Baby talk is not as easy as it looks for 17 per cent of children

One in six children experiences difficulties in learning how to talk, according to a poll published today.

Boys are twice as likely to struggle as girls, the survey of more than 1,000 parents also reveals. The poll, conducted by YouGov to coincide with the first day in office of the new Communication Champion for Children Jean Gross, says four per cent of children had still not said their first word by the time they reached the age of three.

It showed 22 per cent of boys and 13 per cent of girls were likely to experience difficulties with talking and understanding speech. Only 54 per cent of these received help from a speech or language therapist.

The average age for children to start talking was between 10 and 11 months.

By Richard Garner ©independent.co.uk

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