What Is Hearing Loss? Kids who have hearing loss, or hearing impairment, have trouble hearing or understanding some or all sounds. This can happen when there is a problem with: one or more parts of the ears the nerves that send sound signals from the ears to the brain the part of the brain that …
What Are Hearing Aids? Hearing aids are the main treatment for a type of hearing loss called sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL). This hearing loss happens when the inner ear (cochlea) or hearing nerves are damaged. Hearing aids improve hearing by making sounds louder. For babies with SNHL, wearing hearing aids before they’re 6 months old improves their …
My 2½-year-old daughter seems to talk less than her sister did at this age. I know that kids develop language skills at different times, but I’m still concerned. What’s “normal” for her age? – Nina As you mention, all children (yes, even siblings!) develop and refine their language skills at different times throughout their development. …
As with other skills and milestones, the age at which kids learn language and start talking can vary. Knowing a bit about speech and language development can help parents figure out if there’s cause for concern. How Do Speech and Language Differ? Speech is the verbal expression of language and includes articulation (the way we form …
Do you remember your baby’s very first cry? From the moment of birth, babies begin to communicate. At first, your newborn’s cries may seem like a foreign language. But before you know it, you’ll learn your baby’s “language” and be able to answer your little one’s needs. How Do Babies Communicate? Babies are born with …
In these months, your baby might say “mama” or “dada” for the first time, and may communicate using body language, like waving bye-bye and shaking their head. Your baby is paying even more attention to your words and gestures and will try very hard to copy you — so be careful what you say! How …
As kids enter their school years, they become increasingly independent, spending much of their days outside the home in school and with peers. But talking with your child is still essential to bonding, so share ideas, opinions, and information. Communicating With Your Child Here are a few suggestions to aid communication: Make time to hear …
Your baby’s range of sounds and facial expressions continues to grow, with lots of smiling, laughing, and babbling. Your baby is also copying sounds, an important skill for learning to talk. How Do Babies Communicate? Your baby will use sounds (other than crying) to get your attention and express feelings. Babies this age begin to …
Communicating with our kids is one of the most pleasurable and rewarding parts of parenting. Children learn by taking in information through daily interactions and experiences with us and the world around them. Between the ages of 4 and 5, many kids enter preschool or kindergarten programs, with language skills a key part of learning in the …
Communicating with our kids is one of the most pleasurable and rewarding parts of parenting. Children learn by taking in information through daily interactions with us and the world around them. How Toddlers Communicate Between the ages of 2 and 3, toddlers have a huge jump in language skills: At age 2, most kids say at …
