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Best resources for speech therapy at home! We cover parenting tips & speech and language development to bring you all you need to know to keep your child thriving.

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How Does IEP for Preschool work?

First Things First: Early Intervention The first thing I want to address is about getting early intervention services. At this age, yes, I would have…

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How to Improve Reading Comprehension, Fluency, and Speech Production

Reading comprehension and fluency can have many positive effects, such as: Increasing speech production Improving receptive language Growing vocabulary Improving social skills (e.g. turn-taking) Growing…

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Tips to Know before You Start Homeschooling

We are accidental homeschoolers.  My husband was a public school teacher, so we bought our home in his district so he and our future children…

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How to Get Toddlers to Listen and Cooperate

I don’t know about you, but I didn’t totally picture my life being a 24-hour-a-day giver-of-snacks or a meltdown soother because I wouldn’t let my…

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Colic in Babies: Personal Experience and Coping Tips

I remember being around a young mom who’s son is about 6 months younger than my daughter. Her son had colic and was just miserable…

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Testing for Speech and Language Therapy

When getting a child evaluated for speech and language services, most parents want to know what sort of tests will their child be exposed to,…

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Help Children Who Stutter Overcome Bullying

My typical caseload consists of students who have cognitive issues, auditory or language processing disorders, Autism, Attention Deficit Disorder and stuttering. Up until two years…

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Is Autism Hereditary? Speech Therapist's Experience

If you are reading this blog, I assume that you know what autism spectrum disorder entails. Autism spectrum disorder is a condition related to brain…

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Collette Divitto's Down Syndrome Story

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We are Parents during a Pandemic - HELP!!!

I naively thought that this would only last two weeks and that people actually washed their hands. 🤯 None of this couldn’t be further from…

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My son was diagnosed with bilateral hearing loss in both ears last year, and after his surgery, Speech Blubs is the best app to get him on track with kids his age.

- By Nola and Kory

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Down Syndrome: The First Year

When we discovered our son had Down Syndrome at birth, we had a discussion with the wonderful nurses how every newborn brings their unique challenges…

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How to be a Special Needs Advocate for Your Child

There is a fine line between being a parent and being an advocate. At least that’s what I’ve learned in my parenting journey. When I…

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Juggling Homeschooling and Working from Home

As a result of COVID-19, we received word last week that my son’s preschool would stay closed this fall. My husband and I both run…

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Tips to Improve Communication with a Child Wearing a Mask

As a speech-language pathologist, I know the impact that mask-wearing can have on communication; however, in my opinion, wearing cloth face coverings is absolutely necessary…

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5 Novel at-Home Play-based Learning Activities You Should Try

The best way to help them learn and improve is to make it fun and spontaneous. That’s why we’ve put together a list of 5 novel play-learn…

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When is it Time to Go to a Speech-Language Pathologist?

Does My Child Need Speech Therapy? First, let me tell you about speech-language pathologists (SLPs). These are the medical professionals that will evaluate, assess, diagnose,…