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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is very common. I am a director of a child care center, and I think it is great that the teacher brought the issue to  to your attention. Hopefully you told her that your child communicates well at home so that she knows it is not a speech and language issue. (Plus, remember that parents often have an easier time understanding children who may have articulation issues and are not understood by non-family members, and are not always the best judges of language skills--though it sounds like this is not the case here.) Keep an eye out for selective mutism/anxiety issues but I have seen many, many children who were quiet as toddlers in the day care setting begin talking much more as they grow a little older.[/quote]

OP here. I read up on selective mutism, a rare disorder. Doesn't seem to apply to him, but I will keep aware.  He is engaged and a lot of eye contact, just holding back on words.  And, son just transitioned from the duck room to the older tiger room. When he was a duck, he didn't talk much, but neither did the others.  Now there are older, talking kids. He is learning and trying to say their names. But teachers don't hear that!

I am glad for the teacher comment. She knows kids.

If still issue at his 2 yr visit I will ask doctor.  I heard Virginia has good intervention if needed. 
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It isn't that rare because I know of two children who had it.  They are healthy children however they had this added anxiety and didn't speak anywhere but home.  I still think he is too young for any diagnosis like that.  I'm simply saying that failure to talk in public places doesn't = perfectly normal in all cases.[/quote]

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