Is Your Kid Having a Speech Problem or Just Quiet?

November 13, 2025byadmin

On this episode of Care and Feeding, Lucy Lopez, Elizabeth Newcamp, and Zak Rosen are joined by Sydney Bassard from The Listening SLP to dig into everything you need to know about:

• Hearing loss
• Practical speech strategies
• Language development
• Literacy support for your child

But first, Lucy weighs in on the great flower-girl controversy.

Podcast production by Cheyna Roth.

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