Even the most loving children say hurtful words like "I hate you" to their parents ... Your child saying they hate you doesn't mean that you're a bad parent—or that they're a bad kid—either ...

Recasting is a term used by speech and language therapists to refer to a way of responding to children when they say words or phrases incorrectly or slightly oddly. It simply means repeating the ...

But the line between babies making sounds and actually saying words is a bit blurry. After all, children often start out by saying words a little wrongly, so it’s hard to know what counts.