Good toy for toddler with speech delays?

[Anonymous]

Looking to get a gift for my niece, since her parents are having another kid in March. She is 19 months old but does not speak words yet. She is in ECI to help with those issues. She is energetic and cheerful and highly interactive. Any gifts in the range of $50-$100 would be appreciated!!! (My kids are much older now so I don't know what's on trend and what's big in the toddler toy market.)

[Anonymous]

Legos. Duplos now, then Lego Juniors at 4 or so. Sometimes language delay can be related to receptive issues, and building Legos together is how I helped DD understand “on top,” “under,” “next to,” and all the characteristics of the pieces (colors, number of dots, shapes).

[Anonymous]

Leap Frog or Vtech toys with language.

Leap Frog and Preschool Prep videos.

Kids kindle fire

[Anonymous]

Any Fisher Price See and Say toy.

[Anonymous]

Schoolhouse Naturals My Best blocks Junior builder 41 piece set is really nice, made in USA. They balance really well when stacking. It’s just a really nice set of blocks for a young toddler.

Another big hit is the little tikes basketball hoop and ball, although you will need sand or something to weigh down the base.

[Anonymous]

We bought a lot of little people toys for my speech delayed kid because they provide lots of opportunities to use basic words.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We bought a lot of little people toys for my speech delayed kid because they provide lots of opportunities to use basic words.

+1

My speech delayed kid loved this Little People Zoo set:

https://www.amazon.com/Little-People-Learning-Zoo-Playset/dp/B0007WWZLI

[Anonymous]

anything to promote fine motor skills! My speech delayed kid did not learn to speak from talking toys. Listening and producing sounds is different skills. Love the ideas posted above about toys that provide unlimited storytelling opportunities.

[Anonymous]

How about a toy microphone or toy keyboard or drum set? Maybe making music will get her humming, singing, etc.

[Anonymous]

You could also think about buying the "it takes two to talk" book for the parents and a toy to promote open-ended play for your niece.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You could also think about buying the "it takes two to talk" book for the parents and a toy to promote open-ended play for your niece.

Don't buy the book. Parents can buy it if they are interested.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Leap Frog or Vtech toys with language.

Leap Frog and Preschool Prep videos.

Kids kindle fire

No not this. Do not buy any toys that play for you or that have many sounds coming out of them. You want a toy with as little sounds and technology as possible in order for her to use her own imagination when playing with the toy, or to allow an adult to better use the toy in interaction.

Megablocks, finger paint, bath crayons, a doll that that comes with a feeding and diaper changing set (will also prepare for new baby).

[Anonymous]

Megablocks, too. You can talk about colors and some come with letters. Megablocks are slightly easier to use than Duplo so I'd recommend them for a smaller kid.

A shape sorter also allows for shapes and colors.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We bought a lot of little people toys for my speech delayed kid because they provide lots of opportunities to use basic words.

This is exactly what our speech therapist recommended! Can practice animal sounds and things like up! And Down

[Anonymous]

Get her whatever you would get any other toddler. Not every toy needs to be a therapy opportunity.