Summer is a time to relax and take a break from the busy schedule during the school year. However, summer should also be a time to continue improving your child’s language skills. Learning should always be fun and natural for younger children, and working on language skills is no exception. Below are 5 FUN summer
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Heading back to school can be a tough transition time for some students, especially younger ones who may be attending a preschool or daycare for the first time. Below, I have outlined some ideas to help prepare your child for the school year. Make a visual schedule! I use visual schedules with my preschool students
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There is a lot of discussion today among parents about screen time and children: How much is too much? Will screen time delay my child’s speech and language development? Will it hinder my child socially? A new study found some surprising results. The study found that children between the ages of six months and two
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Fall is here! It’s time for pumpkin spice lattes, cozy sweaters, and watching the leaves change color. Fall is also a wonderful opportunity to expand your child’s speech and language skills. Below are some fall-related ideas. Activities 1. Use construction paper to cut various sizes of leaves. You can then sort by color, shape, and/or
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3 Toys You Should Consider for Christmas This Year As a speech-language pathologist, parents often ask me what toys I would recommend to help foster their child’s speech and language skills. With the holidays fast approaching, I created a list of my top 3 “old-fashioned”, language-fostering toys. Consider adding a few of these to your
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I often get referrals from parents or pediatricians with concerns about a child’s fluency skills. Simply put, they think that a child is stuttering. For parents of pre-school aged children, it is important to note that many preschoolers go through a period of normal dysfluency. Because young children are learning language at such a
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One of my favorite populations to help as a speech-language pathologist is late-talking toddlers. Concerned parents will often tell me, “he can say the word but he just won’t do it on his own”. It is important to consider the stark difference between your child communicating and your child imitating. In my speech therapy
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Elf on the Shelf has become a worldwide phenomenon, and a Christmas tradition for many families. This sneaky elf shows up shortly after Thanksgiving, and continues to move around the house and get into a little trouble until Christmas. While many parents view Elf on the Shelf as a fun (albeit exhausting) little game, it
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One of the easiest and most effective ways to work on your child’s language skills at home is during routines. Daily routines include meal time, getting dressed, bed time, and bath time, to name a few. During bath time, parents can easily strengthen their child’s language skills without feeling like they are doing work, or
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Buying a new toy for your toddler is always fun and exciting. However, everyday items that we all have around the house can be just as therapeutic as buying a new toy for your toddler. Often times, toddlers are more excited by these everyday items than new toys! Below, I have listed 5 everyday objects
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