How can communication affect child development?

Communication is fundamental to children's development; children need to be able to understand and ... to the carer. This attachment underpins learning and development – it helps children thrive. Language is how we get to know each other and build relationships. ... Self esteem and confidence is affected. read more

In infants, communication directly affects intellectual and emotional development. Infants who aren’t exposed to ongoing caring communication can develop organic manifestations (actual differences in brain structure) that have far-reaching consequences in developmental milestones in several different domains. read more

Communication problems may affect a child's ability to speak (speech disorders/impairments) and/or the ability to understand and use spoken language (language disorders/impairments). Professionals talk about these as expressive and receptive communication difficulties. read more