Is your child having difficulty putting words together, telling you what
they need, or unable to communicate with you? How your child speaks, plays,
and acts are all indications regarding your child’s development.
Developmental milestones can tell us at what age is reasonable to expect
a child to be able to do something independently. The following charts
breakdown language milestones for 2 and 3 year olds.
A Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) can assist your child by providing
the necessary tools, strategies, and techniques, to help your child get
closer to reaching their language milestones, as well as being able to
communicate. Therapy sessions may consist of both structured and unstructured
activities. A structured activity could be your child and the SLP sitting
at a table, and completing activities that are set up by the SLP to promote
communication. An unstructured activity could be playing on the floor
with your child’s preferred toy, while the SLP follows your child’s
lead, to promote language in a more natural environment. Play is vital
for your child, to promote language and communication! Therapy sessions
should be fun and engaging for your child, and parent involvement during
therapy sessions is always recommended! You are with your child the most,
and should be aware of strategies that you could be implementing at home
with your child. If you notice your child is struggling to get his/her
words out and is getting frustrated, since he/she is not
being understood, speech therapy may be what your child needs! Let’s
get talking!
Learn more about speech therapy at IVCH Center for Physical Rehabilitation
and Aquatics by clicking
here!