How your baby’s speech and language skills develop - and how you can help

11/17/22 • 46 min

How do babies learn to talk? And what can parents and caregivers do to help little ones learn to communicate? In this episode, we hear from George Stotis, MD, a pediatrician at Forest View Pediatrics, about how a baby’s speech and language develop over the first year and a half of life, how you can help support your baby’s speech and language development, and how your baby’s pediatrician can help if you have concerns.

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