jenjon1964

Hi everyone I hope to get some advice. I have twin boys who just
turned 8. When they speak they prolong their vowels on some words,
well on a lot of words. Its hard to
explain, but its like the word mommy, they say moooooooomy and daddy,
daaaaaaaaaddy. At first I thought it was a stutter that they have, but
they dont stutter consonants. Now I am not sure. I thought they would
outgrow it, but they havent. When they read they dont do it. Its
really hard to explain how they sound, but they dont soundlike my older
kids when they were eight. Another thing, they spoke very late, around
3 years old, but I noticed that they could read the tv listing and
they werent even two years old. Has anyone ever gone through this with
their kids. Their doctor hasnt noticed anything wrong with them
because they answer her with just one or two words. Thank you for any
help anyone can give me.
Barbie

swissarmy_wife

My son displays some sensory issues. Of course being his mom, I
notice EVERYTHING! He has grown out of much of it now, but when he
was younger and displayed a "problem" I would look at it like this.

Who's having the problem?

Are they expressing a need to change the behavior? (not your need,
THEIR need) If they are embarrassed and have come to you with a
desire to change, then you can help them with pronunciation or could
seek out solutions.

Is it affecting any aspect of their life negatively. I mean is it
causing them great difficulty in social interactions, or can people
generally understand them and they are enjoying conversation?

I'm a big believer in letting kids be. I think this day in age we
worry too much about their quirks and differences.

But thats just me. :-)

-Heather



--- In [email protected], "jenjon1964"
<amparo0914@...> wrote:
>
> Hi everyone I hope to get some advice. I have twin boys who just
> turned 8. When they speak they prolong their vowels on some words,
> well on a lot of words. Its hard to
> explain, but its like the word mommy, they say moooooooomy and daddy,
> daaaaaaaaaddy. At first I thought it was a stutter that they have, but
> they dont stutter consonants. Now I am not sure. I thought they would
> outgrow it, but they havent. When they read they dont do it. Its
> really hard to explain how they sound, but they dont soundlike my older
> kids when they were eight. Another thing, they spoke very late, around
> 3 years old, but I noticed that they could read the tv listing and
> they werent even two years old. Has anyone ever gone through this with
> their kids. Their doctor hasnt noticed anything wrong with them
> because they answer her with just one or two words. Thank you for any
> help anyone can give me.
> Barbie
>

Kristie Cochran

Gail and Katherine, thanks so much for your replies. Yes, I *know* it's
not the sugar, but I was thinking it *could* be the HFCS in some of the
stuff he eats. He's my "sensitive to a lot of things" kid. He does
have a few food allergies and he does get eczema. I do keep reminding
myself that he's only really been talking for about 6mo, so I'm sure his
brain is moving much faster than his mouth at this point. I've been
very low-key about the whole thing and I do let him finish his sentences
and not interrupt him (which can be a hard thing for me). I feel a lot
better now.

Kristie

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