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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is there more than one language spoken at home or by caregivers?  Both of mine have been slow to speak, but I've changed it up to our Spanish speaking au pairs.  Neither have had any long term speech issues.[/quote]

Exposure to more than one language does not cause speech delays.   :roll: [/quote]

This is one of the biggest myths out there - children are ripe for learning more than one language and it doesn't delay them in the slightest.[/quote]

It doesn't cause speech delays but it can delay talking in one or both of the languages for a short period of time.[/quote]

NP here. My kids are raised bilingually (DH speaks his native language to them, I speak English) and they have both been delayed in start of speech, but quickly caught up with and surpassed peers after that. Both didn't really have any words until 18 months, when things took off. DH's and my siblings' kids (none of whom are raised bilingually) have started speaking earlier and have not advanced so quickly after starting to speak. From what I read about raising our kids bilingually, this is normal.[/quote]

My kids are being raised bilingually and haven't been delayed, though all have learned at their own pace within "normal."

Bilingual kids will have less words of each language typically when they learn, and in the first several years. Their words may be a mix of the languages or hard to understand (but most babies words are.) But there is no evidence they should actually be delayed and not have SOME VERSION of words on target. [/quote]

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