Your Co-Worker Expresses to You That Her 2- Year-Old Son

Multiple Choice

Your co-worker expresses to you that her 2- year-old son is not talking like the other 2 year olds at his daycare center. She asks you if you think she should take him to speech therapy. You know that your co-worker has four children and her 2 year old is the youngest. You also remember your co-worker complaining about her children having numerous ear infections. What recommendation would you give her?

A) You should tell her to watch all of her children interacting with others to see if the older children speak for the 2 year old or anticipate his needs.
B) You should tell her to have her son evaluated by a speech therapist because he is behind.
C) You should tell her to have her son's hearing checked before requesting a speech therapy referral.
D) You should tell her not to worry about it since differences in the development of speech are not significant before the age of 3.