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Language Development: When Children Say Their First Words

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Speech Development—The question I get most from parents of babies is: Should my child be talking yet? So let’s talk a bit about when that should be happening. Most developmental charts say that the first word happens around the first birthday. And on average that’s true. The word may…

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Speech Development: Recognizing and Correcting Articulation Issues

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Speech DevelopmentLast month we talked about what to do when your small child has sounds that are slow to emerge. This month we’re going to talk about what to do with a slightly older child that has some articulation issues. Because once a child is a little…

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Speech Development: Simple Ways to Help Your Child With Pronunciation

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Speech Development—Because we are so very invested in our child’s development, and so eager for them to learn, it’s a fairly natural compulsion to correct them. When they put their shoes on the wrong feet, we fix it. When they put their toys in the dog bed, we…

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Communication: Simple Ways to Expand Language Development

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Speech Development—As humans, we are hardwired for language. Language is built in. All animals communicate. Whether it be for safety, comfort or food – all animals communicate. But humans have evolved communication into something infinitely more complex – language. And that propensity for language appears to be built…

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