Speech Therapy

3-Year-Old Speech Milestones (What’s Normal)

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Three-year-old child talks with a curious expression indoors

Parents often use “speech” to mean everything related to talking, but clinicians usually separate speech from language. Speech is how words sound, including pronunciation, rhythm, and clarity. Language is the bigger system: understanding words, using them meaningfully, putting them together, answering questions, and taking part in conversation. A child can have strong language but immature … Read more

2-Year-Old Not Talking – Should You Be Worried?

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2-year-old not talking child looking up with curious expression

At age 2, a child who says fewer than 50 words and is not yet combining two words may fall into the late talker category, but that does not automatically mean something is seriously wrong. The text makes a clear distinction between a child who is simply late to start talking and a child with … Read more