Is the Pandemic Contributing to a Speech Delay in Your Child?
As kids hit toddlerhood, making sure they’re on track with major development milestones such as talking can sometimes be difficult to judge.
But when kids hit toddlerhood during a pandemic – when they’ve likely been kept out of group childcare environments, had way more screen time than you would otherwise have liked, and spent a lot of time being spoken to by masked adults – it can be much harder.
Learn how to spot a speech delay in your child and what you can do at home to help. Read more ›
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