Is My Child On Track? Speech & Language Milestones

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Thanks to everyone who joined Is My Child On Track? Speech & Language Milestones with Chelsey Kotler. This conversation offered a clear, reassuring look at how speech and language skills typically grow between ages two and five, along with practical ways parents can feel more confident about what they’re seeing at home.

🗣️ Speech and language are not the same
Chelsey explained that speech refers to sounds, pronunciation, and clarity. Language includes understanding words, using vocabulary, building sentences, and communicating ideas. A child may have challenges with speech, language, or both - and each can look different in everyday life.

👶 Communication starts before words
Early signs like eye contact, gestures, pointing, babbling, and responding to names are crucial in a child's early communication development.