Not Good News For My Shaelyn

fluffy'smom

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My 31/2 yeard old Shaelyn has had issues recently. She sees a Speech therapist,Occ therapist and soon a Physiotherapist. Well her Ped figures shes delayed to 24 months. This is very hard for me as a mom. My daughgter is beautiful and smart and we love her. I want to know why. I want to know if she will ever catch up. I want this to end.
 

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I am sorry you are having a rough time with your daughter! Hopefully her doctor can figure out what is going on and find a way to help her develop. No matter what she is your precious gift! I will keep her in my prayers.
 

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I am sorry Shaelyn is having a difficult time. But I am glad that she has a mum who cares so much for her and loves her with all her heart - that is the most important thing. I hope the doctor will figure out what is going on with her.

((((((((((hugs)))))))))))

 

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Lots of warm fuzzies headed your way. You may never find out why, but please remember that the human spirit is awesome and has surprised a lot of professionals in its ability to recover. Warm hugs for both of you.
 

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My neighbor's son had some sort of speech issue when he was little - When he wanted his mother to get him something, he would grunt or scream instead of using words. They found out it was something to do with his tongue being enlarged (I wish I could remember the details) Anyway, he continued speech therapy and eventually grew out of the problem. By the time he was 4 he was speaking clearly and talking non stop, LOL!! Hang in there. ((((((hugs))))))

 

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I am sorry that you are going through this. However keep in mind not to put added pressure on her to speak now. All children go through stages at different ages. Not all do the same at the same age. I am sure it is quite frustruating as well with her that she can not communicate with you so when she sees you or anyone else stressed out, it just further makes it difficult for her and makes her feel like she has done something wrong. You have to see her world through her eyes. Communicate through her world and her ways, not neccesarily through the 'adult' perspective or what adults expect from her at her age. And don't let the other moms keep you down, the competitiveness amongst parents is very sickening, this I learned very quickly with my first son. Your child will advance, but in the mean time communicate to her in her ways and in her world. It will be less stressful for both of you I believe. And always keep hope alive, never despair, children are amazing and do amaze and baffle us adults LOL!
I also feel you should always try different doctors, etc. I'm not into the have to label a child's problem and feed it medicine, this is why I actually prefer certain doctors to others because of their open-mindness to not always try to bring a quick fix or think it's a 'text-book' case. And on top of all that, some of my neighbors parents swear by the books that teach kids how to read and speak, I forgot the name of it at the tip of my tongue, but they always have commercials for it on the cartoon network. Anyone know what I'm talking about?
 

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I am so sorry to read this and I feel for you ((((HUGS))))
My prayers will be with you and your sweet baby girl
 

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Please don't despair! Shaelyn will get better! Think positive, that's what I say! (((hugs)))
 

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I'm so sorry to hear this. I'm sure you are very worried about your daughter. Children develop at different rates. . . . some are more talkative than others. My son was talking up a storm like a little old man at a very young age, while my daughter sounded like a foreigner until she was 10! Hang in there. Let the doctors run some tests to ease your mind. . . . perhaps there's a reason for her current problems that can be corrected. Medicine has come such a long way. I work with a genetics counselor who deals with pediatric genetics. There are so many different reasons for children to have problems with development. My thoughts and prayers are with you.
 

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Some small children make up their own languages and ways of communicating. Then, one day, they start chattering away and you can't shut them up!

Every kid develops at his/her own rate. My Mark didn't walk, until he was 16 mos old. Some people made comments and I told them that he'd walk, when he got darned good and ready. Sure enough, I woke up one morning to find him ambling around my bedroom, emptying the dresser drawers.

You spend your kids' first two years, teaching them to walk and talk and the next 16 years, telling them to "sit down and shut up".


Raising kids, the best thing is usually to trust your instincts. Kids just will NOT be pigeonholed. Despite the efforts of so-called "experts", most kids develop at their own speeds and darned if most of them don't turn out, just fine!

Hang in there. At 3 1/2, all that a kid really needs to know is that someone loves them , how to play and don't pull the kitty's tail.
 

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Originally posted by katl8e
.....You spend your kids' first two years, teaching them to walk and talk and the next 16 years, telling them to "sit down and shut up".
ROTFLMAO! Cindy I spewed my coffee after reading this!! Too funny...
 
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