How Clear Should a Child’s Speech Be? My daughter was 3 years old when I found her upset and crying in her room. I asked her what was wrong, expecting her to tell me that she had hurt herself or her twin sister had done something to annoy her, but she said through her streaming […]
Why isn’t my toddler talking? Will they grow out of it or should I be concerned?
As a Speech Pathologist, probably the most common question that parents ask me, is “how many words should my child be saying?”. You’ve probably noticed that there’s a big variety in development because you’ve seen other kids at your childcare centre, or kids at the park or even your own friend’s kids and some are […]
Will my child grow out of a lisp?
I hear this question all the time from parents whose child has a lisp. Unfortunately, it’s not quite as simple to answer without explaining a few things first. Have you ever noticed that your child is poking their tongue out when they’re speaking or that they sound “slushy”? Do you or other people find it […]
Welcome to Kids Chatter’s Blog!
Please have a look around our website to find information on what we do and how we can help your child. Kids go through so many developmental stages and sometimes they need a bit of help in areas that are difficult for them. Whether it be their clarity of speech, increasing their words and sentences, […]