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Language Delay

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Language delay is normal for young children and toddlers. Elaborate here and back up statement with information found in a source. One of causes include the mother's language and her communication with the child. Other causes may be underlying or a response to internal factors such as the possibility of disorders presented within the child.

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The parent and child relationship is bi-directional, which means that parents have an influence over their child's language development, while the child has an influence over the parent's communication styles. Parents have the ability to maintain language delay by offering a the child a non-verbal environment or one where their communication may not be challenged. Intervention programs and strategies are found to be beneficial to children with a specific language impairments. Research has found that the management strategies put to use are influenced by the child and the important participation of the parents. Parents are likely to follow the lead of the child's language development.

One approach for intervening is the naturalistic intervention. The child is in a natural environment where the communication is more responsive, rather than being more direct. The naturalistic approach focuses the outcome of both the parent and/or the child.