Baby
Confronting Speech Delays Without Family Support
“But Einstein didn’t talk until he was three!” What to do when your child has a speech delay and your family thinks you’re an overzealous neurotic nut?
Baby
What To Do When You Suspect Your Child Is Speech Delayed
Because freaking out and drinking heavily are surprisingly ineffective!
Baby
Baby Sign Language 101
Teach your baby or toddler how to communicate with their hands. (It’s a huge hit at parties!)
Toddler
Dealing with Developmental-Delay Deniers
“My daughter is speech delayed. So why is my family arguing with me about it?”
Toddler
When It’s Not Your Child
What do you do when you suspect development delays…in someone else’s kid?
Baby
To Crawl Or Not To Crawl
My pediatrician is concerned that my nine-month-old isn’t showing any signs of crawling yet. Is he right or overreacting?
Toddler
Dispatches From Speech Delay Island
My son is about to be evaluated for a speech delay and I’ve never felt so alone.
Baby
Speech “Delays” and Way-Too-Early Intervention
A mom thinks her baby may be speech-delayed. Should she be concerned? Or is she possibly overreacting?
Health & Safety
Speech Delay: To Evaluate or Not To Evaluate
A mom is being told to have her toddler sent to a speech therapist but wants to understand the benefits of doing so first. Amalah has very strong opinions about this.
Young Child
The Child Who Eats Too Little
A child has always eaten very little but now he’s fallen off the growth charts and isn’t keeping up physically and socially with his peers. What should the mom do when her pediatrician insists everything is “fine”?
Toddler
Speech Delays in the Age of Coronavirus
Help! I think my toddler may be speech delayed. But also, we’re bilingual at home. How do I get them evaluated during the COVID-19 shutdowns? What can I do?
Toddler
All Talk, No Babble
Help! My toddler is very quiet and not even babbling. I am concerned that they should be evaluated sooner. Do you have advice?