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| What Parents Can Do About Speech Delay | Speech and language development is a complicated process, a mixture of nurture and nature. Genetic will take a great part in determining intelligence and speech and language development. But we should not forget about great deepens of environment.
Is a child effectively encouraged at home or at educational establishment? Are there opportunities for communication and thoughts exchanging? What kind of interaction does the child get?
When speech delay, language, hearing or problems concerning development really exist, early intervention can provide the help. When you have a better understanding of reasons due to which child isn't talking, you can easily find ways to encourage development of the speech.
Useful tips about encouraging your child to talk:
 1.Try to use everyday situations for reinforcing your child’s language and speech as much as possible. Other words get into the habit to talk to your child all day long. Explain and talk about what you are doing during the day (for example clean the house, cook the meal); name objects in and around the house, point out the sounds the child hears. Ask and answer the questions. Forget about “baby talk”.
2.Remember of extremely important role of communication, spend much time communicating with your child talk, sing, and encourage imitating sounds, words.
3.Starting from the very early age (approximately from the six months) read to your child. Books full of bright colors and breathtakingly interesting texts (appropriate for your child’s age) will stimulate your kid to take active part in discussion and sharing the impression. It is better to start with classic literature for children; later continue to read poems and rhymes. While reading it is important to pay attention to pictures which follow the text, discuss them.
 Recognizing and treating problems on the early stage is the best approach to help with language and speech delays. Proper on time therapy will approve your child’s communication development.
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