Knowing when to contact a Speech Language Pathologist can be hard, but knowing the difference between a milestone and an average can help guide your decisions. As a parent and a SLP, I know all too well what it feels like to wait and see if your child meets their milestones. To bring some clarity to this subject, let’s define the terms, milestone and average. A milestone is what 90% of children are able to do at a certain age. The average is what 50% of children are able to d