How to teach 2~5 year-old kids talking?

[Smurf]

Yeah Saint! Be more responsible this is your kid's life we're talking about here, Where are the drugs!

 

[Smurf]

It does not work to read to kids when they are busy playing, but there are times when they are more calm, just before they go to sleep would be a good time. At that time they are used to be calm, and if you find the right stories they probably do not want you to stop reading.

When I was young(er) I devoured bed time stories like there was no tomorrow.




Maybe that's why my teeth are so bad

 

[Moonbear]

It does not work to read to kids when they are busy playing, but there are times when they are more calm, just before they go to sleep would be a good time. At that time they are used to be calm, and if you find the right stories they probably do not want you to stop reading.

And remember, it's supposed to be children's books with bright illustrations, simple words and simple sentences, not the Financial Times.

Bedtime and naptimes are the best for getting this started. Most people I know started the habit of reading to the children when they were still infants, so it's all part of their routine. They'd read to them while feeding them a bottle before a nap, so now they beg for bedtime stories. But even just playing with them and talking to them is going to help them develop language too. If you're spending all your time online rather than playing with the children, where are they supposed to hear conversation to learn it?

But, seriously, take Evo's advice and take them to the pediatrician with your concerns. The pediatrician can evaluate them and give you a better idea if they are at an appropriate developmental stage or not, and if they aren't, can have the right tests done to find out why not. And get some books for yourself on child development so you know what to expect and how to nurture those kids.

 

[Saint]

i taught them to play puzzles and shape matching, they can do it quite well.
they can recognise alphabets and words well,
but can't put them into short sentence.
i taught in english, the nursery they go is english medium.

 

[Moonbear]

language development is slower for bilingual children, so if you're teaching them in English and they are hearing all other conversation in your native language, this could explain some delay in forming full sentences, especially when the two languages are so different. The good news is, it is only a delay, and bilingual kids catch up once they get a bit older and become able to distinguish the two languages.

 

[Saint]

I use computer educational CD to teach them too,
is that OK?

 

[Saint]

i try to talk with my wife in english too in front of my kids.