“W” Talk: Why Children Sometimes Use “W” in Place of Other Sounds
One of my favorite things right now is hearing my young two-year-old trying to say all the things with his growing vocabulary and pronunciation skills.…
Category: Speech and Language
Six Resources For Navigating The Latest CDC Developmental Milestones
The CDC has recently updated their developmental checklist. While there are improvements in some areas, other areas are concerning. Here are some resources to help guide you through the updates and their implications.
Is Therapy Required? Past Tense Verb Errors and Your Toddler
Along that path to mature language usage, a child makes many, many, many errors. And has a million learning attempts. And things that make us giggle. For the average toddler, past tense verb errors are one of the most classic forms of “cute errors”. Almost every toddler passes through it at one point or another and it is an expected, predictable and totally normal toddler and preschooler speech error.
“Alexa, play that song on repeat”: why our toddlers thrive on repetition
What about our young kids makes them programmed to love repetition? Why is this a universal characteristic? Should we be redirecting them to other, more novel, tasks and entertainment? Or should we cater to their preferences for sameness? Let’s take a look at some of the science behind this and perhaps we can take the edge off at the same time.
Help! No One Can Understand My Toddler!
It is a very rare child who can be understood clearly in their early attempts at communicating with words. The following tables can hopefully help you take a deep breath and see that your child is most likely doing just fine.