When a family has twins, it is almost impossible not to measure
one's developmental progress against the other's. Compounding
this compulsive behavior is the fact that many twins lag behind
their sibling in one or more areas, including speech
development. As a result, it is very hard to accept the advice
of a twin parent's peers when they all say, "just let things
fall into place. He'll/she'll catch up eventually." Between the
ages of one and three years old, one twin may show a dramatic
ability to speak clearly, which by comparison will make it seem
like their sibling needs some help. In doing some research with
twin parents who sought out help for a "lagging twin,"
assessments by Early Childhood Specialists were, for the most
part, comforting. Many Speech Pathologists pointed out that
several factors can put a child at risk for developmental
delays, while being a twin was only one of them. In addition, an
introverted personality will ultimately keep a child from
practicing their speech as much as a social c