All children develop and acquire skills at different rates. Developmental milestones are the ages by which most children can do a particular thing.
Speech Pathology Australia have produced an easy guide show you the average timeline of a child’s communication ability and language development.
You can view the guide here.
If your child can say or understand most of what is anticipated by a certain age, they are developing within the expected window, or ‘between the flags’.
If you are concerned about your child’s speech, don’t ‘wait-and-see’. Contact a local speech pathologist today – they are there to help you!