Factors such as how much is talked to the child during the day, the content of the conversations, how much the child is exposed to stimuli such as TV and computer, whether there are materials such as toys and books that will accelerate his speech, and the number of adults who take care of the child affect the child’s language development. Language development is delayed in children who do not see many people, grow up in front of TV, and do not see many people and children, except for the mother who is rarely spoken to.
Especially before the first 3 years of age, the child’s spending time on TV, computer, mobile phone, Ipad delays language development. There are many TV broadcasts (baby tv…) DVD broadcasts prepared for babies in the market. Although it is said to be prepared for babies, it has been determined that it affects language development and communication negatively, and it affects attention span and focus negatively.
For language development, words need to be heard in mutual human-to-human communication. Even if your child does not repeat what he heard, he will record different words in his mind as he hears them, so talking to your baby, reacting to the sounds he makes, playing with him is very important for his development. It has been determined that the language development of the children of parents who play games with their children frequently and talk to them while playing, read to their children, talk to their children about the things they are interested in, and use a plain and simple language with their children, is in a better condition.
Delay in language development; It may also be due to reasons such as hearing impairment, autism, developmental-mental retardation, autism-pervasive developmental disorder.
