What to Do When Your Child Isn't Talking

For parents of young children, speech milestones are monumental-from baby babble to first words to full sentences. It's natural to worry when they don't arrive "on schedule" or when your little one seems to lag behind their peers.<br/><br/>In <i>What to Do When Your Child Isn’t Talking</i>, speech and language therapist Nicola Lathey and journalist Tracey Blake offer parents much-needed reassurance and solutions—at a moment when speech delay and regression is more common than ever. Organized by major milestones from birth to age four, this don’t-panic guide will empower you to:<ul><li>Identify early signs of speech delay and possible causes— “glue ear,” tongue tie, suspected autism, or simply your child’s individual pace of learning.</li><li>Help your child practice specific speech sounds and words that they find tricky with fun activities, from classic clapping games to filling a “story sack.”</li><li>Get to the root of toddler tantrums, chronic shyness, unclear speech, stuttering, social anxiety, and other issues stunting your child’s self-expression.</li><li>Communicate better with your child, and watch them thrive!</li></ul>Publisher’s note: <i>What to Do When Your Child Isn’t Talking</i> is an updated and revised edition of <i>Small Talk.</i>