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Speech Development Tip 1: Make good eye contact when you are talking to your child.

How many times have you caught yourself hollering from across the room to get your child's attention? And how many times have you become frustrated when your child has not responded to you? I know my children are listening to me when they stop what they're doing and respond. Yes, children are able to do ...

Now that I am settled in my new home and my children are back in school, I am making time to blog again. I'd like to start a series of blogs that summarize and expand on the speech tips that I provide weekly in my speech calendar. The purpose of these blogs is to encourage parents and care givers of toddlers who have delays in speech. Either they are not able to communicate their needs and ...

Today I was sorting through things in the office, getting some packing done for our move. I came across two old calendars. The first calendar was milestones of my oldest son, Caleb's first year of life. It was brief notes of his physical and speech development. The second calendar was when my daughter, Emily was born. When Emily was born, Jesse was almost 2 years old, and Caleb was nearl ...

I remember a conversation with a mom who was frustrated because her son was taking way too long to potty train. He was over three years old and understandably she said, "He should be trained by now!" She was comparing her son to his peers.

It's very natural for us, as parents, to compare our children with their peers. How beneficial is this though? Although her son has not been formally ...

The purpose of this video is to show an example of how you can use the activities in my speech calendar to help your toddler talk.

There are several things I'd like to point out in this video. This video was made at my home with my daughter (3 yrs. 9 mos) and my friend's son (2 yrs. 2 mos). As you can tell in the video, my daughter, Emily has no problem speaking her mind, and Alex is at t ...

So, you've decided to start using sign language to help your toddler talk. Now, where do you start? How do you get started?

Remember your goal: Your goal is most likely not to teach your toddler to be a fluent signer. Your goal may be to use basic sign language to show your child a need for communication. Your goal may be to use basic sign language to reduce frustration or to encourage ...

You may ask yourself, "why should I use sign language to help my toddler talk?" My answer is simple. You can't force your child to talk, but you can teach your child to sign. You can show him a need for communication. From birth, babies make their needs known. Children will continue to make their needs or wants known, even if they can not verbally communicate them. Unfortunately, if chil ...