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Many children with language delay will communicate what they want and don’t want using challenging behaviors. As such, it can prove difficult at times to determine what it is exactly that your child is trying to communicate. Are they having a tantrum because they want something? Are they having a tantrum because they don’t want something, or perhaps don’t like something? If we view a child’s challenging behavior as a form of communication, it becomes easier to determine what

Let’s face it, is really easy when you have a child that is a late-talker or is language delayed to instinctively know what they want even when they can’t tell you. Because we become so good at anticipating our littles one’s needs unfortunately, they don’t always have a reason to talk. Even if they eventually do acquire a few words, or can imitate words they hear modeled to them, children often will not use those words unless they have a reason to do so. Therefore, sometimes