A growing library for the years between Bunny's first "hop" and your child's first sentence.
Supportive, age-by-age guides from birth through five years.
Beautifully designed handouts and activities to print and keep.
Short, practical videos on everyday communication strategies.
Honest, reassuring answers to the questions parents ask most.
These aren't checklists to measure up to — they're gentle guides to help you understand how communication typically unfolds. Every child grows at their own beautiful pace, so hold these lightly, and reach out to a speech-language pathologist any time you have questions.
Communication starts long before words. Babies coo and babble, turn toward familiar voices, respond to their name, and begin using gestures like waving and reaching. Many share a first word around their first birthday.
Little ones understand far more than they can say. Vocabulary grows steadily, they point to share and request, follow simple directions, and often begin putting two words together by around two.
Words come quickly now. Children speak in two- and three-word phrases, are understood by familiar adults much of the time, ask simple questions, and follow two-step directions.
Conversations blossom. Children tell short stories, speak in longer sentences, are understood by most people, and ask plenty of “why” questions as their speech sounds become clearer.
Language grows rich and complex. Children hold back-and-forth conversations, use most speech sounds clearly, follow multi-step directions, and start playing with rhymes and sounds — early steps toward reading.
Beautifully designed printable guides for each age range are on the way — check back soon.
