Welcome to my How to Help Your Child Talk series. These posts are intended to give you simple tips to help you work with your child so YOU can be your child’s best “speech therapist.” You may want to try out a new tip/strategy for a week or so and then when you feel like you’ve “got […]
How to Help Your Child Talk: Follow Your Child’s Lead
Welcome to my How to Help Your Child Talk series. These posts are intended to give you simple tips to help you work with your child so YOU can be your child’s best “speech therapist.” You may want to try out a new tip/strategy for a week or so and then when you feel like you’ve “got […]
You Can Do EVERYTHING Right and Still Have a Child with Special Needs
I want to talk a little bit today about guilt. You know…mommy (or daddy) guilt that parents of children with special needs (developmental or medical) carry on their shoulders because of their child’s needs. The guilt and the constant “what if’s” are oh-so common. Recently, I took my middle son Ev, age three, into our […]
When Should I Be Concerned About My Toddler’s Speech Development?
“He’ll grow out of it” “Don’t worry, he is just a late talker” “Oh my uncle didn’t talk until he was three and he is brilliant! Don’t worry!” It is not uncommon for parents of toddlers to worry about their child’s development at different stages. As parents, we all want our children to thrive and […]
How Can I Find a Speech Language Pathologist?
If you are worried about your child’s speech and language development, you will likely be looking for a speech-language pathologist. But how on earth do you go about this? How do you find a speech pathologist? This is a question I get often..and the great news, is that I covered this in detail in my […]
5 Playful Fall Activities to Expand Your Toddler’s Speech & Language Development
Fall is my most FAVORITE time of year! I’ve collected FIVE Playful FALL activities that I think would be super great for building speech and language skills in your toddlers. I’ve provided my tips for encouraging speech and language development for each activity below. General Tips When Doing these Activities: Slow down and be present […]
1-2-3 Just PLAY with Me: Review and Giveaway
I am a HUGE advocate for PLAY. Children learn SO MUCH from play…including speech and language! When parents ask me how they can best help their young children with their communication skills, one thing I always say is: PLAY WITH THEM! However, many parents out there are unsure what this looks like or why it […]
Tips from Speech Therapists, Educators and Fellow Parents {Guest Post Round Up}
The last several weeks, I have had some amazing guest posts from an array of fellow speech pathologists, educators and parents. I didn’t want any of you to miss these fantastic posts, so here are snippets of each post. Just click “Read more…” After each snippet to check out the rest of the post. ENJOY! […]
Science Activities to Promote Language and Communication
As many of you know, my family and I are expecting baby number three in just a few short weeks. As I take some time off from work and blogging to spend time with my family both before and after my new son’s birth, I am thrilled to share with you some amazing posts written […]
Building Language with Wordless Picture Books
As many of you know, my family and I are expecting baby number three in just a few short weeks. As I take some time off from work and blogging to spend time with my family both before and after my new son’s birth, I am thrilled to share with you some amazing posts written […]
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