Children develop at different rates. Some children walk at 9 months where others don’t take their first steps until 15 months. Both of these are considered normal. The same goes for speech and language development. But a speech delay…
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Before we get started, keep in mind that all children develop at different rates. Reaching certain speech and language milestones is no exception. However, there are some signs that may indicate that your child should be seen for a speech…
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What is motherese? Some people seem to be familiar with this term while others have never heard of it. To me it sounds a bit formal. However, it simply means “baby talk”. Motherese brings with it the idea that it is…
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A kids pretend play market or grocery store is a wonderful way to encourage pretend play, creativity and imagination. Your child will be learning many new skills without even realizing it! You could set out to explicitly teach your child…
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Does your child have frequent ear infections? Is there a delay in spoken language? If so ear tubes for children may be required. This article will help clarify…
Sometimes we take for granted how colorful our world is and we may assume that children will automatically learn their colors as they grow. But the ability to recognize and name colors is a skill and an important cognitive link…
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Developing speech and language skills is important for so many reasons. Let’s start out with taking a look at its link to literacy development and then near the end of the article we will get into how having exceptional speech…
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These 7 outdoor play toys for toddlers are not only fun but they will also help with vocabulary development, sentence building, following directions, problem solving and social skills! Continue reading to find out why these toys have been selected and how…
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