Robert McKenzie

New York, New York

Robert’s long, circuitous path to Blub Blubs, Inc. began in New York City, where as a fifth grade teacher in Hell’s Kitchen he met his much smarter, more attractive wife-to-be. Having both finished master’s degrees from Columbia University, they moved to Europe for adventure and romance. Robert also built a business based on writing and teaching before taking a four-year hiatus to join a Beatles tribute band to tour the world as “John.” The birth of his second child required a re-examining of his priorities and eventually led him to be the “Senior” (and only) Copywriter and one of the creative mischief-makers for Speech Blubs. As the company’s “old goat” Robert gets to be involved in the making of an app that teaches kids to read, and to tease his younger colleagues mercilessly. A very happy time, indeed.

Robert McKenzie's Articles
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Abigail the Advocate - Blub Talks #3

This week’s theme is achievement, overcoming obstacles, and reaching one’s full potential. After watching this podcast, you begin to understand how this is totally NOT…

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SLP WEBINAR: El Paso SLPs Meet Rachel Madel, M.A., CCC-SLP

With the current restrictions, how do these kids get the services they need? They can’t meet in person with their speech therapist. They can’t go…

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How to Nurture Play Skills in Children with Autism

When your child receives a diagnosis, it’s important to learn how to play with an autistic child. Ask a play therapist how to make playtime…

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Fart Jokes and Why Toddlers Like Them So Much

If your toddler is reaching the bathroom humor phase of life, chances are that they find these jokes hilarious! And while a little bit of…

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“Talking with Tech” Podcast for SLPs Features Speech Blubs!

The podcast by Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) Rachel Madel and Chris Bugaj is a weekly discussion about “all things AAC” (Augmentative and Alternative Communication). Every episode…

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Is Your Toddler’s Attention Span Typical?

To be even more inclusive, the attention spans of neurotypical children can be much different than kids with ADHD or those on the Autism spectrum….

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Language Activities to Improve Speech for Babies and Toddlers

As language skills are acquired, and vocabulary is increased on a weekly or even daily basis, it will be determined primarily by the adults in…

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Speech Blubs Teams with Hiyababy & Mobile Hope Loudoun to Help Families in Need at Christmas

Speech Blubs will give a Christmas donation of 1,000 free lifetime memberships of its app (each one a $100 value) to overwhelmed parents looking for…

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Articulation Therapy: An All-in-One Guide for Parents

Experts consider this a “speech sound disorder” in the motoric production of speech sounds. The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) reports that “Articulation approaches target each…

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Autism Awareness Month: Spreading the Word

Let’s take a closer look at autism spectrum disorder by: Giving a brief history of the developmental disorder; Defining ASD; Listing the characteristics of ASD;…

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Hospitals and Stores are Sold Out of Masks: Speech Blubs Wants to Help!

During this pandemic, Speech Blubs wants to do all we can to help spread the word about helping first responders and responsible citizens to get…

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Screen Time: An All-in-One Guide

Welcome to our series of “All-in-One” guides connecting blog writers around an important topic that is explored in-depth on our blog page. The subject of…

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11 Indoor Activities for Toddlers and Children

Right now the world is facing a pandemic that is forcing us to stay at home. And while we all love spending the extra time…

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Dinosaurs for Kids - Why Are Dinos So COOL?

What you’ll find in this blog: The DINO Obsession Types of Dinosaurs List of Cool Dinosaur Videos for Kids Speech Blubs’ Dino Rawrs Meet our…

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One Million+ Downloads on Speech Blubs

Speech Blubs app by the Numbers! Everything you always wanted to know about Speech Blubs, but were afraid to ask. In a cute, easy-to-read infographic….

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SLPs are Still Providing Speech Therapy Sessions – Remotely . . . But Not Everywhere.

To say the COVID-19 virus has inconvenienced speech therapists and their patients is a serious understatement. Kids everywhere are missing therapy sessions because of school…