https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 18 Apr 2026 00:07:58 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-follow-up#post-2301203 Thu, 24 Sep 2015 16:46:49 +0000 MamaCate 2301203@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsH: That is a super valid concern! Glad they will be moving your LO up! I am remembering our 1s room and they did a ton of sign to help with communication while also talking nonstop to them. My LO could sign all her colors before she could say them! So I think you have appropriate expectations. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-follow-up#post-2301180 Thu, 24 Sep 2015 16:30:09 +0000 hellobeeboston 2301180@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsH: hmm... at 20 months my son wasn't talking much, maybe same, 50 words, but he was in a class with mainly girls who were talking A LOT, so we were worried about him and brought him to get tested, but he was fine, then a few months later he just exploded with language.</p> <p>But he was definitely a late talker.... agree with others about being worried about his room. Even though I felt a little bad that LO was not talking as much as the other kids, I was glad they were talking so he could learn from them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-follow-up#post-2301171 Thu, 24 Sep 2015 16:23:02 +0000 MrsH 2301171@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@ShootingStar: agreed with everything you said! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-follow-up#post-2301169 Thu, 24 Sep 2015 16:21:58 +0000 MrsH 2301169@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaBehr: I really wonder if the good reputation that this daycare has isn't accurate. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-follow-up#post-2301168 Thu, 24 Sep 2015 16:19:55 +0000 MrsH 2301168@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: yes that is my concern - thanks for voicing it better than I did.</p> <p>@mediagirl: she is 20 months and the room goes to 26ish months</p> <p>@mrsrain: that's what I thought. I stopped by and picked her up yesterday and she seemed really hesitant to talk and the she heard a baby crying (we have a newborn too) and said clear as a bell "baby" and the teacher literally looked shocked. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-follow-up#post-2301151 Thu, 24 Sep 2015 16:02:12 +0000 MrsH 2301151@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mama Bird: thank you for this! I voiced my concerns to the director of the daycare and they are going to move her up to the next room where the kids talk more so hopefully that helps. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-follow-up#post-2301147 Thu, 24 Sep 2015 15:59:21 +0000 MrsH 2301147@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hellobeeboston: 20 months today </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-follow-up#post-2301146 Thu, 24 Sep 2015 15:59:06 +0000 MrsH 2301146@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@catomd00: I guess my concern is that none of the kids seem to be talking in her class. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-follow-up#post-2301145 Thu, 24 Sep 2015 15:58:02 +0000 MrsH 2301145@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaCate: she's 20 months - my concern is level of engagement from teachers since they say she doesn't talk at all and none of the other kids do either. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-follow-up#post-2301141 Thu, 24 Sep 2015 15:56:43 +0000 MrsH 2301141@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: she is 20 months and as the youngest in her class I would think the others should at least be babbling. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-follow-up#post-2299124 Wed, 23 Sep 2015 10:18:28 +0000 ShootingStar 2299124@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think that's really weird and concerning. I think your LO is a little younger than my son? DS is 22m and he's talking a LOT. I think he's pretty much middle of the road in terms of language and he talks in sentences like, "Where daddy go?" There's several kids older than him in his toddler room and they seem to have more language development than he does. </p> <p>If none of the kids are talking and they're all 18m or older, I'd be very concerned about what's going on in that room. I'd also be concerned about the teachers knowledge and attitude about appropriate toddler development. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-follow-up#post-2299009 Wed, 23 Sep 2015 09:00:20 +0000 MamaBehr 2299009@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When my daughter was in daycare (my only experience, since I started staying home when my son was born) I remember them commenting all the time on how much she spoke. They were surprised at her language. This was when she was between 18 and 24 months old. </p> <p>If I were you I would ask what to do they plan to do to get her to talk more. I would ask about a daily schedule, what do they do every day to help the children to learn new words and how to speak. </p> <p>I don't get how they aren't picking up words, if they are being spoken to. My youngest, doesn't speak much, but he's a boy and the third born. He doesn't NEED to speak because his brother and sister speak for him, but that wouldn't be the case in daycare. