So I'll try to take all emotion out of my post as to not make it easier to get hurt.

My child is 2.5

He isn't potty trained- I'm ok with that.

He isn't talking. He points, says mama, daddy, juice, diaper, but that's about it.

I sound words out and when he repeats them it sounds like mama, daddy, juice, diaper.

I don't know how to fix this.

Also I recently got him some cards to try to play a matching game. No real luck with that either.

This is what I'm thinking.


He has too many toys/distractions, so today I turned all his toys off. I realized it didn't make sense that they were all turned on. It made it too easy to distract him.

I tried having him play in his room with the door shut. This didn't work at all because he cried the whole time by the door, and never started just playing with his toys. I tried this for 45 min. He cried for 45 min. The only good thing was once I opened the door and turned on a small TV in his room he layer in his bed and watched TV and as long as I didn't shut the door he stayed in his room. So I think I made a little progress.

Repetition and consistency is easier said than done however I believe this is where I'm supposed to start. So maybe instead of me thinking I'm doing things wrong because they didn't work at first, I should keep doing it until it does work, even tho that may mean I'm insane.

I don't know where to begin with the matching game. I tried 2 or 3 matches at a time and he wasn't interested for long. Should I just give him one match? How do I know he even understands the concept of the game?

I believe I get too emotional and take things too personal and give up on an idea when repetition is what is needed. I wish I had someone to show me what I should do so I can feel confident that I'm doing it right.

I also separated his toys by color and have started focusing on one color a day. Today was green. He can't pronounce green. He was more focused on the toy than the color.

I've tried the matching game 2 times today and will try it again. And I'll pull out green toys at least once more today. But honestly I feel like I'm a failure as a parent.

If he isn't talking by 3 then there is a free program he can go to for kids who aren't talking.

But I want to do something now. I think the problem is more me than him. I don't want him to be delayed because I didn't know what to do.

So any advice without snark would be appreciated. But I would appreciate the advice to be instructional and not general.

Thanks in advance.
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