March 2020 – Speech Sisters

4 Ways To Get Your Baby To Say Mama

by Bridget Hillsberg | Mar 29, 2020 | Babies, Speech Tips

What is the one word that you are dying to get your baby to say?! “Dada”? NO!! “MAMA!” Of course, it’s “Mama”. But what do they always say first? “Dada!” At Speech Sisters, we want to teach you 4 tricks that you can use to help your baby say “Mama.” Let’s start with a...

5 Ways to Get Your Baby Babbling

by Bridget Hillsberg | Mar 29, 2020 | Babies, Speech Tips

One question we get asked all the time at Speech Sisters is…how can I get my baby to start babbling? Babbling often starts between 4-8 months of age. Babbling is important because it is a stepping stone that a baby must cross before they can start saying real...

How Many Words Should My Child Have?

by Bridget Hillsberg | Mar 11, 2020 | Development

You may be wondering… How many words does my toddler really have? And, what counts as a “word” anyway?⁠ At Speech Sisters, we get asked these questions all the time! ⁠ You can count the following as “words: Actual words (of course) Word approximations...