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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...
Taking Time to Talk with Toddlers
In the midst of writing reviews and my list of best kids' toys for Holiday giving, I am reminded that speech and language skills can be enhanced in...
Turn Off the TV When Toddlers Are Around—Could Impact Language Learning
Recent research, by Daniel Anderson, professor of Psychology at the University of Massachusetts, looked at the impact of background TV while...
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