Is your child being teased because of how they speak? Is how they talk affecting their mental health? It can be a scary experience for a child if they are getting bullied or teased by other kids. Professor Gordon W. Blood, Ph. D. CCC-SLP, did a study that revealed Children who stutter are 61% more [...]
Does your child have a speech impediment or not reaching their speech milestones as quickly as their friends? Will it just go away on its own? Instead of saying “soup” my child says “thoup”, is this a speech impediment? Does my child need a speech therapist? Raising children comes with a lot of questions. Especially, [...]
As a parent or caregiver, we can’t help but worry about our children. Are they eating right? Getting enough sleep? Or too much screen time? Are they meeting their developmental milestones? As a mother myself, I have the same concerns. While I can’t get my child to eat broccoli and have trouble with limiting technology [...]
It isn’t always easy being a parent, especially with our busy lives. Deciphering if your child has a language or speech challenge is not always so straightforward. The team at Orlando's First Words Speech Therapy understands it can be a struggle and it isn’t always easy to know what is best for your child. Which is [...]
