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Turn off that TV!
photo credit I know this is a touchy subject, but I feel like I have to address it because so many parents ask about it…. What television shows are good for your child? Are any of them educational? I have … Continue reading
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Tagged early language development, educational television, social communication
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PROMPT training
This past weekend, I had the privilege of attending a PROMPT training workshop in New York. I’m blessed because my day-job wants me to develop my clinical skills with the latest treatment techniques. PROMPT is an intensive tactile cueing therapy … Continue reading
“the.. the.. the… apple!” [dysfluency in young children]
A friend of mine texted me the other day and said, “Did you teach [Paige] to say ‘the’ in front of words? She just started doing it… but sometimes she says it a few times – like a stutter?” My … Continue reading
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Tagged consultative therapy, early language development, fluency, stuttering
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too much information
jeff, my sweet husband, just told me that i need to make my posts “more user friendly.” i believe his exact words were, “babe, you’re typing too much information per post – it’s too much for someone to digest at … Continue reading
tantruming vs. communicating
So frequently, parents report that their child throws tantrums (screaming, crying, throwing his/her body on the ground, head banging) to get a desireable object. Since I mostly work with 0-3 year olds, I have noticed that children who are language … Continue reading
/ba/ for [ball]
Just a quick story from a treatment session that warmed my heart… I’ve been providing speech therapy for this child for approximately 2 months. He’s about 2 1/2 and his parents are dedicated to his language development. This little guy … Continue reading
Part III: Pre-linguistic skills in early language development
Onto my final post about pre-linguistic (or pre-language) skills in the little tykes..IMITATION and TURN-TAKING! My dear friend, David, was sharing with me about how his 11-month-old daughter, Elliana, is starting to intentionally imitate his sounds (which obviously brings him … Continue reading
Part II: Prelinguistic Skills in Early Language Development
….Back to the question, “when will my child talk?” After looking at communicative intent, I start to probe a child’s parents about their babbling structure. Prior to the production of TRUE words, a child must develop a complex babbling (also … Continue reading
Part I: Prelinguistic Skills in Early Language Development
Prelinguistic… what the heck does that mean? Prelinguistic skills are early developmental markers that occur prior to the use of true words. When studying in graduate school, I remembered “prelinguistic” as “pre-language.” Parents frequently come into speech therapy asking, “When … Continue reading
About babybabbler.com
Hello World! Babybabbler.com is a website dedicated to the emergence, development and stimulation of children’s speech and language. As a Speech-Language Pathologist who focuses primarily on the speech and language of 0-5 year olds, it is evident that many parents … Continue reading
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