
GETTING TOO LATE: By the time most parents notice their child isn’t talking, the window for easy correction has already started to close. Avoid these most dangerous parenting mistakes. 1. EXCESSIVE SCREEN TIME: The biggest contributor to modern speech delay is the use of tablets and televisions as a distraction. Babies and toddlers learn to speak by watching the mouth movements of real people and hearing the specific inflections of a human voice directed at them. 2. BACKGROUND NOISE: Constant background noise from TVs or music creates, a “noise floor” that drowns out human speech. This makes it difficult for children to distinguish individual words or subtle sounds of language. Without hearing clear and distinct sounds, they cannot effectively learn to mimic them. 3. USE OF PACIFIERS BEYOND INFANCY: If a child’s mouth is constantly occupied by a pacifier, they have fewer opportunities to practice babbling. Prolonged use can also change the alignment of the teeth and the resting position of the tongue, which can lead to clarity issues later on. 4. LACK OF FACE-TO-FACE INTERACTION: Language relies on social connection as much as sound. When parents are distracted by phones during feeding or play, children miss the eye contact and facial expressions that form the foundation of communication. Babies must see your face and hear you describe the world to build their internal dictionary. #toddlerspeechdelay #parentingtips #parentingadvice #parentingmistakes #toddlermomlife
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