Preschool Bird Feeder Activity for Language Development Looking for a great hands-on activity to develop your child’s vocabulary? Then, you’re in luck! Every spring, I make bird feeders with my preschool aged clients. They LOVE Continue reading
How Arts and Crafts Help Develop Language in Young Children by Silwertand I love doing simple arts and crafts projects with my toddler and preschool aged clients. I prefer the ones that: 1. Aren’t too messy Continue reading
Autism: A Mother’s Quest to Spread Empathy and Acceptance In the earlier post, I introduced you to the fantastic book series, Starabella. Now, it’s my pleasure to “present” Sharon Fialco, real life mother to the heroine Continue reading
Autism and Acceptance: The Starabella Book Series Unique. Engaging. Heart-Warming. Relevant. Needed. These are just a few words that come to mind when I think about the exceptional book series, Starabella. In honor of Autism Continue reading
Lightening Round Interview 3 : Bilingual Language Development with Ana Paula G. Mumy Welcome to another installment of Lightening Round Interviews. For these interviews, I’ll be “speaking” with experts in various professions related to early Continue reading
“Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?“ written by Bill Martin and illustrated by Eric Carle is a classic children’s book. It’s predictable, rhythmic, colorful, and pretty….BASIC. Yup. It’s pretty basic. Plain and simple. It Continue reading
Lightening Round Interview 2: Executive Functions and Speech Therapy with Jennifer Hatfield Here’s my second installment of the fun and informative – Lightening Round Interviews. For these interviews, I’ll be “speaking” with various experts in Continue reading
Growing Up With Apraxia ***Giveaway details at the bottom of the post!*** Speaking of Apraxia: A Parents’ Guide to Childhood Apraxia of Speech By Leslie and Kate Lindsay Hi, my name is Kate. I am Continue reading
Lightening Round Interview # 1: Language and Picky Eating in Internationally Adopted Children with Tatyana Elleseff I’ve added a new segment to my blog called Lightening Round Interviews. For these interviews, I’ll be “speaking” with Continue reading
How to Use Books to Improve Toddlers’ Communication Skills As a pediatric speech language pathologist who specializes in treating toddlers and preschoolers, I often use books during my speech therapy sessions. In fact, I LOVE Continue reading
Snuggle Puppy! A little love song (for your toddler’s speech development) by Sandra Boynton With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, I thought to myself, “Why not write a post about Snuggle Puppy!” In case you Continue reading
Many young children learn new words and concepts incidentally. This means that the learning is not necessarily planned. It happens, let’s say, “by accident” and in a natural context. The child is engaged in an Continue reading
My Toddler Talks – Book Reviews I’m thrilled to report that many individuals who have independently reviewed My Toddler Talks have found it to be a worthwhile resource! If you are interested in reading what Continue reading
I’m writing this post heavy hearted and deeply saddened by the recent tragedy in Newtown, CT. Being a new mother, I can’t even imagine what those families are going through. I cry each time I Continue reading
Well Read Bookstore Located in Hawthorne, NJ I’m thrilled to announce that My Toddler Talks: Strategies and Activities to Promote Your Child’s Language Development is now available at Well Read, a local and independent Continue reading