All Entries in the "Milestones" Category

Are My Child’s Language Skills Normal? Compare your child to the standards listed below.

Age Ranges

Minimal Expectations
(If your child cannot perform these skills by the end of the age range, an immediate referral to an early intervention program or speech-language pathologist is warranted.)

Typical Expectations
(Most children can perform these skills by the end of the age range.  In other words, this is “typical” or “normal” development.)
 

0-3 months

-Communicates with cries, [...]

Communication Basics

As a pediatric speech-language pathologist, I often get referral information for a child with the primary concern listed as “speech delay” or “communication delay.”  These are often “catch-all” terms that can mean anything from a child is not saying as many words as other babies his age, to a child who is talking but is [...]

When To Worry… Signs of Speech & Language Delays

What’s the number one factor that unites good mothers across cultural, social, and economic boundaries?  (I’ll give you my take on those “other” mothers in another blog!)  It’s worry.  Most of us obsess about our kids.  In the first few months it’s all about their regulatory needs, basically if they are sleeping, eating, and even [...]