Archive for May, 2008
Tips for Parents for Maximizing Therapy Sessions at Home
TOP 10 THINGS YOUR THERAPIST WANTS YOU TO KNOW AND MAY BE TOO NICE TO TELL YOU -
1. Minimize the distractions from other people for your child, especially during initial sessions.
This means don’t have grandparents or your best friend or the neighbor’s children over until your child has established relationships with her therapists. It’s much easier to keep a new client’s attention if [...]
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Feeding Resources (edited July 9, 2008)
I’ve found some great resources for parents and therapists who work with children with feeding difficulties.
Children with communication challenges often exhibit various problems with feeding skills. Sometimes these issues are sensory based, meaning there’s a difference in how a child’s system processes and handles the various textures, tastes, smells, and even the sight of foods. Sometimes it’s a physical problem, [...]
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One Mother’s Experience….. Judging Quality Speech Therapy for Toddlers and Preschool-Aged Children
SLP and Mom Laurie Felty is offering another article in her series about parenting a child with apraxia of speech. In this one she describes their successful and not-so-successful experiences with her son Jack’s speech therapy. Just so you know - whenever I have a guest blogger, I never direct them as to what to write. When [...]
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Guidelines for Referral for a Speech-Language Assessment for Toddlers
I recently found a great article written by Marilyn Agin, M.D., and author of The Late Talker. It was written for a pediatrics journal, but it also has great information for parents who might be on the fence wondering if their child will catch up on his own, or if they should go ahead and be referred for a [...]
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Foreign Language and Late Talkers
I just evaluated another two-year-old little girl who has language delays, both receptively (how she understands words) and expressively (how she communicates her wants and needs). Her parents are both highly educated professionals from another country. Naturally, they want to teach their daughter their native languages, as well as English. Yes, languages, since they are both from different parts of the same [...]
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Can’t vs. Won’t
I RARELY, no make that never, think that a child doesn’t talk because he’s stubborn or lazy. I get so frustrated when parents tell me this, or worse, when I hear another therapist say this. If you, or gasp, a professional, is telling you this, please re-evaluate your situation.
The truth is when kids can talk, they do talk. It makes life so [...]
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NEW TO THIS SITE? A User’s Guide
If you are just now joining us, WELCOME! I feel that the best way to begin to read information on this site is to start with our January 2008 archives (located in the left side column about half way down the page) and then work your way forward. So many of my posts build upon information in a [...]
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Fish Oil Information
I asked Allison, author of “Mommy Gut” and mother of a son who was diagnosed with apraxia at 2, to write an introductory article about using fish oil with children with apraxia. She has included a couple of links to other sights with more in-depth information. Another resource citing success using fish oil and other supplements for children with [...]
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