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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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Is Your Speech Therapist Assigning Homework to Your Child?

As a parent, you want what’s best for your child’s development. When it comes to speech therapy, you understand the importance of consistent practice to...

Speech Blubs
Mar 18, 2024
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Speech Therapy at Home: Keep Your Child Progressing!

One such scheduled kid activity could be your little one’s weekly therapy session with the speech-language pathologist (SLP). How frustrating! Just when you’re seeing real...

Robert McKenzie
Jan 18, 2022
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21 Kids Activities to Encourage Speech Development

Have you ever noticed your baby cries differently for different needs? Different cries are baby’s way of communicating with you! But how do a baby’s...

Liz Talton
Sep 13, 2024
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6 Types of Speech Impediments

A speech impediment relates to the way an individual produces or articulates specific sounds. One example of this is stuttering. Under the umbrella of a...

Stacie Bennett
Jan 28, 2022
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Potty Training for Late Talkers

Children learning to use the bathroom also learn the vocabulary associated with potty training. If your toddler has a speech delay, they may not be able...

Stacie Bennett
Jul 9, 2024
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Your Non-verbal Child: How to Set Communication Goals

Having a non-verbal child isn’t easy. Even knowing what a child’s communication development stages are is a lot of work. Not to mention learning to...

Natalie Barnes
Jan 17, 2022
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Help Your Child Combine Words to Make Sentences

In order for this communication to develop, your child needs to be able to say individual words to build up their vocabulary. It’s only once...

Natalie Barnes
Jan 15, 2022
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Why Kids Enjoy Animal Sounds so Much?

If you have ever watched a baby’s reaction to animal sounds like these, they will often react with a smile or a laugh. But, have...

Robert McKenzie
Sep 13, 2024
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Creating Milestones for Kids: Turning Goals into Magic

The first steps toward achievement are the most difficult. Where to go, how to go, and when to go are just some of the questions…

Anne Armstrong
Jan 27, 2022
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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…

Robert McKenzie
Jan 26, 2022
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Parent Involvement in the IEP Process

As a mom of twins that were both assigned an IEP at 3-years-old, I want to share my experience. My goal is to help other…

Jeanne Visser
Jan 26, 2022
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Developmental Language Disorder — Causes, Signs, and Treatment

Understanding and utilizing language is not easy for everyone; especially those individuals who have been diagnosed with developmental language disorder (DLD). DLD is a hidden,…

Stacie Bennett
Jan 26, 2022
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Typical Speech Development: Vocabulary Milestones by Months

One of these words is “semantics,” which is merely technical jargon for “vocabulary.” But, what exactly is vocabulary?  Vocabulary refers to the set of words…

Natalie Barnes
Jan 26, 2022
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Creative Activities for Kids to Do at Home during COVID-19 Quarantine

Around the globe, parents are getting short of ideas on how to keep their kids busy all day long. Most kids are now bored with…

Myrah Abrar
Jan 25, 2022
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What Does ‘Cognition’ Mean and Why Is It Important?

Cognition consists of the mental activities involved in how your child comprehends and receives information presented to them in their environment. It’s all about acquiring knowledge and…

Natalie Barnes
Jan 25, 2022
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7 Ways to Improve Your Child’s Speech Development

What if your child does not reach the average language milestone? After parents get over the initial concern, one of the first steps is to…

Anne-Elisabeth Germain
Jan 25, 2022
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The Advantages of Teaching a Foreign Language to Kids

Parents have a lot to discuss when they first have children. One question common to US households is “Should we use both our native and…

Ray Blakney
Jan 25, 2022
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5 Ways to Teach Toddlers and Preschoolers Patience

Still, it can be difficult for a very young child to learn patience, especially since they don’t yet understand the importance of being patient –…

Kristin Herman
Jan 25, 2022
Review

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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NG Sound Articulation Therapy: A Guide for Parents

Most of the time, if your child is having difficulty with ng sound articulation, they are either omitting it completely (deleting the sound) or substituting…

Stacie Bennett
Jan 25, 2022
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Why Speech Therapists Request an Eye Exam and Hearing Test

A common question that will arise during this discussion will be whether your kid’s hearing and eyes have been tested. The reason for this is…

Natalie Barnes
Jan 25, 2022
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7 Ways to Help Your Child with Non-verbal Autism Speak

Many parents are told that if their child does not use communication by the ages 4 or 5, that they will never talk. A study…

Stacie Bennett
Jan 25, 2022
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Early Literacy: Why NOT to Teach Your Child the ABC's!

Various teaching methods have long been the targets of heated discussions, and none more so than phonics and whole language teaching. A teacher’s decision to…

Talia Kovacs
Jan 25, 2022
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A Guide to Developing Effective Study Habits

Luckily, we’re here to help you achieve it. Below, you’ll find a guide on how to help your child develop good study habits. Take a…

Daniela McVicker
Jan 24, 2022
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Invitation: ‘Toddler Talk’ Class with a Speech Therapist

Discover how to use and integrate the highly-rated Speech Blubs learning app in your speech practice! Toddler Talk is prepared in collaboration with Mommy Mingle….

Robert McKenzie
Jan 24, 2022

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