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WEEKEND SALE at teachmetotalk.com

July 25, 2014 by Laura Leave a Comment

Enter the coupon code SAVE20 to receive a 20% discount on any DVD, therapy manual, or set purchase! Sale begins at noon on Friday, 7/25/14 and ends at 11:59 pm on Monday, 7/28/14. Not sure what to buy? Email me for help selecting products -... [Read more...]

Cardboard Blocks… Therapy Tip of the Week 7.18.14

July 18, 2014 by Laura Leave a Comment

In this week's episode of Therapy Tip of the Week, I begin a new series for speech therapy for toddlers with ideas for a familiar toy in most homes, daycares and preschools: BLOCKS! Blocks are a great material choice for speech therapy... [Read more...]

Early Receptive Language Targets… Learning to Follow Directions for Toddlers

June 11, 2014 by Laura Leave a Comment

Many times when a toddler isn't talking yet, it's because he doesn't understand language. If you haven't thought of this as a reason for late talking, let me encourage you to start here with what speech-language pathologists refer to as receptive... [Read more...]

Research Says… Balance Screen Time for Toddlers

June 5, 2014 by Laura Leave a Comment

As a pediatric SLP who specializes in treating very young children birth to three years, I field lots of questions from moms and dads who've read or heard that TV and other screen time (including apps on a phone, games on the iPad, and watching a... [Read more...]

Creating Verbal Routines NOW on DVD!

May 20, 2014 by Laura Leave a Comment

DVD for Parents of Toddlers with Speech Delay My popular Therapy Guide for parents of toddlers with language delays is now on DVD! Creating Verbal Routines is a 68-minute video filled with tips to get your child talking to you while having... [Read more...]

Receptive Language Delay in Toddlers… Advice for Parents

May 17, 2014 by Laura Leave a Comment

TREATING RECEPTIVE LANGUAGE DELAYS AT HOME FOR LATE TALKERS Many times during an initial assessment, when I ask a mom how her late talker understands language, she responds with… “My child understands everything.” While this is true... [Read more...]

Teach A Child to Say “Mama”… Therapy Tip of the Week for 5.4.14

May 4, 2014 by Laura 1 Comment

HOW TO TEACH MY CHILD TO SAY MAMA What's the one word all mothers want to hear? It's "mama." Join Laura as she discusses ways to teach a late talker to use this word with a FUN game and several other EASY ways. Just in time for Mother's... [Read more...]

Teach Me To Talk Reviews

May 2, 2014 by Laura Leave a Comment

Don't you love a good success story? That's one of my favorite parts of this job! Here's a message I received yesterday wtih a glowing Teach Me To Talk review... "I just felt the need to tell you thank you. I had emailed you previously about... [Read more...]

Autism… What’s a Parent To Do?

April 2, 2014 by Laura Leave a Comment

By far the most searched topic that leads parents to this website is AUTISM. In honor of World Autism Awareness Day 2014, here's an update of an article I first posted in 2009 and has been read over 1 million times. Some of the ways we word... [Read more...]

Email of the Week…Help for Late Talkers

March 12, 2014 by Laura Leave a Comment

I love to hear from moms who send in feedback about my products, but when a DAD takes the time to email me, well... it just makes my day!! Today I received this... "We were very excited to get this to help our 2 year old daughter. So far the... [Read more...]