Most One Year Olds can: Recognize name Say “mama” and “dada” (nonspecifically) and 2-3 words besides “mama” and “dada” Imitate familiar words Understand simple instructions Recognize […]
In speech development, typical 18-month-olds can: Use 10-15 words spontaneously Attempt to sing Say “No” meaningfully Gesture to express needs Name one or two familiar objects […]
In speech development, most two-and-a-half-year olds can: Use 50+ words Answer questions Refer to self as “I” or “me” Communicate mostly with speech and shows frustration […]
In child speech development, most five year olds can: Have sentence length of 4-5 words Use past tense correctly Have a vocabulary of nearly 1,500 words […]
What is articulation in children? Articulation is the ability to make sounds clearly. Children learn correct sound pronunciation by listening and imitating appropriate speech role models. […]
If I sign with my child, won’t that stop him/her from developing speech? NO! In fact, research and experience shows that it actually helps facilitate speech […]
The optic nerve serves as a connector, carrying visual information from the eye to the brain. Those that have optic nerve hypoplasia (ONH) have an underdeveloped […]
Healthy eyes and good vision play a critical role in how infants and children learn to see. Eye and vision problems can lead to developmental delays […]
At this age children are refining their visual motor skills. This is demonstrated by their ability to color within the lines, cut between lines and on […]
By 2 years of age children should have 20/20 (normal) vision. You may notice that they are becoming increasing more interested in exploring their environment. They […]
At this time infants should be following slowly moving objects intermittently to midline. When taking photos, you will begin to notice your baby blinking at the […]
A physician will examine your newborn’s eyes at birth to rule out congenital cataracts and other serious problems. At this time an antibiotic will be put […]
Sensory Processing Disorder A child with this neurological disorder (also called sensory integration dysfunction) will have difficulty processing information from the five senses: vision auditory, touch, […]
A Summary of the article by Maureen Salamon, HealthDay that appeared on USAToday.com February 2011 Recent studies seem to indicate that even babies who are considered […]
In Terms of Cognitive Development, Most 5 Year Olds Will: Be able to dress himself Handle all bathroom responsibilities independently Follow the rules to games, but […]
In Terms of Cognitive Development, Most 3 Year Olds Can: Be able to control bladder and bowel functions, but still has accidents Play with others for […]
In Terms of Cognitive Development, Most Two Year Olds Will: Recognize self in the mirror Play for longer periods of time Often says ‘no’ to bedtime […]
In Terms of Cognitive Development, Most One Year Olds Can: Show happiness to see her parents’ face, bottle, toys and mirror Know strangers from family; cries […]