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A collection of helpful articles and videos focused on early language development in babies and toddlers, including common milestones, how to boost language, fun activities, and more. 

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A collection of helpful speech therapy tips and resources, including when speech therapy is needed, why parents are so important to their child's success, how to keep kids motivated, and more. 

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An expert collection of articles and videos about communication issues such as early language development, speech delay, lisps, stuttering, and much more. 

5 Ways to Communicate with Your Nonverbal or Speech-Delayed Child

Do Boys Start Talking Later than Girls?

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Learn the communication milestones typical for 2-year-olds. This will help you determine if your toddler needs speech and language support.

Speech and Language Milestones for 2-Year-Olds

Speech therapy helps 2-year-olds who aren’t reaching age-appropriate milestones. Learn how to know if your toddler needs speech therapy and what to expect.

How Does Speech Therapy Work for 2-Year-Olds?

Our online course helps you teach your child to talk. With these strategies, you can help your child meet key milestones from birth to 18 months.

New Video Course: Help Your Baby or Toddler Prepare to Talk

4 years old

A speech and language evaluation determines whether your child needs speech therapy. Learn what happens during an evaluation and how to prepare.

What Is a Speech Therapy Evaluation and How to Prepare

Try these 5 fun, easy games and activities to practice speech and language at home with your toddler. 

5 Speech Therapy Games for Toddlers and Preschoolers

Learn why 3-year-olds might need speech therapy, how to find a speech therapist, and what speech therapy sessions are like for young children.

How Does Speech Therapy Work for 3-Year-Olds?

It's important to know how to spot the signs and symptoms of a speech delay and seek help early. The sooner speech therapy can start, the better.

The Importance of Early Speech Intervention

How do you know if your 4-year-old needs speech therapy? What will sessions look like, and how long will speech therapy take? We share the answers here.

How Does Speech Therapy Work for 4-Year-Olds?

In this video, you'll learn helpful techniques to use at home to help your child follow directions and improve their communication skills.

How to Teach Young Children to Follow Directions

When do boys start talking? Is it normal for boys to talk later than girls? Learn what to look for in your child’s speech and language development.

Online speech therapy benefits children of all ages and needs. Here's how to keep your child engaged and paying attention during virtual learning.

How to Keep Children Engaged with Online Speech Therapy

12-24 months

Our speech therapists recommend these books to help your baby, toddler, or school-age child develop speech and language skills.

9 Fun Children's Books that Help with Speech and Language Skills

Help your early language learner master their /k/ and /g/ sounds with tips and home practice activities to improve the clarity of their speech!

Helping Children Improve Their /K/ and /G/ Sounds

Social communication--knowing the verbal and nonverbal rules of conversation--is important, but it doesn't come easily to everyone. 

What Are Social Pragmatics, or Social Communication Disorders?

Some children are delayed in reaching communication milestones. The cause could be an expressive or receptive language disorder.

The Definitive Guide to Expressive and Receptive Language Disorders

5 years old

Children develop at different rates. What is a speech delay, how do you know if your child has one, and how is it diagnosed?

What Is a Speech Delay and How Is It Diagnosed?

0-12 months

Children who can't pronounce certain sounds or words by an expected age may have a speech sound disorder. Learn about symptoms and treatment.

Diagnosing and Treating Speech Sound Disorders

As a child’s language develops, they start incorporating longer phrases of words into their speech. However, some kiddos need extra help to encourage longer spoken phrases. In this article, we cover simples tips you can begin practicing with your child today.

How to Help Your Child Use Longer Phrases When Talking

Through playing, kids explore their environment, develop language skills, and more! Here's how to use play to help your child learn to talk.

Using Play to Promote Speech and Language Development

The definitive resource: When speech therapy is needed, how therapy works, and tips to help your child talk and communicate more clearly at home.

The Ultimate Guide to Speech Therapy for Children

Reading comprehension is a crucial skill for children's academic success. Here are some reading techniques you can practice at home with your child.

7 Tips for Improving Your Child’s Reading Comprehension

Strong executive function skills help your child succeed in school. Here are tips that parents can use to improve these skills.

Back to School: How You Can Improve Your Child's Executive Function Skills

Is your kindergartener on track with their speech and language? Here's how to know if your 5-year-old might need speech therapy and what sessions are like.

How Does Speech Therapy Work for 5-Year-Olds?

There are several communication milestones to look for in your kindergartener. Here’s what to expect from your 5-year-old’s speech and language.

Speech and Language Milestones for 5-Year-Olds

Being able to have a conversation is a key part of a child's social language development. Learn tips to improve your child's conversational abilities.

How to Improve Your Child's Conversation Skills

What does "nonverbal" mean, and what should parents do if their toddler or young child still isn't talking?

My Child Is Still Nonverbal: Now What?

2 years old

Learn how to teach your child to recognize, identify, and express their feelings and emotions in a healthy way. 

How to Help Children Express Their Feelings

3 years old

The stages of early speech and language development are universal among humans. Watch for these milestones in your baby to ensure their communication is on the right track.

Speech and Language Milestones for Infants (0-12 Months)

We break down the perennial debate about the merits of baby talk, and discuss how using a variation of baby talk called parentese can help promote your baby's early language development.

Is Baby Talk Helpful or Harmful for Your Child?

Is your child just a "late bloomer," or do they have a speech delay? Here's how to determine if your child needs speech therapy.

How to Tell if Your Child Has a Speech Delay

Speech and language growth is still happening at age 4. Here are the milestones to look for during your child’s fourth year.

Speech and Language Milestones for 4-Year-Olds

If your child has a tough time making the /f/ sound, speech therapy may be needed to correct it. Learn more here.

Helping Children Pronounce the /f/ Sound

Parents often have questions about when their child should begin speech therapy. We break down these questions and so much more in this article.

What Age Should Children Begin Speech Therapy?

Is your 3-year-old's development on track? Learn the speech and language milestones to look for and when speech therapy may be helpful for your toddler.

Speech and Language Milestones for 3-Year-Olds

Learn when your baby, toddler, and preschooler should reach developmental milestones for language and how to know if they need speech therapy.

When Should You Consider Speech Therapy for Your Child?

Toddlers age 12 to 24 months undergo a major leap in their language, vocabulary, and comprehension. Watch for these speech and language milestones.

Speech and Language Milestones for Toddlers (12-24 Months)

If your 2- or 3-year-old toddler isn’t yet talking or using words, here’s how to get them the speech and language support they need.

What to Do If Your 2- or 3-Year-Old Isn’t Talking

Parentese is another term for “baby talk.” Here’s how–and why–to start using parentese today.

How–and Why–to Speak “Parentese” with Your Baby

Every child acts out with negative behavior now and again. But if this behavior is frequent, there’s a chance it could be linked to a speech or language delay. In that case, speech therapy can make a world of difference for your child–and for you.

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