What is a speech or language delay? Does my child need speech therapy? A question many parents ask themselves at one time or another. Unfortunately, it is easy for a pediatrician or parents to overlook an atypical communication development. While it is easy to say your child will eventually catch up on their own, but [...]
We all know children learn best through play, speech, language, communication, and problem solving. But often times we forget to take a step back and see playtime from the child’s perspective. Accepting your child’s opinions, interests, strengths, and views increases their natural motivation and validates who they are. The five most agreed on characteristics of [...]
How important are speech, communication and language in a child’s everyday life? It is a growing question among parents and caregivers. Speech is an essential tool for both learning and interacting with others. It isn’t always easy to decipher emotional signs correlated with language or speech development. The most important developmental task is communication. It [...]
Reading to your child not only helps with speech and language problems, it carves out a love for absorbing knowledge and reading. The earlier you introduce reading to your child the better. It can help overcome speech challenges and speech delays. Effective strategies to ensure reading is fun for your child this Halloween season: Colorful [...]
