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Focus on “Better” Not Perfect with Late Talkers

August 16, 2017 by Laura Leave a Comment

I bet you've heard the saying, "Don't let perfect be the enemy of good." ​ In terms of working with late talking toddlers, our version would be, "Don't let perfect be the enemy of better." We should always aim for better with late talkers -... [Read more...]

Filed Under: Parents, Professionals Tagged With: advice for parents of late talkers, early intervention, ideas for toddlers in speech therapy, late talkers, Laura Mize, speech therapy for toddlers

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April 21, 2017 by Laura Leave a Comment

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Filed Under: Parents, Professionals Tagged With: coupon code for teach me to talk, coupon code Laura Mize, speech therapy for toddlers, teachmetotalk.com coupon code

Pretend Play Skills…An Important Marker for Language Development in Toddlers

April 6, 2017 by Laura 1 Comment

Have you ever wondered if a child is “just a late talker” or if there’s a larger problem? Research reveals that there are several risk factors that let us know that a child’s late talking is likely a part of a child’s developmental... [Read more...]

Filed Under: Autism, Parents, Professionals Tagged With: Autism in toddlers, early pretend play skills, lack of pretend play, Laura Mize, pretend play in toddlers, signs of autism, why pretending is important for language develoment

Gestures Predict First Words

March 17, 2017 by Laura 2 Comments

Have you ever wondered if a child is “just a late talker” or if there’s a larger problem? Research reveals that there are several risk factors that let us know that a child’s late talking is likely a part of a child’s developmental... [Read more...]

Filed Under: Expressive, Parents, Professionals Tagged With: gestures, gestures and autism, speech therapy for toddlers, teaching gestures

Joint Attention in Toddlers: Why It’s Important for Language Development

March 2, 2017 by Laura Leave a Comment

Have you ever wondered if a child is “just a late talker” or if there’s a larger problem? Research reveals that there are several risk factors that let us know that a child’s late talking is likely a part of a child’s developmental... [Read more...]

Filed Under: Autism, Parents, Professionals Tagged With: Autism in toddlers, joint attention, joint attention toddlers, language delay, Laura Mize

Cognitive Delay: What It Means for Language Development

February 19, 2017 by Laura Leave a Comment

#1 Factor Indicating that a Toddler’s Language Delay is “More Than Late Talking” Earlier this week I started a series of posts called “Is This More Than Late Talking?” In this series, we’re exploring the factors that indicate that a... [Read more...]

Filed Under: Parents, Professionals, Receptive

Is This More Than Late Talking?

February 13, 2017 by Laura 1 Comment

Factors that Indicate a Child is Struggling with “More Than Late Talking” Have you ever wondered if a child is “just a late talker” or if there’s something more serious going on? In my course for therapists, Steps to Building Verbal... [Read more...]

Filed Under: Parents, Professionals Tagged With: language delay, late talker, Late talking, speech therapy for toddlers

The Beauty of Distraction and Redirection… Ways to Address a Toddler’s (Potential) Misbehavior

February 10, 2017 by Laura Leave a Comment

Lately I've been writing a lot about Fight, Flight, or Freeze and strategies to help a toddler who is overstimulated. Most of this discussion has been centered around how to address a child’s over-stimulation when we’re working on improving... [Read more...]

Filed Under: Behavior, Parents, Professionals

Strategies to Help Toddlers Experiencing Fight, Flight, or Freeze

February 4, 2017 by Laura Leave a Comment

Help for Overstimulated Toddlers My post called Fight, Flight, or Freeze explored the negative reactions that children may display when they become overstimulated as they learn something new. Remember that these responses have been hard-wired... [Read more...]

Filed Under: Parents, Professionals Tagged With: fight flight freeze, ideas for regulation for toddlers, language delay, speech delay, toddler behavior

Fight, Flight, or Freeze… What a Child’s Negative Reaction Could Be Telling You

November 17, 2016 by Laura 1 Comment

We've all been there. You're trying your best to play or work with a late-talking toddler or preschooler and suddenly, out of the blue, he launches a toy across the room! Or she bolts! Or the child withdraws and, for lack of a better... [Read more...]

Filed Under: Parents, Professionals Tagged With: fight flight freeze, late talker, speech therapy ideas for toddlers

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Laura Mize is a pediatric speech-language pathologist who specializes in treating young children, ages birth to three, with communication delays and disorders in her private practice in and around Louisville, Kentucky. She earned a B.S. in … [Read More...]

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