Thanks Momof4. Thankfully my issue seems to be the opposite in terms of the child. He is not very verbal, but I don't have many problems behaviroually with him...I find him generally easy to care for as long as I respect his limits in terms of not pushing too hard on certain things. Termination is not on my mind at all. I think honestly that the parents don't actually realize that he is developmentally quite behind. It's so difficult to find a way to tell them in a careful and sensitive way...keeping in mind that I am no expert on childhood disorders etc. All I know is what I see in comparison to other kids his age...which is much more than what they see. I know that they realize he is behind verbally...but I think they are in the dark about the rest. They think he will catch up...it's hard for me to say he will not because I am not an expert. But I am 100% sure that when he finally sees a First Words therapist, they will not say "he's fine and doesn't need to come" as parents seem to think. I just hope parents actually attend the appointment as they see it as a waste of time because they think he is fine.