Is your child's speech on track?
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Every concern is different. Pick what sounds most like your child and
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My child isn't talking yet
No words at 12 months, barely talking at 18 months, or not putting words together by age 2 — find out what’s typical and what to do.
- My 18-month-old isn’t talking
- Late talker vs. speech delay
- Will my child catch up on their own?
Hard to understand
Strangers can’t understand your child, or even you struggle sometimes. Find out when unclear speech is typical and when it needs attention.
- My toddler’s speech is hard to understand
- What is an articulation disorder?
- When should strangers understand my child?
Stuttering or repeating words
Lots of toddlers go through a phase of disfluency. Learn what’s normal, what’s a true stutter, and what helps at home.
- My toddler is stuttering — is this normal?
- When does disfluency become a stutter?
- What stuttering therapy looks like
Stopped talking suddenly
Your child had words and then lost them, or went quiet after a big change. Speech regression can be alarming — here’s what it usually means.
- Speech regression in toddlers
- My child stopped talking — causes
- When regression is a red flag
MEET THE FOUNDER
Built by and SLP who's been in the room
John Burke
MA CCC-SLP · ASHA Life Member
After 28 years working with children and families, John noticed the same thing over and over — parents arriving at evaluations months late because they couldn’t find straight answers online.
He built SpeechTherapy.org to fix that. Every article is written the way he’d explain things to a parent sitting across from him — honest, clear, and without the jargon.
He built SpeechTherapy.org to fix that. Every article is written the way he’d explain things to a parent sitting across from him — honest, clear, and without the jargon.
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What are you looking for?
Start with your biggest question
Six areas of expert guidance written for parents of toddlers and preschoolers.
Find your concern, read the answer, know your next step.
Age-by-age speech and language milestones from birth to age 5. Know exactly what your child should be saying — and doing — at every stage of early development.
Not talking, hard to understand, stuttering, or regressing — find clear answers to what you’re seeing and whether it’s typical for your child’s age.
Not talking, hard to understand, stuttering, or regressing — find clear answers to what you’re seeing and whether it’s typical for your child’s age.
Practical SLP strategies parents can use every day — through play, reading, music, and daily routines — to support speech and language development at home.
Plain-language guides to speech delays, apraxia, articulation disorders, stuttering, autism, AAC, and other diagnoses affecting young children’s communication.
Plain-language guides to speech delays, apraxia, articulation disorders, stuttering, autism, AAC, and other diagnoses affecting young children’s communication.
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