When Should a Child Start Talking? Warning Signs

Parent talks to baby during early child talking development at home

The first word is one of parenthood’s most anticipated moments. Parents rehearse for it without realizing, narrating their days, repeating simple sounds, leaning in close every time a babble rises to something that almost sounds like language. But underneath that anticipation lives a quieter anxiety: what if it doesn’t come? What if the babbles stay … Read more