https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 22 Apr 2026 16:56:36 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/struggling-with-speech-therapy#post-2923201 Mon, 05 Apr 2021 13:56:40 +0000 josina 2923201@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@codeitall: Thanks, it helps to know she's not really that far behind as far as those sounds go! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/struggling-with-speech-therapy#post-2923200 Mon, 05 Apr 2021 13:52:22 +0000 codeitall 2923200@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My 6 year old is just barely finishing up his k and g practice to move on to S combos and Vs.</p> <p>The biggest difference for him was getting the right game. At first, his therapist would have him say something 5 times just to practice the word and we would do that at home probably once or twice a day. Kind of set the expectation that it was normal and not just the therapist doing it.</p> <p>Now he's doing therapy virtually and there are several themed "is X under the Kite/Gate/Cat" games that he does great with. It took over a year for that sound to really click in his brain, but he is finally doing well there. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/struggling-with-speech-therapy#post-2923153 Thu, 01 Apr 2021 15:08:56 +0000 josina 2923153@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@peaches1038: Yes, we tell DD to practice and she doesn't want us to look at her /watch her do it so I think that's part of it. Of course she's in this super clingy stage right now, last week she burst out in tears when she thought DH was going to leave the room while at therapy.<br /> I think we'll do like you said and set a 10 minute per day goal to at least try at home.<br /> And i had put on a 'K' YouTube kids video last night and she would practice her K-words along with the song which was super cute, I just need to figure out the child lock so she can't change the video. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/struggling-with-speech-therapy#post-2923152 Thu, 01 Apr 2021 14:39:10 +0000 peaches1038 2923152@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Chuckles: ooh yeah! That’s a great idea. Thank you!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/struggling-with-speech-therapy#post-2923151 Thu, 01 Apr 2021 13:46:48 +0000 Chuckles 2923151@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@peaches1038: That makes sense. I guess I was thinking that, if he's working on words in isolation, could they use words with the sounds that he needs to work on that are related to fun TV shows, playing, etc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/struggling-with-speech-therapy#post-2923150 Thu, 01 Apr 2021 13:27:31 +0000 peaches1038 2923150@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Chuckles: thanks! His SLP is progressing him through sound -&gt; syllable -&gt; word -&gt; sentence -&gt; stories -&gt; conversation -&gt; generalized speech. He’s at the word level right now practicing the sound in the beginning, middle and end of the words. So not quite ready for those yet!! Hopefully soon! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/struggling-with-speech-therapy#post-2923146 Thu, 01 Apr 2021 11:54:46 +0000 Chuckles 2923146@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@peaches1038: I love the idea of rewarding engaging in practice, not being able to do the skill! And, with practicing sounds being boring, could you practice in the context of talking about something she's into or singing songs? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/struggling-with-speech-therapy#post-2923145 Thu, 01 Apr 2021 11:42:40 +0000 peaches1038 2923145@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS is 5 and is also in speech therapy. It’s SO hard. He’s generally a good listener and is cooperative but he really hates practicing his sounds. He does A LOT better when I don’t go in the room with them. His SLP says that’s really common 🤷🏼‍♀️ So maybe try that if you’re comfortable?<br /> DS doesn’t like not being good at something and gets anxious, embarrassed and frustrated. Also practicing sounds is boring. So maybe try reframing it for yourself. It’s not that she doesn’t want to, it’s that she can’t yet. Our SLP told us to just practice for 10ish min per day and be done. Don't correct him other than those 10 minutes. Otherwise it’s just too much. Also I am not into rewards charts, incentives etc because I don’t want to “bribe him” or make him reliant on extrinsic motivation but after talking to our SLP she said that you can’t be “intrinsically motivated” to make the correct speech sounds. Either you can or you can’t. We just need him to practice so it becomes habit. He’s not going to say “oh I’m going to decide not to say my S sound correctly because I don’t feel like it today”. That’s just not how it works. So now if he does his sounds for 10 minutes every day for a week, he gets a matchbox car and then if he does it for a month, a LEGO set. We try to do the reward after the fact rather than before. Speech is tough!! It’s so great you are addressing it now though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/struggling-with-speech-therapy#post-2923141 Thu, 01 Apr 2021 09:46:01 +0000 josina 2923141@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@minimalistmom: Thanks for replying! It can be so frustrating and feels like we're not really getting anywhere. Good to know the k/c sound isn't putting her behind. She tries, she just can't do it.</p> <p>DH was actually getting frustrated with all the incentives, lol. Yesterday was a sucker (that she actually gave back because she wouldn't do what they wanted her to!) and M&amp;M's. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/struggling-with-speech-therapy#post-2923139 Thu, 01 Apr 2021 09:41:11 +0000 minimalistmom 2923139@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@josina: I am going to be honest here: everything sounds about right. Honestly! I am not an SLP but my son spent from age 2-4 in speech therapy because he was largely nonverbal. He would run around the office and not stay seated. He's 5.5 now and STILL can't make the k/c sound consistently but he has been exited out of speech and no longer qualifies for an IEP. I was floored when they told me that. I was like "but he still does, x,y,z!" And they told me that it was all in the range of normal. The k/c sound isn't a kindergarten sound that they expect them to master. So it might very well be that she just can't...yet. that's ok! I honestly, truly believe that stubborn kiddos like these will absolutely do it...on their terms. Lots of hugs because I know how stressful this is, but seeing my son who couldn't say his own name until 3+ to a 5.5 who uses words like "delicate, trajectory, and uncomfortable," I say it's a timing will vs skill issue.<br /> On another note, how does she do with incentives? My son is not a people pleasure, so we had to resort to m&amp;ms. 😂 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/struggling-with-speech-therapy#post-2923138 Thu, 01 Apr 2021 09:30:35 +0000 josina 2923138@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD, 4 recently started speech therapy again. </p> <p>She goes three times a week for 30 minutes and has been for about a month. She has a lot of words but doesn't have all her consonant sounds down.</p> <p>It is a struggle because she spends at least 10 minutes of the 30 minutes not wanting to talk at all / being shy.<br /> And now we're working on k sounds and she just can't do it. We've tried depressing her tongue, showing her how to make the sounds, singing along to youtube videos... She can't do G or Y sounds either. And this girl is stubborn, if she doesn't want to do it, she won't.</p> <p>Has anyone else struggled but made it through? Currently struggling? Tips? Help! </p>