In the first year, a baby's speech and language development takes off. Learn about development milestones between your baby recognizing their name and saying it.

The Talking Point website is another source of information for both parents and professionals who may be worried about a child’s speech and language development. Most children will respond quickly.

In a noisy school cafeteria, two children speak over the conversations and clanging utensils happening around them. While ...

We asked speech and language therapists, Janet Cooper and Monal Gajjar, to answer some of your most common questions about speech sound development. The answers are below. Back to top ...

Since the COVID pandemic, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of young children who are slow to develop language skills, with pediatric speech delays more than doubling for children ...

As it turns out, encouraging the “social brain” is key to boosting a baby’s speech and language development, said Kuhl, an internationally known pioneer in the use of brain imaging.

The high-pitched gibberish that constitutes baby talk plays an important role in language development for kids—and other young animals.

Seeking Advice. If you're concerned about your late-talking children, see your pediatrician or seek an evaluation from a speech-language pathologist (many are certified by the ASHA).