if you are concerned about your child's speech and language development here is an easy checklist. 

An 18 month old may need to see a speech and language pathologist if he or she is not:

-Does not use the word no 

-Does not use 10 or more words 

-Does not understand the us...

Playtime with your younger children is important. Playing the right types of games can help boost your child's cognitive, emotional and physical skills. 

Read the article below for fun and easy game ideas. 

https://www.todaysparent.com/toddler/toddler-development/fun-gam...

Toddlers can often have trouble with pronunciation and difficulties putting sentences together, but by age 3, most of what your child says should be pretty understandable. If the problem does not seem to be  pronunciation, but rather that your child is not talking or t...

Reluctant Reader? Get Wired for Sound!

Here are some helpful ways to help those reluctant readers become avid readers:

Pre-schoolers – Establish Story time -Make story time a part of every bedtime routine. You can take turns having dad and mom or even an older brother or...

• Make your own family media use plan. Media should work for you and within your family values and parenting style. When used thoughtfully and appropriately, media can enhance daily life. But when used inappropriately or without thought, media can displace many imp...

When should I worry if my child is not talking?

A child should be babbling around six months and begin to say their first simple words by 12 -15 months. 

By two years of age they have approximately 50 words. This will allow your toddler to begin combining two word phrase...

Listening to stories helps build your child’s ability pay attention in school, discriminate speech, understand spoken language, and develop skills essential for learning to read.

Bed-time stories – ages one to eight years – Does your child have trouble winding down to g...