Babbly uses a unique artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm to detect different kinds of babbling. Here’s how it works.
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The importance of measuring your child’s development.
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Many parents are asking whether the COVID-19 pandemic affected their child’s speech and language development. Experts are trying to understand whether the stress of the pandemic and need for lockdown ordinances have lead to unintended repercussions on early child development. What does the research say?
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When different guidelines for childhood speech and language development offer different definitions of normal, it can be difficult to know if your child is on track. We took a closer look to help parents understand where the sources agree—and what they can do when they don’t.
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The skills that children develop during their first three years of life are the building blocks for social and academic success later in life. The key to early intervention is addressing delays as soon as you suspect one.
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Facts about language delay for premature babies.
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An interview with Dr. Monika Molnar of University of Toronto who studies bilingual children and how they learn language.
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One of the most common beliefs in language development is around boys being late talkers. While male children tend to reach their early language milestones later than female children, being a boy is not the reason your child is delayed.
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The common belief is that a word is a well-articulated vocabulary that can be understood by others. But the reality is, children communicate through various ways including sounds and gestures.
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Hear from Nicole Ofiesh, a cognitive behavioural scientist at Stanford University's Schwab Learning Center. Check out the interview.
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To understand how many words your child should have, you first want to know what counts as a word. In this post, we break down the different types of expressions that should count as a word and provide an example based on a child that has a combination of gestures and sounds.
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About 7-8% of children in the United States have a speech or language delay. And, in a screening of kindergarten children, the prevalence of delays was 8% in boys and 6% in girls. While it’s slightly more common for boys than girls, the takeaway is that many, many children will experience a delay.
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The word late talker is often used to refer to a child who doesn’t have words. But what is exactly a late talker? And what can you do if you suspect your little one might be one?
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