Shall I Advise or Not???

It is the hardest thing for every parent to accept that his or her child has a condition that's needed to be treated. Just like the phases of grief, parents go from denial to acceptance. When a child shows warning signs of delay in speech and language development, it is very important that parents make a move and consult specialists. 

My daughter's cousin who is just three months younger had a delay in speech. No one in the family, not even I had the strength to tell the child's parents about consulting a specialist. I just don't know how to say it in a way that I will not sound as a 'competitive parent' just because my daughter is developing far above their child, but because I care and I know the child needs a chance, I am torn between advising  or not that they visit this speech and language development site which gives assessment to children aged 3 months to 5 years. I know they are in a budget, but I don't think £19.95 a year per child isn't too much. What is that small amount if it's for the development of your child, right? It also gives a 20% discount when the voucher code BVT1015 is entered upon registration until 31 March 2010. After the registration and assessment, parents will be given fun activities to enable them to provide targeted therapy at home. The site guides parents of children with difficulties and indicators that mean referral to specialists and also videos are  provided to guide parents on using the site.  

The speech and language development delay may simply mean that he just needs more weeks or months to catch up or he may need physiotherapy to strengthen his muscles. But there are times when it also highlights adverse indicators of hearing impairment and autism. Whatever a child's condition is, it is important that parents give them proper treatment. The early the intervention, the better it is for the child and the parents.