay. He has just been seen by ENT and will be having his tonsils and adenoids removed due to obstructive sleep apnea (this will be done in 4 months or so)
as well as the childminder he sees his cousin who is two weeks younger than him most weeks (and up until recently saw him twice a week for two full days - they play parallel to each other with his cousin sometimes trying to play with him but DS2 often doesn't respond - he is clearly aware of him, and will sit next to him but no attempts to interact with him), he goes to a music class (is shy there and clings to me), and tumble tots (has been going for 18 months but is still clingy to me) and he swims in a swim class with me (very hesitant of teacher) - so i do feel he has the opportunity to mix with others but doesnt really bother.
i guess i just dont know if him being so quiet is a worry, or if im overthinking things.
thoughts????
so my DS2 is 2 years 4 months and is so very different to how DS1 (who is now nearly 6 ) was at that age.
Ds1 was: chatty, knew all his colours, counted to ten, played with anything and everything and was fairly boisterous (still is).
DS2 is : fairly quiet. is speech delayed - he doesnt talk in any kind of conversational flow and his language that he does use is basic. He will for example bring me a drink and ask "open it", or will say "sit down" when its tea time. He makes brum brum sounds when playing with cars and choo choo sounds when playing with trains. he repeats a lot of what we say and when doing this he says more ... for example i asked DS2 to tell daddy to come on and DS2 said "come on Daddy", or i may say to him mummys monkey and he will repeat that.
When you ask him a question such as ' where is his brother' he doesnt respond, he doesnt even look for him. but if you say 'where is your head, shoes, nose etc' he will point. he will follow instructions (fetch shoes, socks etc) and can solve problems (ie he knows to get a chair if he wants to reach something high).
He isn't that into jigsaws and when we do them he struggles to fit the pieces into an inset puzzle without help. however he can easily place his montessori cylinder blocks in the right slots.
He only ever plays with cars (lines them up on the sofa for hours) and trains which he also lines up, unless we have the train track out then he will play with the track as well. He likes books but only looks at them with us and if we ask him where something is in the book it is hit and miss if he will show you.
he will rarely engage in imaginative play with the food, but doesn't like it if you or another child tries to join in.
If you count 1, he says 2, 3, 5 so he is getting the idea. but no idea of colours or shapes at all.
Outside he climbs well, can ride a balance bike, but not a scooter. he is very wobbly when walking and running and often falls over, and is hesitant when going down steps/ curbs outside.
the childminder (he has been going 1.5 days a week for three months) says he is coming out of his shell a bit more - he used to just watch the children but now he does follow them around a bit. he doesnt talk in a conversational (even babble)sense, but will say "thank you" when prompted and will ask for her to "open it" for drink / snack. he will say "my choo choo or my toy" if a child tries to take something off him.
to me, he seems a bit in his own world, but im not sure if it seems that way because DS1 was and still is so outgoing and chatty and in your face. DS2 may just be shy, but im not sure.
he technically failed his 2 year check and was rechecked recently with a different questionnaire but appropriate for his age and he failed that as well.
he is waiting on referrals for paediatrician over his wobbly walking and speech and language over language delay. He has just been seen by ENT and will be having his tonsils and adenoids removed due to obstructive sleep apnea (this will be done in 4 months or so)
as well as the childminder he sees his cousin who is two weeks younger than him most weeks (and up until recently saw him twice a week for two full days - they play parallel to each other with his cousin sometimes trying to play with him but DS2 often doesn't respond - he is clearly aware of him, and will sit next to him but no attempts to interact with him), he goes to a music class (is shy there and clings to me), and tumble tots (has been going for 18 months but is still clingy to me) and he swims in a swim class with me (very hesitant of teacher) - so i do feel he has the opportunity to mix with others but doesnt really bother.
i guess i just dont know if him being so quiet is a worry, or if im overthinking things.
thoughts????