I wish all my readers a blessed holiday season with family and friends!
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Kid’s Frog Tent for Pretend Play
I included the Circo Frog Tent from Target as one of my selected items for holiday giving. Since we celebrated Christmas as a family at...
Games for Speech Therapy and Home Fun
I love to hear from parents and Speech Therapists with ideas to stimulate speech and language. Keep the e-mails and comments coming! Today I heard...
Great Gift Guide for Kids’ Toys, Games and Books
Parents often ask me for advice on best toys and games for gift giving this time of year. A wonderful source for top educational materials for kids...
Christmas Nativity for Toddlers and Preschoolers
We know that children learn language best when it relates to their everyday experience. This is the season of several religious holidays so parents...
Resources for Raising a Bilingual Child
As you know I have an interest in families who are raising bilingual children. I have blogged about this and want to get a dialogue going among...
Speech Therapy Game for the “R” Sound
I always play with toys or games when I work with children so they forget that they are doing "work!" It occurred to me the other day that...
Smallest ABC Chart
Yesterday I treated myself to "Holiday Art Trail" which was a tour of local artists in their galleries. I visited Dalton Ghetti for a second time...
How To Raise A Bilingual Child-7 Steps
Many parents of newborns ask me about the best way to raise their child to be bilingual. Some parents ofr spouses speak a second language, have...
Creative Play Forts for Kids
After raising three boys and just spending the holidays with preschoolers, I am reminded again of how much fun a fort can be! It brought back...
Soft Dolls for Kid’s Creative Play and Speech
Two Year-old Will introduced me to Blabla dolls today. He was my "shopping buddy" as we visited one of my favorite stores, Airlie Moon, in...
Saving Money on Fun Toys
With the current economic situation, I perk up to clever ways for moms and dads to get toys or creative play items for less. Over the weekend we...
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