All Entries in the "Parenting" Category

Worried Grandparents

When I write any piece of information for this site, I always try to imagine who will read it and put it into practice.  In my mind, this mostly means I write for concerned moms and maybe touchy-feely dads. (No offense guys! I’m married to a man that I’d classify as a touchy-feely dad!) 
I think about new professionals hungry for information to help them with a new [...]

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Making Circle Time Successful

Making it through circle time at preschool or daycare is often a challenge for toddlers with developmental delays.  Here are hints for teachers, therapists, and parents who are looking for ways to make young children more successful during this schedule standard. 
Promote Participation and Attention at Circle Time by:
1.  Using developmentally-appropriate activities.
Too often I go into toddler classrooms to work with a child who is language-delayed and [...]

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Hearing Your Child’s Diagnosis For The First Time

Several months ago I ran across a blog in my research for this site.  The title of the post stopped my surfing.  “Early Intervention Sucks.”
OUCH! Being a pediatric SLP who specializes in early intervention, this hit a little too close to home.
My heart sank as I read her story.  She had just finished the initial evaluation with her state’s [...]

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Sensory Processing Disorder Resources for Parents with Toddlers with Language Delays

“Sensory issues” is a term pediatric therapists often use to describe differences in how a child reacts to incoming information which is measurably different than what we would expect to see.  This includes differences in how a child might perceive and process what he sees, feels, hears, smells, tastes, and how he reacts when he moves.  
Many children with language delays also [...]

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Mom Bloggers - Listen Up!

If you are blogging about your experiences with your own speech - language delayed child, I want to know about it!  Send me an e-mail with the link so I can read your stuff.  
I’m in the process of compiling a Mom (or Dad!) Blog category, and if you’d like to be considered, let me know! 
My hope is that I can connect parents who are [...]

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Muscle Tone Information for Parents

Here are the references I promised a couple of weeks ago about muscle tone and how it affects development in toddlers.  Some sites are specific to a particular diagnosis, and some are very general.  

For great basic information about muscle tone for parents as well as information regarding “w” sitting, gross motor activities to target low muscle tone at home, and discussion [...]

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Mommy Speech Therapy

I wanted to share with you a comment I received earlier this week on this site from a mom who bought Teach Me To Talk - The DVD for her son, and then I want to share what seems to be the common denominator in the dozens of e-mails I’ve received like this in the two short months since the [...]

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What Do You Do When NOTHING Is Working?

I’m writing this article to read later when I need to cheer myself on.  
As a pediatric SLP, there are times when I leave a session thinking, “I’ve tried EVERYTHING I know to do, and it’s not working.” There are times when I wake up in the middle of the night with one of my little [...]

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Is Bad Speech Therapy Better Than No Speech Therapy?

Hmmm….. this is a question I’ve been pondering all day long.  Let me walk you through my entire thought process before you weigh in on this issue. 
This morning I was in a huge hurry to get ready to go see one darling little girl for speech therapy and then pursue my other passion, being a mom, for the rest [...]

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“Discover The Best Approach Proven To Teach Your Toddler To Talk”

PARENTS – ARE YOU FRUSTRATED TRYING TO TEACH YOUR TODDLER TO TALK?
ARE OTHER CHILDREN HIS AGE ASKING FOR WHAT THEY WANT AND NEED – WHILE HE CAN ONLY CRY?
Maybe the “experts” tell you everything’s fine. But you can’t get past that nagging feeling that things should be getting better. And they just…aren’t.
As a [...]

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