The language development of a young child can be a fascinating process to observe. Children generally begin saying their first words around the time they turn one year old. Within another six months, ...

It is reported that the advice is likely to suggest using screens as part of an activity like storytime or with educational ...

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, speech pathologists across the country have been reporting a higher percentage of children who need therapy. If you're a parent, you know the excitement of waiting for ...

Once your toddler starts to talk the fun can begin – learning to talk is one of life's great games Your child will still use gestures, body language and facial expressions to communicate, and you may ...

If a child is still babbling at 2 years old and has not started using words, it may be a sign of a speech delay. However, some babbling that accompanies words and gestures may be part of their typical ...

In February 2022, the CDC expanded its list of developmental milestone standards by adding checklists for children 15 months and 30 months of age. The language/communication portion of the checklist ...

While this depends on your family, your child, and your situation, it's most likely that shelter-in-place will not significantly affect your child's language development. "Toddlers are hardwired to ...

What’s behind a spike in childhood speech development delays across the U.S. Since the COVID pandemic, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of young children who are slow to develop ...

An AI model using deep transfer learning—the most advanced form of machine learning—has predicted spoken language outcomes ...

A quick Google search of “technology speech delay” yields countless news articles about how technology use by young children contributes to speech delays. A recent study of almost 900 children showed ...