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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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6 March Indoor Activities for Kids to Boost Language

March brings leprechauns, shamrocks, and baseball. If you’re looking for some cute indoor activities for kids to do at home to work on speech and…

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How Common Is Speech Delay in Toddlers?

Their language abilities may be developing at a slower rate than most children’s. They may have trouble expressing themselves or understanding others. Their delay may…

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How to Teach Story Elements to Kids

Before children can utilize the key elements of a story, they need to be able to identify the sections confidently.  So, what are the components…

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Great Ways to Break the Cycle of Homeschool Boredom

Field Trips A great way to shake up the day of homeschooled children is to take regular field trips. These should be planned, given a…

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Pacifiers: The Pros and Cons

In This Article What is a Pacifier? What are the Pros of Using a Pacifier? What are the Cons of Using a Pacifier?  Pacifiers and…

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Down Syndrome Education - Tips from a Teacher

The Center for Disease Control (CDC) says that “chromosomes determine how a baby’s body forms during pregnancy and how the baby’s body functions as it…

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Teach Animal Sound Activities for Toddlers

Typically, simple words like “Mama” and “Dada” are the huge milestones that excite many parents.  But, before true language begins children learn and practice through…

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Early Intervention vs. School Speech Therapy

Children grow and develop at their own rate. Some develop motor skills faster and others seem to develop speech faster. I can tell you from…

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6 Tips to Help Your Child Develop Reading Skills

The time of bedtime stories has passed, and now it’s time your children started reading on their own. You’re probably wondering how you can help…

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How to Nurture Play Skills in Children with Autism

When your child receives a diagnosis, it’s important to learn how to play with an autistic child. Ask a play therapist how to make playtime…

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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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Better Hearing and Speech Month

Each May, Better Hearing & Speech Month (BHSM) tries to raise awareness about communication disorders and the role that speech pathologists (SLPs) play in providing…

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Keeping Kids Occupied while Travelling with a Plane

We are also traveling to Aruba for two weeks with my in-laws. Traveling for three hours in a car has me stressed, but traveling for…

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When Should I Worry about My Child’s Speech?

If your child has trouble with a few sounds at this point, but people unfamiliar can easily understand him/her, your child is likely developing speech…

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10 Pre-Writing Activities for Preschoolers

Two of the main topics they cover in pre-k are writing and pre-writing tasks. Every single thing they do, even if it doesn’t appear to…

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Fart Jokes and Why Toddlers Like Them So Much

If your toddler is reaching the bathroom humor phase of life, chances are that they find these jokes hilarious! And while a little bit of…

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Reading to Kids: The “Million-Word Gap”

The benefits of reading to kids are fairly well known, but the importance of reading to them can be understood with the following statistic: Young…

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