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In Speech, as we work on specific goals and the details of those goals, it is good of us as parents and therapists to remember the purpose behind working on these skills. Asking, “why are we doing this?” to yourself and, even better, to your therapist is always a good question.  Yes, we are workingContinue reading “Focusing on Functional Communication”

If you spend time around a Speech Pathologist, you will hear the word “modeling” spoken often. This can sound like a highly technical term, but in reality, it is a word for something that you are likely already doing with your child. “Modeling” is doing or saying exactly what you want your child to doContinue reading “What is modeling?”

When watching young children play, what typically goes through your mind as a parent? Maybe you are happy because they are happy. Or maybe you wonder why they find the simple acts of banging on a drum, pretending to cook, or crashing cars so enjoyable. What about when you want them to follow your directionsContinue reading “The Importance of Play”

With the school year up and running, one of the pressure points your family may be feeling is the difficult season of changing routines and expectations. While this school year may throw more change at us than usual, the experience of change is usually not easy for kids (let’s be honest, we adults dislike itContinue reading “Adjusting to Change “

Would you like to know how opening a bank account can be incorporated into speech therapy? Yes…it’s possible, so keep reading! Before we continue, check out this clip of a young man name RJ who is the son of famous actress, Holly Robinson, as he shares some of his future goals. CLIP Tear jerker, right?!Continue reading “Functional Therapy Lesson”