Parents as major partners in the early detection of speech disorders in preschool children

Abstract

This paper talks about how parents should be educated for early detection of speech disorders in preschool children. Many parents are first informed that their child differs from other children in the group by preschool teachers, thus putting themselves in the unenviable position. Timely intervention and early detection increases the possibility of mitigating or even completely curing speech disorders, which enables the child to participate in regular education without problems. Parents and professionals are partners in the process of providing help for the child. However, the situation when parents are trying to hide the perceived problem, hoping it will go away by itself, not wanting to admit it to themselves or their environment, is a serious problem. Authors will present alarming signals sent by children who have language development problems to conscientious parents and suggest possible procedures for mitigating or completely curing them.