Sometimes your child is exposed to a multi-lingual culture even if you make it a point to follow one particular language like say English or Hindi to communicate with the child. Don t forget that your little one would still be exposed to a variety of languages and syllables. She may be picking them up from the maid the driver other children in the playgroup or her grandparents. This multilingual exposure can at times make it difficult for your child to pick up speech at the expected pace. This delay in speech development cannot be regarded as a developmental delay