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Speech
Questions:
- When should my daughter start to talk?
- Why does my daughter answer a question with "I don't know'?
- When should my daughter start to talk?
- My son is 22 months old and says only two words. He has no interest in attempting any other language sounds and never mimics any words/phrases we use. Any advice?
- Could stuttering be a sign of a neurological problem?
- Other people have trouble understanding my 2-year-old. Should I be concerned?
- My 18-month-old nephew never utters a sound. Should I be concerned?
- My 2-year-old talked fine, then suddenly began to stutter. Should I be concerned?
- Can the use of sippy cups cause delays in speech development?
- My 2-year-old has started repeating words. Should I worry?
- My 1 and a half year old daughter loves to hum. Can this be a symptom of anything?
- My 2-year-old has a very long, flexible tongue. Should I be concerned?
- My 2-year-old will only eat pureed foods and is not speaking very much at all. Should I have him evaluated?
- Does premature birth affect speech development?
- My 2-year-old nephew does not say more than 10 words. What could be the problem?
- Can a sippy cup cause a lisp?
- Does raising bilingual toddlers delay their speech?
- My husband thinks that our 18-month-old daughter should be verbally asking for what she wants. She will point and make sounds at the things that she wants. Can you help?
- My son is 17 months old and his vocabulary consists of no more than five words. He gets mad and throws fits because he wants to communicate, but will refuse to learn if I try to teach him. Should I be concerned?
- My 2-year-old twin boys, who were born premature, are repeating tons of words and they say them clearly. However, they are not putting two words together. Should I have them evaluated?
- How can I encourage my twin toddlers to be bilingual?
- How can I help twin toddlers who refuse to speak?
- When should you start speech therapy for a 3-year-old who occasionally says "w" instead of "r" and who has a slight lisp?
- When should we be concerned that my son is not talking? He is 20 months old.
- Can play help develop speech and language skills?
- What are the signs and symptoms of Central Auditory Processing Disorder?
- My son has Central Auditory Processing Disorder. Do you have any tips on how I can help him?
- What is idioglossia, or "twin language"?
- Why do some twins have trouble developing sounds or words?
- What can I do to help my twins' language develop?
- What should I do if I suspect one of my twins has a language delay?
- What is a lisp?
- What causes a lisp?
- What should I do about my child's lisp?
- When it comes to speech issues, is there really a second, third or fourth child syndrome?
- What is "modeling language"?
- What is "self-talking"?
- What is "parallel talking"?
- At what level should my 13-month-old be at in regards to speech and language skills?
- How can I provide a rich language environment for my 1-year-old?
- A friend of mine told me I need to add words to my child's sentences. Why, and how do you do this?
- My 2 1/2-year-old was speaking so well and advanced for his age. In the past week he has really started stuttering and at the same time batting his eyes and doing odd neck jerking. What could be causing this?
- My almost 2-year-old only says a few words, but understands everything we tell her in Hindi or English. Her pediatrician says it's a speech delay. What should I do?
- My 20-month-old is from a three-language household. Any advice?
- My 2-year-old son is very withdrawn from people. He will only speak to his father, one sister and me, and he is also struggling with an eating disorder. What should I do?
- My 33-month-old says "me" instead of "I." Is this normal?