Many parents question what is normal and what their kids should be doing at different ages. More and more, parents are turning to their local libraries for advice. Besides being empathetic supporters and referring parents to the rich resources within our libraries that detail language-development milestones for young children, librarians need to provide parents with precise information on the wide range of community services and resources available to them. Although librarians are not in a position to diagnose any problems or delays that children may have, it is important for them to help children who are at risk of reading failure before they enter school. Children with language delays and disorders are at a much higher risk for literacy problems. In fact, the risk is so great that the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association recommends early literacy intervention for all children with speech and language delays. Details of this recommendation are included in this article.