If you are the parent of a toddler with speech delay, I don't want you to be discouraged. You may be getting speech therapy for your child currently, but you are thinking, there has to be more that I could do? Or the waiting list for therapy is a bit long. There is something you can do to help your toddler talk. Below I've listed 5 speech development tips for parents of toddlers with speech delay.

1. Involve the whole family and even friends when you are working to improve your toddler's speech. If your child has other siblings, you can do the activities with them as well. Share your child's speech activities and speech tips with others who are in contact with your child on a regular basis.
2. Spend time each day reading to your child. Choose books with few words and big, colorful pictures. It's not necessary to read all the words in your story. You can also spend time talking about or labeling objects in the pictures.
3. Model Speech. Label everything in your child's world. And as you speak to your child speak in short one and two word phrases. Your child learns by watching and listening to you.