Nursery

Awwwww bless! My son had to change nursery around June. Like yours he started before one and when he started his new nursery he was ‘mute’ but at home non stop talking. I didn’t even realise he wasn’t talking at Nursery, because they never brought it up. One day when I picked him up they said ‘omg your son is saying this and that, we’re so shocked, we didn’t think he could talk’ but even then, he was whispering and I was so confused😂 Observing him going forward, when we get any visitors at home, he doesn’t say a word. I think as long as your daughter is speaking with you, she’ll eventually warm up with nursery. Maybe see what they’re doing to encourage her and assure them that she’s talking at home so the ‘learning plan’ should be to just encourage her to open up. Xx

So our little girl (21m tomorrow) has been in nursery since she was around 7-8m for 3 days a week. We had to move her to another nursery when we moved home in June (like @Melanie ). In the prior nursery she wasn’t talking to them either but she was building friendships with the other kids & she really did love going to that nursery. She started at her new nursery from July, where she didn’t talk to them. Instead she pointed or would guide ppl by pulling at their dress/top. Since she’s really tall for her age, initially they thought she was 2-2.5 yrs old which just made them even more concerned. So they started using flash cards with her. Then in the past 2m’s she’s really been opening up with them, gradually talking to them more every day and engaging in more joint activities. I’m really glad we chose a small nursery for her where the kids play together- she can build bonds with kids she can play with till they go onto preschool. She still doesn’t talk to new ppl lol 😂

Probably the same with my daughter, she is probably just shy as she doesn’t know anyone well enough at the nursery to start wanting to talk to them, even if she’s been there for almost a year, she is only there for 2 days of the week. She still spends the majority of her days at home with people she knows and comfortable with. My daughter does half a day, morning only for 5 days a week. There is at least one staff she feels more comfortable with there, she can tell them what she wants by pointing and doing certain actions with her hands. I think she does say a few word now, but definitely not as much as she talks when at home. All nurseries are different and the way they teach and taking care of the little ones will be different too. Can’t really advise much at all, but I’d say that she’s only 20 months old, so I wouldn’t worry at all, as long as she’s talking at home. It will take time.

I think it helps if you can take her out to visit your parents, your friends and try to encourage her to talk to other people outside you household more, then she could start to feel more comfortable to speak to people she doesn’t see everyday.