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Big_Black_Cat

How much 'storytelling' can your toddler do?

Question

Like, if you asked them to tell you about their day, how well are they able to tell you about it and how accurate is it?

My son's 2.5 and had a speech delay. His speech seems caught up now, but I'm wondering if he still has trouble expressing his thoughts as well as his peers. Just looking for a reality check if this interaction sounds typical or not.

We went to grandma's house yesterday. At night I asked him what he did that day.

Me: What did you do today?

Him: Went to [restaurant name] (we didn't do this).

Me: No we didn't do that today. Where did you go today? Who did you see?

Him: Went to [restaurant name].

Me: No, we went to grandma's house. What did you do at grandma's house?

Him: Wash clothes in laundry, spinning spinning, numbers counting down (he really liked watching the laundry there).

Me: What else did you do?

Him: Kick soccer ball in net. Said goal.

Me: What else did you do?

Him: Ask grandma and [his name] go running.

Me: What did you eat there?

*no response*

Me: What colour food did you eat?

Him: Yellow (he ate corn).

Me: Yeah, and what food was it?

Him: Banana (he didn't eat banana there, but had banana for breakfast).

Posted May 11, 2025, 4:37 PM UTC

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