Toddler Growth and Development

This articles explains children's development of fine-motor coordination.

Advice from a homeschooling expert on homeschooling a child with speech problems.

Advice from a homeschooling expert on helping a child with a lisp at home.

Learn how to introduce your child to two languages.

Reading to your child may be one of the best forms of speech therapy.

It is very possible to have a gifted child who is verbally/linguistically gifted, but delayed in fine motor skill development.

It's advisable to postpone testing until a child is ready to enter kindergarten.

Learn why being "too social" in kindergarten can lead to problems in future years.

Most books on speech development mention seven as the cutoff age, but eight or even nine may be more accurate.

Speech programs tend not to be particularly helpful. Maturity is the biggest factor for attaining clear speech.

Some students have a difficult time learning more than one language.

Are there really things you can do with a baby to encourage reading? There sure are -- and you may already be doing them!

This article describes how to talk to your young child in a way that encourages them to develop language skills.

Learn how to treat ear infections that may affect your child's developing language skills.

This article explains how muscle-building activities will help your child learn to write.

This article explains why it is important to have frequent conversations with you child.

This article describes how preschoolers start to learn basic words and phrases.

This article describes how preschoolers learn language from their parents.