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Welcome back to Part II of this multi-part blog series that answers frequently asked questions.  Up this week:  2. Is the speech homework my speech therapist provided really that important? In one word, YES!!! However, I do know how hard this one actually is from personal experience.  As mentioned in previous posts, I have suffered from back issues […]

In this multi-part blog series, I am going to cover the answers to questions I get asked consistently. These may be questions I get before a child begins speech therapy or they might be questions that I get once speech therapy has begun.  Regardless, they are clearly questions that need to be answered! 1.     How long is my

Ouch!  Even writing that title sounds harsh.  But it’s true.  The words “You’re so smart” or any iteration of it, will never cross these lips. It doesn’t mean that I might not think it about a child that I am working with.  Far from it!  My clients blow me away with how their minds work on a daily basis.   However, how I

Summer slide.  Sounds fun, right?!  Well, sadly this is not the kind of slide that results in fun twists and turns and maybe splashing into a refreshing pool of water at the very end. Today’s blog post is about the term Summer Slide and what it means for children.  While it may only be April, everyone knows that Memorial

As I am writing this, the 4th Nor’easter of the month is swirling outside, forcing me to take the day off.  So while I am not seeing the children that I typically treat today, I am also missing my first personal training session.  Even writing that makes me sound more fancy than I actually am. 

Today I thought I would write about something that I have had an increase in phone calls from parents about: developmental stuttering.  I would say in the last two weeks I have had about 6 phone calls concerning stuttering events in preschool age children.  The aim of this blog post is to provide some education

Well I think it is safe to say that we have established that I am horrible at being a consistent blogger.  I have had the idea for writing this blog since August!  August people!!! I have probably written it in my head about 17 times but sitting down and actually putting fingers to keyboard has

Last week I talked about some speech and language red flags and when contacting a speech pathologist is warranted.  Today, I want to provide simple strategies to help elicit language.  These tips work great for any child, from those that don’t stop talking to those that need a nudge! If you are concerned about how

Well I haven’t been the greatest about blogging! But that is about to change!  I have set a goal for a new blog every other week so here we go! As I mentioned in my previous blog post, I wanted to talk about red flags that warrant a call to a speech pathologist.  I have

Thank you for checking out the blog. It is the hope that here you can find information, fun activities, and useful tips to help aid in your child’s speech and language development! Today, I wanted to go over what exactly speech therapy is. Sometimes it feels that all we are known for are lisps and stuttering!