Helping Them Find Their Voice
I have a clear memory of taking my daughter to one of her welltoddler visits at the doctor’s office.
During a routine check-in about developmental milestones, the pediatrician asked me how many words my daughter knew. “I think she knows around 150 words,” I said proudly. The doctor shot me a questioning look. It was only then that I realized she hadn’t made a peep the whole time — I had been doing all the talking. I felt like the mom of
