I see a wed cah mommy! The wabbit is eating a cawwit. My name in Wyan. I wike to wide my bike down the woad. What? I can’t he-ah you! You ah too fah away. Does any of this sound familiar to you? Does your young child sound like he could have been raised in Boston, […]
Why Does My Child Put The End Sounds of Words at the Beginning? {And is it Normal?}
Welcome to a new installment of my “Why Does My Child____ {And is it Normal?}” series. You can read more about this series HERE. I have gotten this question many times before. I must admit…the first few times I got this question it threw me. I had to think hard of what the person was […]
The ABC’s of Early Speech & Language Development: U to Z {Part 5 of 5}
U is for Utterance Length: How Much should they be talking? You may be thinking “utterance???” Well in the speech world we often look at a child’s Mean Length of Utterance (MLU) which simply means how many words are they putting together on average. I get comments and questions in this a LOT. I will […]
The ABC’s of Early Speech & Language Development: P to T {Part 4 of 5}
P is for Pointing If you read part TWO of this series about Joint Attention, you may already have an idea of why pointing is so important. But if not, let me tell you a little about pointing and why this skill is so critical for speech and language development and why you will see […]
The ABC’s of Early Speech & Language Development: K to O {Part 3 of 5}
K is for following your Kid’s Lead Ok I know I had to stretch the “K” for this one a little 😉 Normally I would say to follow your child’s lead but let me tell you, this ABC series was challenging! So what is it that I mean by follow your kid’s lead? If you have […]
The ABC’s of Early Speech & Language Development: F to J {Part 2 of 5}
F is for the First Word Whether it is your first child or your 4th, hearing his/her first word is such an exciting milestone! It is a word that many parents remember vividly and share with others. My first word was “shoe,” my daughter’s was “no” and my son’s was “bye bye.” Your child should […]
The ABC’s of Early Speech & Language Development: A-E {Part 1 of 5}
Welcome to the first installment of the five day series The ABC’s of Early Speech & Language Development: A series brought to you from the Kid Blogging Network (KBN)! Today I will be covering topics that begin with letters A to E. Check back every day this week for a new installment in this series. […]
Best of 2012 at PWW365!
HAPPY NEW YEAR! Can you believe it is 2013?? I cannot believe it!!! 2012 was a great year for my family, and for this blog. I FINALLY am feeling like I am starting to “find my voice” so to speak and I have “met” and gotten to know so many amazing people as well as […]
Why Does My Child Say “WaWa” & “BaBa”? {And is it Normal?}
Welcome to the first post in my new long term series “Why Does My Child___? {And is it normal?}” For more information about this series and how you can help contribute, read the intro post HERE. I remember a couple years ago a friend of mine was talking about how she wondered why her son […]
Your Child’s Speech & Language: 4 Years to 5 Years
Well we’ve made it through the first 4 years of your child’s life and here we are at the last year before she enters kindergarten. Kindergarten. As I type this, my own daughter will be 4 in a couple weeks and next year she will go to a transitional kindergarten program (like a Pre-K) as her […]