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Why I Don’t Say “Say” to Your Toddler

Teaching your toddler to talk vs communicate A parent and toddler are in the kitchen: “Say cookie!” “You can say it” “Say cookie!” “Say I want cookie!” Our little guy is now screaming and crying and inconsolable. The thing I want you to realize that is he would if he could. Think about it, how […]

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I'm a speech therapist specializing in early language, but more importantly, I'm a mom of a toddler who has been on her own journey with physical and occupational therapy
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Ten common speech and language myths:   1. “Baby talk” will inhibit language development ►False “Baby talk” refers to the high pitched, sing song voice we use when we talk to babies. Also called “motherese” or “infant directed speech, “baby talk” actually aids babies in language development: There are a number of ways baby talk […]

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I’m Brooke
I'm a speech therapist specializing in early language, but more importantly, I'm a mom of a toddler who has been on her own journey with physical and occupational therapy
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The “Wait and See” Approach Waiting to see if your child “outgrows” late talking is called the “wait and see” approach. Although there is some variability when children begin to talk, in general children hit their language milestones at roughly the same time: Important Language Milestones Children that are 18 month old should use least […]

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I’m Brooke
I'm a speech therapist specializing in early language, but more importantly, I'm a mom of a toddler who has been on her own journey with physical and occupational therapy
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[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”]   90% of learning in early childhood classroom is through play.  What is play? Play is the primary vehicle for social learning in young children. In fact, play is the vehicle children use to learn all academic concepts. This includes number concepts, having conversations, learning […]

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I’m Brooke
I'm a speech therapist specializing in early language, but more importantly, I'm a mom of a toddler who has been on her own journey with physical and occupational therapy
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Recommended Reading These are my favorite books related to speech and language by category: Books on Language Development Language Development: How Babies Talk: The Magic and Mystery of Language in the First Three Years of Life by  Roberta Michnick Golinkoff and Kathy Hirsh-Pasek Did you know your baby can recognize changes in syllables and familiar songs while […]

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