Claims on social media that mask mandates have triggered an over 350% surge in childhood speech development delays are missing context. The claims stem from the referrals witnessed in one Florida ...

Tongue tie, medically known as ankyloglossia, is a condition where the tissue (lingual frenulum) connecting the tongue to the floor of the mouth is unusually short or tight. While this condition is ...

Parents will be offered government guidance on screen time for under-fives as research links prolonged viewing to poor speech development.

DES MOINES, Iowa (WHO13) – In February, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released updated guidelines that lower expectations for childhood development milestones. The CDC now says that ...

Speech development in children is a complex, dynamic process marked by gradual refinement of the articulatory system and phonological competence. Central to this progression is coarticulation – the ...

The moment your baby utters those first magical words is a milestone every parent eagerly awaits. But what happens when those words don’t come on schedule? Or when your toddler’s vocabulary grows at a ...

Parents often worry about their child's speech development. Experts clarify normal milestones, noting red flags like no babbling by nine months or two-word phrases by age two. While screen time can ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. DES MOINES, Iowa (WHO13) – In February, the ...