Mama, Iโm just reconfirming your inner knowing that no one knows better than you when your toddler needs help to start talking ๐๐ผ& how important it is to you that you get them support ๐๐๐ช โฃ
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If your child is not saying as many words as they should or communicating effectively with youโฆ.โฃ
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And youโre noticing they have started doing things like โฌ๏ธโฃ
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๐จ having more tantrumsโฃ
๐จ hitting themselves or othersโฃ
๐จ hitting their head on the floor or a wall,โฃ
๐จ biting othersโฃ
๐จ any other negative behavior thatโs not typical for themโฆโฃ
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But every time you talk about getting support you have well intentioned friends, family, spouses, pediatricians, loved ones, etc. telling you now is not the time to invest in support and you should just wait and see if they catch upโฆ๐คฆ๐ปโโ๏ธโฃ
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Then hereโs your reminder from a certified Speech-Language Pathologist whoโs been in this field for 7+ yearsโฆ ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ so that they canโฆโฃ
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๐ฏclearly communicate with you without getting frustrated and โฃ
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๐ฏfeel confident in their communication skills that by the time they get to pre-k or kindergarten they actually know how to tell new people like peers & teachers what they want & need ๐ฅ๐๐๐ผโฃ