CDC quietly lowers early childhood speech standards

[mystery-ak]

Feb 18, 2022 1:13 PM EST
CDC quietly lowers early childhood speech standards

Since children are no longer able reach these previously attainable milestones, they have been lowered.

Hannah Nightingale Washington DC
February 18, 2022 1:13 PM 3 mins reading

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has quietly changed their standards for early childhood development, as the effects of pandemic policies on children’s development, from speech to reading to other basics, becomes increasingly more apparent.

Earlier this month, the CDC announced that new checklist ages for its important milestone lists were added. These new ages added were 15 and 30 months.

The update banner at the top of the page points those interested in the updates to the developmental milestones to a Pediatrics article outlining the research conducted that resulted in the change.

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https://thepostmillennial.com/cdc-quietly-lowers-early-childhood-speech-standards

[DB]

Why does the CDC have any say in childhood speech standards???

Isn't that the elephant in the room?

[mountaineer]

Supposedly, this has been in the works since before the shamdemic, but I agree - what the heck business is it of CDC? Could we check the legislation that created this monstrosity of a government entity to see where speech standards for childhood development are mentioned?

[Fishrrman]

From the article:
"Since children are no longer able reach these previously attainable milestones, they have been lowered"

What it REALLY means:
"Since non-northern-Asian and non-white children are no longer able reach these previously attainable milestones, they have been lowered"