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Updated May 28, 2012

Q: Tongue Tied - to Clip, or Not to Clip    —Phoenix, AZ

"My son turns 3 in February. He has a huge vocabulary and talks in sentences BUT we can't understand what he's saying..."

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Clip! I see no benefit in NOT doing it.

A friend of mine had her daughter's clipped and the little girl is so much happier because people can understand her better. If it was me .... I would clip it and make...

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Q: What Does Your 18 Month Old Say?    —Akron, OH

"I was just wondering about how many words my 18 month old should be saying. He just turned 18 months on Nov. 28th and..."

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Hi J.. I start by saying that I am a speech therapist who works with kids age birth through two, however, I do not know your child so everything is just general sugge...

Sounds like you have gotten a lot of good advice. I just thought that I would share my experience with my daughter. First off my daughter was walking (not scooting b...

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Q: 2 Year Old Talking Milestones    —San Gabriel, CA

"My son turn 2 years old and is only speaking about 25 words and makes about 20 sounds. Our peditrican tolds us to not..."

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Hi! Please have him evaluated ASAP! We made a mistake with our daughter and later found out her hearing was not normal even though her hearing test at the hospital was...

I don;t think you have anything really to worry about. Like you said all kids develop at their own pace. But at the same time I don't think it will hurt at all to have...

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Q: How Much Talking Should a 20 Month Old Be Doing?    —Schenectady, NY

"Okay, so I can already admit that I worry too much. That said at 20 months old how much should a child be talking? I..."

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Hey J., you need to try saying the words directly to him, and repeating them, have him show you what he wants and then NAME the item Last thing , if you re...

When he calls everything else daddy & wa wa he is generalizing. It is typical in speech development. He cannot say tractor but he sees daddy on it so he calls it daddy...

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Q: Tongue Clipping, Tongue Tied, Just Plain Speech Problems.    —Omaha, NE

"My son had speech problems. They were noticeable from his first words on but he was put in the speech program at his ..."

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Did you have your son circumcised? I feel that that is a barbaric procedure. It is a custom with the same as baby boys have blue items and baby girls have pink. The...

Hi H., My son is only 5 months old but he was tongue tied at birth. It was causing some latching issues with breast feeding so we did go and see an ENT doctor. H...

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Q: Has Anyone Ever Heard of Selective Muteness?    —Lewis Center, OH

"My daughter just turned three and has been attending day care three days a week for over a year. The director is conc..."

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K., YES! Our daughter did not speak at mothers day out. She was also very shy, but the problem turned out to be anxiety. If this is the case for your daughter, it...

I have heard of it. I am a teacher and my friend had a child in her class that didn't speak at school just at home. It was something that the child was able to work ...

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Q: 18 Mo Won't Talk    —Las Vegas, NV

"Ok Moms I have asked this question at 12 months, 15 months, and now again at 18 months. Should I be concerned that m..."

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My nephew also goes through the school district fro speech theropy. His parents first brought him to his regular doctor who then refered him.

Hi Piper Well, I would say there is need for concern. Some kids talk sooner and some later, but he will have a difficult time catching up by now. I believe you c...

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Q: Son Needs to See a Speech Pathologist    —Tampa, FL

"Happy New Year Mama's, i need to find a Speech Pathologist that is specifically trained to work with children that..."

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seeing that your son is 3 or older, I would recommend Child Find. It is thru the school system...my son will be 3 in a couple of weeks and will transition to them from...

What age is the child? There are two programs. One for 0-3 and one for 3-5. School age kids have access at school to a Speech Pathologist. Csll Child Find in your ...

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Q: Speech Delay in Almost-2-year-old?    —Provo, UT

"My son is 22 months old and barely says any words. He only has about four or five words that he says regularly. He do..."

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I would HIGHLY recommend doing baby signing with your son! It sounds like he has the comprehension skills but just hasn't developed the coordination needed to formula...

I would check out the signing times dvd videos. They are videos teaching sign language to children by using sign language. I've recommended them to many friends whose ...

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Q: Advice on Speech Issue for 4.5 Year Old    —Bethel Park, PA

"My 4.5 year old daughter recently participated in a speech and hearing assessment conducted by Easter Seals at her pr..."

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Hi L., My son also had the speech screening in pre-school and I, too, noted my concerns on the permission slip. He had a hard time saying "w's" (instead of 'luckily'...

Just to let you know you cannot do early intervention. It only going to 3 years old. It is now special education from the county. You can call them to have your chi...

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