3 year old communication??
Where are your kids at communication wise? Are they having back and forth conversations and can they understand most of what you say to them?
I’m starting to wonder if my son is behind. He has always been on track for all other language milestones and is constantly talking. He still doesn’t have back and forth conversations with me and doesn’t really answer questions other than yes or no questions. (Other than if I ask him knowledge things like what color is this or what animal is this, etc.) Occasionally he will answer questions like what did you do today while I was at work, or what did you eat today. A lot of times if I ask a question he will just repeat the question to me.
He also isn’t asking why questions yet and doesn’t really seem to understand a lot of what I am saying that is more abstract/complex (or maybe he just isn’t listening to me lol). He has his 3 year doctor visit tomorrow so just was looking at all the cdc milestones and getting myself worried.
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Honestly speaking with your pediatrician will help you feel better. My daughter has been having full back and forth conversations since 2.5 and while it may sound amazing it’s like a radio that never turns off 🫣 but she also still has a lisp so sometimes kids are farther in some areas and fall behind in others. Your doctor can tell you what’s best!
I’m not sure I know mine has full on conversations with me and my niece talks like a teenager but every kid is different some have different skill sets than others
My son was a little delayed too. He was good at yes/no and basic questions like animals/ colors/ factual stuff, and struggled with more open ended questions, like how was your day or the what/ when/ who stuff. Did a lot of repeating questions back to us and at times trying to fit answers from other questions that had worked before when he wasn't sure what to say. He is currently in speech therapy, and it is helping him immensely. Trust your gut. Talk to your doctor. Having your child evaluated will take some of that stress off you of not knowing and if he needs Therapy, you can work on getting that for him and if he doesn't, they will probably still give you some great tips to help encourage that development at home.
Thank you for all the helpful comments! I mentioned it to his doctor and his doctor thinks he could have a receptive language delay and is referring him to speech therapy! Hoping that helps him!
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