Developmental Resources for Parents
Submitted by Alida Engel, CCC-SLP
CONCERNED ABOUT YOUR CHILD’S DEVELOPMENTAL PROGRESS? If you want information on evaluations and treatment, the Center for Speech and Learning, LLC in New Haven, CT has created a list of child development resources available to New Haven area parents. Use these resources to determine whether your concerns merit more attention. If you are aware of other resources we might add, please inform us!
Is your child on-track developmentally?
- Developmental Milestones from 2 months to 5 years. A checklist from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC): http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/milestones/index.html
- Milestones for Hearing and Language, provided by the American Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA): http://www.asha.org/public/speech/development/chart.htm
- How to determine if your child is late-blooming or has a language problem (ASHA): http://www.asha.org/public/speech/disorders/LateBlooming.htm
- Fact Sheets and Web pages about many developmental concerns (CDC): http://cdc.gov/NCBDDD/actearly/facts.html
- Free parent resource kit about Child Development (CDC): http://cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/freematerials.html
- Stuttering checklist, from the Stuttering Foundation of America (SFA): http://www.stutteringhelp.org/Default.aspx?tabid=554
- Stuttering Questions for Parents (SFA): http://www.stutteringhelp.org/Default.aspx?tabid=99
Help talking with doctors and educators
- Tips on how to express your concerns to your child’s physician or school personnel (CDC): http://cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/concerned-whattosay.html
Good places to get your child evaluated
- For a speech evaluation, or to receive a free stuttering screening, call the Center for Speech and Learning in New Haven, CT— #203-397-3224 Read more
