Category Archives: Birth-3 year-olds

Is It Okay If Our Son Doesn’t Watch TV?

Posted on October 11, 2007 by admin

As you can imagine, I get all kinds of questions when I have “play on words” sessions with moms and dads. Is it okay if she watches TV? Is it okay if she doesn’t watch TV? Last week, I had … Continue reading →

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Good Boy Books For Toddlers

Posted on October 9, 2007 by admin

This morning after I finished working with a two-year-old delayed in language, his mom wanted to show me a new toy she had gotten. It was a series of pictures of vehicles on a ring—a train, van, bus etc. She … Continue reading →

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Good Books for Boys to Encourage Language

Posted on October 5, 2007 by admin

After raising three boys and being an advocate for literacy and effective books that promote language, I have been asked to make a list of good “boy books.” I know I am not politically correct to suggest that only boys … Continue reading →

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Reading Tactics for Babies

Posted on September 29, 2007 by admin

Today I spoke to the new mothers’ group at Greenwich Hospital. The babies ranged from six weeks old to four and a half months. As usual, I asked how reading was going with their babies. I got the usual questions … Continue reading →

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Choosing the Right Preschool

Posted on September 26, 2007 by admin

I can’t believe it is September and already parents have to think about where to enroll their child for preschool next fall. I was reminded of this yesterday when I had a wonderful reunion with a family I had worked … Continue reading →

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Bilingual Books, Anyone?

Posted on September 21, 2007 by admin

One of the challenges of raising your baby bilingual is finding good books in your language other than English. Katerina’s mom shared the frustration of finding books in Spanish either translated from English, but even harder was to find sources … Continue reading →

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Does My Child Have a Speech and Language Delay?

Posted on September 19, 2007 by admin

I consulted with a mom last week who is a terrific example of a “with it” mom. Of course I think that all the moms I work with really know their kids. That’s why when a mom expresses concerns to … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday One-Year-Old!

Posted on September 17, 2007 by admin

I’ve just spent a delightful weekend celebrating our grandson, Will’s first birthday. Of course I took him on a joy ride through the toy store getting him a few new toys to launch him into his second year. At a … Continue reading →

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Bringing Up Bilingual Babies

Posted on September 12, 2007 by admin

I just had a “play on words” session with one-year-old Katerina who was saying, “Queso?” for “Que es esto?” (What is this? in Spanish). Katerina’s mom is like so many new parents who want to raise their children bilingual, and … Continue reading →

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An Old Friend Returns

Posted on September 8, 2007 by admin

You all know that I love a good toy and mourn the loss when a great language toy is retired (like the old Fisher Price pirate ship or Robin Hood’s tree house.) Well you can imagine my joy in finding … Continue reading →

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