Addressing Stressors, Supporting Families w/ Late talking Children

Parents and caregivers of late-talking children often experience significant stressors and find themselves questioning their abilities and being hard on themselves. It's vital for parents and families to acknowledge their capabilities and the multitude of wonderful things they are accomplishing. In this episode, we address these common struggles and highlight the unproductive nature of self-blame.
Instead, we encourage parents to give themselves a break and know they are highly capable. Instead of dwelling on unproductive thoughts, we invite parents to appreciate their child's unique journey and focus on the joy of supporting their growth. Join us as we explore empowering strategies for embracing parenthood and nurturing our children's development.
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LATE TALKING: A SYMPTOM OR A STAGE Late-Talking: A Symptom or a Stage is a best-selling book by Stephen Camarata, Ph.D., about late-talking in all its variations. The 2nd edition of the book is about to be released. In this video series, Collette Wieland and Stephen Camarata explore each chapter of this book and discuss the questions on the minds of many parents of late-talking children.
ABOUT DR. CAMARATA: Stephen Camarata, Ph.D. CCC-SLP is a late talker himself and is an internationally recognized expert on child development broadly with a focus on how children learn to talk. His clinical and scientific expertise includes speech and language intervention in children with autism, down syndrome, hearing loss, and developmental language disorder (DLD). Dr. Camarata is a professor of Hearing & Speech, Psychiatry, and Otolaryngology at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and a Professor of Psychology and Human Development and Special Education at Peabody College, Vanderbilt University. He has written two books related to development, “Late Talking Children: A Symptom or a Stage” MIT Press 2014 and “The Intuitive Parent” Penguin 2017, and has a regular blog on Psychology Today
CHECK OUT THE LATE TALKERS FOUNDATION WEBSITE latetalkers.org/