Assessing speech delay in toddlers 15 Articles

by Rachel Mcclain

That first "Mama" is music to your ears when it's uttered from your baby's mouth, intentionally or in a string of babble. After that, someone else eagerly awaits "Dada," but you are still hung up on the magic of that first...read more

by Ted Sherman

We have two kids. The older, a boy, first said words when he was less than a year old, and was speaking clearly in sentences by age two. As a very outspoken toddler, when we were in restaurants and stores, people admired h...read more

by April Roane

As the parent of a child with a speech-delay issue myself, I am very sympathetic to the concerns that parents of speech-delayed children go through. For me the real wake-up call came at my son's eighteen-month check-up. Ma...read more

by Cilla

Humans use speech and language to exchange thoughts, ideas and to communicate with each other. Language is governed by a set of rules that all individuals share when they are communicating with one another. However barrier...read more

by R.L Hanlon

My neighbor and I both visit one another frequently. Our children are of similar age and they all get along very well together. But she has an awful habit of comparing her children to mine, and we all know that children ...read more

by Phronesis

Speech delay is not uncommon among toddlers these days. The parents of the kid are always the first to notice this. It is even natural for speech delay to be attributed to toddlers who even started speaking on time. All th...read more

by Kate Miller-Wilson

Erin dreaded taking Sam to the toddler play class. She knew she'd hear other children talking, a sound joyous to those children's parents but one that only made Erin anxious. Sam, at 18 months, still had not said his fir...read more

by Jacci DiCarlo

I didn't think my son had a speech delay. I knew it. The problem was, nobody believed me until his kindergarten teacher had to ask his classmates to translate for him. Who would have thought "I haboo bo botoom" was "I have...read more

by Shari Mead

Speech delay in children can be for a number of reasons. It is frustrating when you think that everybody else's child is talking, so why is you child not? Each child is different and develops at their own pace this can ...read more

by Kristie Reitz

It is hard not to be concerned about your speech delayed child. It is human nature to worry about your children. The fact is that worrying never accomplishes anything. Practice does. The key is to make practice fun so ...read more

by Lisa Plunkett

A parent's worst nightmare is being told there is something wrong with their child. It is very difficult to deal with at times. Myself being in that category must realize that some things can not be avoided. It makes you s...read more

by Donna Wesson

When assessing speech delay in toddlers be cognizant of the family history in language and the fact that children develop differently.Do not compare as much as you are aware.If there is more than one child in the family,pe...read more

by Glenda K. Fralin

Generally by the time a child is a few weeks old they are elicit vocal sounds called cooing. These are often in response to stimulus from sounds that they hear. I have a grandson who has had multiple difficulties with hi...read more

by JoAnne Windsinger

Mama or dada. What sweet words ringing through a parent's ears! It means your child is trying to communicate and knows who is important in her life. Visions fill our heads of the child giving a valedictorian speech in a...read more

by Christobel Rajesh

Parents wait for their children's first words. Mama/dada are the usual first words of a child and it is uttered when they are between five and ten months of age. Speech and hearing are closely related to each other. Some c...read more