Milestones from 6 months to age 12, a checklist by age, and what your answers mean — written by the speech and language team at eMbrace, Delhi NCR.
Nine pages, built to be read once and then kept for reference as your child grows.
A table of typical speech and language skills at every stage, sourced from ASHA and CDC guidance, so you know what to expect and when.
Separate checklists for babies and toddlers (0–2), toddlers and preschoolers (2–4), and older children (4–12), plus a voice and hearing check at any age.
A dedicated callout on hearing, because an untreated hearing issue can look exactly like a speech or language delay.
Three-tier guidance for 0 ticks, 1–2 ticks, and 3 or more (or any skill loss), plus common patterns like late talker, stuttering and social communication.
Talking about everyday things, reading daily, waiting and listening, and modelling instead of correcting — plus the truth about bilingual homes.
Track what you notice day to day, and four questions worth bringing to a speech and language assessment.
Every child develops at their own pace, and one missed milestone rarely means much on its own. If several items in an age band feel true, or you notice a skill going backward, that is the signal worth a professional look — not the checklist itself.
Speech is how sounds are produced, language is understanding and using words and sentences, and communication includes gestures, eye contact and back-and-forth interaction. A delay can show up in just one of these, or in several together.
No. Growing up with more than one language does not cause a speech or language delay. If a genuine delay is present, it shows up across all the languages a child is learning, not only one of them.
The guide treats this as a watch-and-recheck range rather than an emergency — worth noting and rechecking in a few weeks, alongside age-appropriate home strategies, rather than an immediate cause for alarm.
Yes. Hearing is checked first in any proper speech and language assessment, because an untreated hearing issue can look exactly like a delay. The guide includes a dedicated callout on this for any age.
A case history discussion, play-based or structured observation, standardised tools appropriate to age, and a feedback session that explains the findings and next steps in plain, practical language.
A free 15-minute call with our intake team is often enough to know whether an assessment, a few therapy sessions, or simply some home strategies is the right next step. No obligation, no waiting list to join, and a clinician — not a call-centre — on the other end.