DESCRIPTION OF SPEECH DELAY IN EARLY CHILDHOOD

Abstract

Every parent expects their children to grow normally. However, some factors may affect the children's growth and bring about the delay of their getting old. There are several reasons, internally and externally,  that lead to impaired child development. Parents are making some efforts to handle this situation, especially when it is related to speech. This writing aims to describe the factors influencing the delay of the children in speaking. The data were taken from around 5 of  7-8 years old children who suffered from speech delays in Padang city. The observational method with note-taking and interviewing techniques was involved in collecting the data. By using the concept of speech delay, the data were analyzed. After analyzing the data, it is found that some factors are causing the speech delay. They are 1) family relationship, 2) speech model and 3) gadget-cholic.