Are you wondering, “Is my child a late talker?” As a speech therapist, I’ll explain the signs your child might be a late talker and what you can do specifically to support their language development at home.

Talking in early sentences is an exciting milestone for toddlers! Learn the precursor skills to early sentences, 3 tips to teach early sentences, and what you can work on after your little on has started talking in sentences. Speech therapists’s expert advice!

If you suspect your toddler may have a tongue tie causing speech errors, this post is designed to answer your biggest questions. We’ll cover how tongue-tie can affect speech development and things to consider when thinking about a tongue-tie release.

Are your preparing for a speech therapy appointment? Discover these key questions to help you have the best speech therapy experience with your toddler.

If you're a mom of a toddler who mixes up pronouns or struggles with using them correctly, don't worry, it's completely normal! In this blog post, you'll find easy and fun tips on how to help your toddler learn pronouns through play and everyday activities, as well as why it's important to seek help from a speech therapist if needed.

Early intervention is designed to identify and address developmental challenges early on, before they become more significant or harder to treat. Early intervention speech therapy helps toddlers with communication delays. Discover what the research says about early intervention speech therapy and early intervention speech therapy activities you can do at home.

Discover when babies usually say “Mama!” And how to know when they are babbling mama versus when your baby is saying “Mama” and actually means it. Plus, we’ll share some speech therapy tips for teaching your little one to say “Mama” if they haven’t already!

Echolalia is a form of verbal repetition that involves copying words or phrases spoken by others and is most commonly known as a characteristic of autism. Discover echolalia examples, reasons why children use echolalia, and how echolalia can transform to flexible language.

Many parents wonder how many words their toddler should actually be saying. With conflicting milestones online, it can be confusing. This post takes the best available research to tell you how many words your child should have at different ages throughout toddlerhood.

You’re not alone if you’re wondering “What counts as a word?” It’s one of the most common toddler parent questions. This post covers baby signs, animal sounds, sound effects, and mispronounced toddler words.

Play and language develop simultaneously in toddlers. Discover how understanding play and language stages can help you choose the best toddler toys and help your little one reach the next developmental stage.

As babies and toddlers get older their play develops and changes. In this post we talk about the stages of play that toddlers progress through. We’ll also cover how toddlers learn to play with one another.

Laundry games are an excellent way to turn your everyday chores into learning opportunities for your little one. Learn 3 different ways that you can help your toddler learn to talk while doing laundry together.

Baby gestures, like clapping, waving, and blowing kisses, are exciting ways that your little one is communicating with you. See why gestures are so important, learn 16 gestures you can teach by 16 months, and my speech therapy tips for teaching baby gestures at home.

You may be wondering, is it “normal” for my very active toddler to not be talking yet? In this post, we’ll cover what is expected in terms of talking skills at different ages throughout toddlerhood and what you can do if your active toddler isn’t talking yet.

Overextension is a typical phenomenon in toddler language development. It happens when a child uses one word for everything in a particular category. For example, all round objects are called balls. See these tips and tricks for helping your child grow past overextension.

Let’s talk about how much speech therapy for toddlers costs. We’ll break down the overall costs of speech therapy through public programs, insurance, and private pay so you can choose the speech therapy option that works best for you.

Preschool speech therapy is available through the US public school system. If your child is 3 years (36 months) or older, you can follow these 8 steps to get started in speech therapy through the public schools.

Many parents are struggling with the question, “Did I cause my child’s speech delay?” This post walks you through the most common causes of speech delay (which have nothing to do with parents!) and give you some actionable steps to take if your toddler does have a speech delay.