The supermarket meltdown
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My toddler is not talking yet
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Words, late talkers and when to ask for help
Every parent compares. Fatima Darwish, a paediatric speech therapist, explains the real range of normal, the signs that do matter, and why bilingual Arabic and English homes are not the problem many parents fear.
- How many words at 18 months, two and three
- Understanding versus speaking, and why understanding matters more
- Bilingual homes: what the research says about delay
- Screen time and language, honestly
- What a speech assessment involves and how to get one in the UAE
Fatima's list of early signs is in the show notes.
Transcript
Welcome back to Tiny Tyrants with me, Noor Al Hashimi. This week is about the question that keeps so many parents up at night, which is my child is not talking and the neighbour's child is reciting the alphabet. I have Fatima Darwish with me, a paediatric speech and language therapist who has assessed hundreds of toddlers here in the UAE. We are going to go through what is actually normal at 18 months, at two, at three, why what your child understands matters more than what they say, whether speaking Arabic and English at home slows things down, and how screens fit into all of this. And we will be honest about when it is time to get an assessment. Fatima, welcome. You are listening on Witspeak Podcasts.
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