Archive for April, 2008

A Mother’s Journey…. My Son’s Initial Signs and Symptoms of Apraxia

This is the second in Laurie Felty’s series of articles about her son Jack’s apraxia of speech.  I hope you enjoy this one as much as the first!  Laura 
 A Mother’s Journey ……
INITIAL SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF APRAXIA AND WHAT LED US TO EARLY INTERVENTION
By Laurie Felty, MS, CCC-SLP
As mentioned in my previous article, my son, [...]

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Keeping Your Finger on the Pulse of Normal….Advice for Therapists

I am always amazed when I hear a therapist (Speech, OT, or PT) tell me that they don’t have regular contact with typically developing children.  What?  Then how do you gauge “normal,” and what do you call typical?  Surely you’re not still relying on your grad school experience?  Observation hours with typically developing kids is your only reference?  Noticing kids as you [...]

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Daycare Woes

The last time my friend Kate complained about all of the substandard daycares she visits in her role as a developmental interventionist in our state’s early intervention program, I asked her to put fingers to the keyboard and record some of her observations and unfortunately, complaints.   What you’ll read below is a contrast between theory, or how early childhood education should look, and reality, how she [...]

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Beyond Colors, Letters, and Numbers….. Expanding Your Child’s Vocabulary

I recently read on a parenting board that I frequently visit that a child’s SLP advised a mother not to praise her child for knowing his shapes, colors, letters, and numbers.  This mom was bewildered because #1, they had spent lots of time learning those things when she was pregnant and on bedrest with twins and couldn’t do lots of physical [...]

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Mommy Gut

I asked Allison, the community leader on a parenting message board for children with speech delays and disorders, to write about her experiences with her son.  Her experiences are not unlike many mothers who are searching this website for information.  I hope you’ll find her advice insightful as you pursue answers for your own child.  Laura   
Mommy Gut
Mommy gut knows best.  If you’re a [...]

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A Little Frustration CAN Go A Long Way …..Using Sabotage And Withholding Effectively to Entice Your Toddler To Talk

As a parent, it’s heartbreaking to see your child suffer when he’s frustrated.  This seems to be especially true when that frustration revolves around communication, or the lack of it.  
However, as an SLP, I sometimes want a child to be frustrated.  I often purposefully set up situations like this during therapy sessions because I think it might make a kid try a little harder.  Actually I know it [...]

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“What Do You Think Of Your Child’s Speech?”…..One Mother’s Thoughts

I have asked my friend, Laurie Felty, the mother of a child with apraxia of speech who is also an SLP, to write a series of articles on parenting a child with language difficulties.  Here is the first in her series, and I hope you’ll enjoy it as much as I did! Laura
“WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR [...]

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Using “Shortened Speech” with Toddlers in Daycare

Last week I received an e-mail from a reader and would like to share her question and my response.

“…….. I work at a child care center… I am hoping you can help me or give me some direction on finding tips for talking with toddlers.  I am trying to help the teachers in the toddler room realize how [...]

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Toothbrushing for Toddlers

My friend, also a therapist in our state’s early intervention program, attended an initial team meeting for a child last week and had a discussion that I’d like to share with you.  This child does not like to brush his teeth.  Actually that’s not strong enough wording.  In fact, he HATES to have his teeth brushed.  According to my friend, he [...]

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Pictures from Teach Me To Talk - The DVD

Pictures from our shooting days from Teach Me To Talk - The DVD.   
Here’s the link to order ”Teach Me To Talk - The DVD.”
 

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