Question
The child at home is about to turn two years old, but his language ability is limited to simple words like ‘Dad’, ‘Mom’, ‘Grandma’, and animal names such as ‘Chicken’, ‘Horse’, ‘Cat’, ‘Bird’. His other language expression abilities have not yet developed. How should we deal with this situation?
Answer
Language development in children varies individually. Some children may have a stronger right-brain thinking, leading to a delay in language development due to the left brain being responsible for language functions. Generally, boys tend to mature their language centers slightly later than girls, so girls are more likely to develop language earlier, but this difference is not significant. The range of language development is quite broad; early developers may start speaking simple words as early as seven or eight months old, while later developers may not start speaking until they are two years old.