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How to be a Special Needs Advocate for Your Child

There is a fine line between being a parent and being an advocate. At least that’s what I’ve learned in my parenting journey. When I…

Marisa Donnelly

Feb 4, 2022

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Tips to Improve Communication with a Child Wearing a Mask

As a speech-language pathologist, I know the impact that mask-wearing can have on communication; however, in my opinion, wearing cloth face coverings is absolutely necessary…

Mindy Hudon

Feb 4, 2022

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When is it Time to Go to a Speech-Language Pathologist?

Does My Child Need Speech Therapy? First, let me tell you about speech-language pathologists (SLPs). These are the medical professionals that will evaluate, assess, diagnose,…

Stacie Bennett

Feb 4, 2022

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How to Engage Children In Speech Therapy

Children may think it’s boring, don’t like the speech therapist, might not enjoy the tasks or could not get along with the people in their…

Stacie Bennett

Feb 1, 2022

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Life After Lockdown: Back to School Checklist for Children with Special Needs

When my daughter Elizabeth was young, I felt anxious and lost sleep over the transition back to the new school year, even as much as…

Annette Hines

Jan 31, 2022

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Mirror Neurons, Video Modeling, and Your Child’s Speech

What are Mirror Neurons? Before we dig into mirror neurons, we need to have a quick understanding of neurons in general. Neurons are specialized cells…

Natalie Barnes

Jan 31, 2022

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Blub Talks: How To Teach Speech for Toddlers with Kjirsten Broughton, M.S. CCC-SLP

Kjirsten works at her own private practice, and is an expert is speech therapy for toddlers. She is also a certified Hanen provider and trained…

Speech Blubs

Jan 28, 2022

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Common Techniques Used by Speech Therapists

In this reading, you will get to see some of the common techniques used by speech therapists and hopefully, you can use some of them…

Anne-Elisabeth Germain

Jan 27, 2022

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SLPs are Still Providing Speech Therapy Sessions – Remotely . . . But Not Everywhere.

To say the COVID-19 virus has inconvenienced speech therapists and their patients is a serious understatement. Kids everywhere are missing therapy sessions because of school…

Robert McKenzie

Jan 26, 2022

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Parent Involvement in the IEP Process

As a mom of twins that were both assigned an IEP at 3-years-old, I want to share my experience. My goal is to help other…

Jeanne Visser

Jan 26, 2022

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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Why Speech Therapists Request an Eye Exam and Hearing Test

A common question that will arise during this discussion will be whether your kid’s hearing and eyes have been tested. The reason for this is…

Natalie Barnes

Jan 25, 2022

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7 Strategies to Motivate Your Child to Learn

Often, children tend to lose focus or interest in their studies owing to distractions, difficulties, and more. It becomes their parent’s responsibility to help them…

Molly Gibson

Jan 20, 2022

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Parents Guide to Speech and Language Pathology

As a speech pathologist in the high school setting, I have a huge range of parental involvement. I have parents who want to be a…

Stacie Bennett

Jan 19, 2022

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Mommy Mingle & Speech Blubs’ ‘Toddler Talk’ Class for Parents

The packed house webinar’s host was New York-licensed speech therapist Tori Hirsch, MS. CCC-SLP, TSSLD. The topics Tori covered included: Healthy Screen Time An App…

Robert McKenzie

Jan 19, 2022

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How to Increase Your Child’s Focus and Concentration

Now that your children are attending school at home, many find dealing with their child’s attention span for online school difficult. Thankfully, there are simple…

Liz Talton

Jan 18, 2022

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