The moment your baby utters those first magical words is a milestone every parent eagerly awaits. But what happens when those words don’t come on schedule? Or when your toddler’s vocabulary grows at a ...

Claims on social media that mask mandates have triggered an over 350% surge in childhood speech development delays are missing context. The claims stem from the referrals witnessed in one Florida ...

One of the joys of parenthood is watching your child reach milestones as they grow to become their own person: first laugh, first roll over, first steps. But one milestone parents really look forward ...

Parents often worry about their child's speech development. Experts clarify normal milestones, noting red flags like no ...

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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 ...

Speech therapy plays a crucial role in helping neurodivergent children build better communication skills, reduce frustration, ...

CHICAGO — Alexander watches Paw Patrol with fervor, bowls his baby brother over with hugs and does everything with gusto. What the 3-year-old West Chicago toddler can’t do yet is speak more than a few ...

They fail to thrive. They have trouble gaining weight and with physical development. There is a tremendous amount of misgivings and misunderstandings—often due to ignorance. Limited knowledge about ...

CHICAGO -- Early Intervention, a federal program dedicated to treating developmental delays in babies and toddlers and helping them develop the tools they need to thrive, is plagued by chronic ...

Expert advice from a speech therapist. Most children will begin talking around the age of one, but many of those words will be unintelligible to anyone except the people closest to them. Letters will ...

Alexander, 3, who is being treated for developmental delays, plays with his dinosaurs in the living room of his West Chicago, Ill., home, Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023. Alexander qualified for five Early ...