The New York Times recently posted an article addressing parents about when to be concerned about your child’s speech and language development and the important role your pediatrician plays in helping you to detect a speech and language delay and make an appropriate referral to a speech language pathologist.  It also denotes important questions that the pediatrician should be asking as well as the importance of communication when examining the child. Please click on the link below to see the full article. When To Worry If A Child has Too Few Words