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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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Music Elevates Your Child’s Speech Development

Research studies and medical professions are in agreement that music is a great aid for learning and memory. I can belt out every word of…

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Older Brothers and Language Development

However, several studies have shown the opposite might be true. A child with an older sibling acquires language more slowly than a child who has…

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When Do Toddlers Start Talking? - From Combining 2 Words to Full Sentences

Communication is a very involved process. It starts with cooing, making sounds, babbling, and then progresses to word formation. The final step is combining words…

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Parentese - More Than Just “Baby Talk”

As a speech pathologist, it would always make me cringe to hear parents talking to their babies in this way. Annoyance level notwithstanding, it’s just…

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Play-Doh Ideas to Encourage Toddlers’ Talking

Additionally, you can use Play-Doh activities for toddlers as a way to encourage your toddlers to talk. Whether you let them do it freely, or…

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Your First Ear, Nose, and Throat Doctor Visit

Pediatric ENTs (ear, nose, and nose doctors) or otolaryngologists can treat problems like your child’s ear pain or sore throat and find solutions to any…

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What are the Reasons for Speech Delay?

In general, a child has a speech delay if the child’s speech development isn’t developing at an expected rate. Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital posted:…

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How to Know If My Child Is a Late Bloomer or Late Talker?

All children go through the same stages as their speech and language develops. However, it’s hard to know exactly when your child will get to…

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How to Teach Kids About Their Feelings through the Holidays

For each holiday, we’ll begin by identifying the associated feeling vocabulary and recognizing what it feels like in our own body, and what it looks…

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When Do Babies Start Talking?

When does Babbling Turn into Talking? With regard to babbling and communication, I can’t really tell you how long it’s going to take for your…

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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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Sensory Play Activities for Babies 0-18 Months

Sensory play for babies and toddlers is an important part of the interactions parents bring to their children. Engaging their senses is the beginning of…

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How to Teach Kids Self-Discipline: 4 Easy Ways

The term ‘self-discipline’ is also referred to as self-control.  A self-disciplined individual needs to control or ignore his or her own impulses to meet an…

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Recurrent Ear Infections and Speech Development

I want you to think about what happens to your hearing when you are underwater in a swimming pool. Can you hear clearly? Does everything…

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Reading vs. Adult Communication

Reading is excellent for so many different skills beyond speech and language development. It works on attention, comprehension, vocabulary, turn-taking, and fine motor skills such…

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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…