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-follow-up#post-2298949 Wed, 23 Sep 2015 08:10:06 +0000 mrsrain 2298949@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A room full of 18-24 month old children not talking?? That's concerning. Could you observe the class for an hour or two and get a better feel for what is going on? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-follow-up#post-2298917 Wed, 23 Sep 2015 07:25:02 +0000 mediagirl 2298917@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am guessing if your lo is the youngest that he is in the 2 year old room? That would shock me if none of the kids in that room are talking. It would shock me more if the teachers said they were surprised a child had 50 words. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-follow-up#post-2298892 Wed, 23 Sep 2015 06:33:05 +0000 looch 2298892@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It would concern me, but not because of developmental milestones....more social and emotional well being I guess I would call it.</p> <p>Daycare, school, etc is supposed to be a nurturing, safe environment and kids should feel like it's a place where they can experiment. I would be worried if I was told my son wasn't talking in school, not because of speech, but because I would be worried he didn't feel like he could participate and that the staff isn't addressing including all the children. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-follow-up#post-2298868 Wed, 23 Sep 2015 04:57:37 +0000 Mama Bird 2298868@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, this would concern me. I had something similar going on with DS. When he started day care they took great care of him physically, but I don't think they talked to him enough. He often picked up a new word at home over the weekend, but never brought any words home from day care. His speech development was really slow until he moved up to an older group. I kept telling my family that I don't think he's being talked to and that I need to cut his day care hours and spend more time with him, but everyone called me crazy until a speech therapist who knows the day care said the same thing a year later. He's doing much better now (same day care, older group, and he had EI fur a year) but I'm still angry that he kind of lost a year of speech development. I don't think a nanny would have been better, he would have talked sooner maybe but wouldn't have so much time with other kids... I just wish I'd followed my gut and told my family to get lost with their opinions. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-follow-up#post-2298737 Tue, 22 Sep 2015 19:38:08 +0000 hellobeeboston 2298737@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How old is your LO? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-follow-up#post-2298718 Tue, 22 Sep 2015 19:16:19 +0000 catomd00 2298718@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My 19 month old goes to a sahm's house with a 20 month old twice a week. She speaks much less there, especially when the other kiddo is around. The mom says she talks a lot more if her kid is napping. So, doesn't sound too concerning but not sure how old your child is and what the concern is other than her talking less. Some people are just more shy and introverted. I still talk less in public than I do at home or around close friends. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-follow-up#post-2298702 Tue, 22 Sep 2015 18:52:56 +0000 MamaCate 2298702@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How old is she? I am guessing you are concerned about appropriate developmental expectations? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-follow-up#post-2298694 Tue, 22 Sep 2015 18:49:37 +0000 gilmoregirl 2298694@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm not sure. I know my son talks less at daycare, but I think group dynamics are frequently a lot different than the one on one we have at home.</p> <p>I know that his teachers do lots of activities and spend time talking and interacting with him daily (like circle time, story time, music, etc). He's wary of people he doesn't know or like, and he LOVES his teachers, so I'm certain they're spending time interacting with him. </p> <p>So I'm not sure how old your daughter is (my son is 17 months) but I think at least in some part it might depend on the overall picture of your daycare and how you feel about the teachers/activities/overall level of care? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-follow-up#post-2298683 Tue, 22 Sep 2015 18:34:30 +0000 regberadaisy 2298683@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>.....no.....? Why is it concerning? How old is she? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-follow-up#post-2298672 Tue, 22 Sep 2015 18:23:43 +0000 MrsH 2298672@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>As a follow up to my nanny vs. daycare thread...So DH talked with the daycare teachers today and told them we were concerned that DD1 is not talking at daycare. When he told them today that he was concerned that she wasn't being engaged enough and that she says 50ish words they looked at him like he was crazy. While They said they would try and get her to talk more they also said that most of the kids in her class don't talk at all. She is the youngest one in her class.</p> <p>Would any of this concern you? </p>