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We’re Going on a Lizard Hunt {aka Mommy Needs Exercise}

May 30, 2012 by Katie Filed Under: Family Life, Language Enrichment Activities for Parents, Movement 2 Comments

JUNE is like…in a couple days and that means its summer. Summer means hot weather and…gulp…bathing suits. And for me this also means Hawaii in August. Needless to say the eating-whatever-I-want-because-I’m-breastfeeding lifestyle is dwindling down and my favorite jeans are tighter than I would like. I have joined up with some friends to take part […]

Obstacle Course: Great for Language!

March 27, 2012 by Katie Filed Under: Language Enrichment Activities for Parents, Movement, Therapy Ideas and Activities 3 Comments

Like  mentioned yesterday, the last couple weeks we had a LOT of rain! So we were stuck inside. Being stuck inside with two little ones can be tough. A few weeks ago we made a fort (and I blogged about it at Living Life Intentionally!) which is AWESOME for working on speech and language skills! […]

Spider Web Fun in Speech

March 3, 2012 by Katie Filed Under: Movement, Play, Therapy Ideas and Activities 10 Comments

I have been working with this adorable little guy who is 3 1/2 (Just a few months older than my daughter). He is very much your typical three year old boy: He is active and loves “boy” activities like building things, sports, superheros and well..anything that keeps him moving! I LOVE little boys. They keep […]

Expanding and Stimulating Language Skills at the Park

February 27, 2012 by Katie Filed Under: How to Help Your Child Talk, Language Enrichment Activities for Parents, Movement, Play, Therapy Ideas and Activities 5 Comments

I’ve mentioned before that language is not learned in a bubble. When children have delays in language it isn’t the hour of week of speech therapy that is going to make the biggest impact but rather how the parents and caregivers of those children change the way they interact with the child to provide the […]

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