Wondering How to Help a Child with Speech Apraxia? 3 Tips for Parents. One of the things parents worry about most when they get a diagnosis of Childhood Apraxia of Speech is a feeling of helplessness. They know that speech therapy is crucial to helping a child communicate well, yet parents are often […]
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Types of Lisps and When to Get Help There are several different types of lisps, each with its own characteristics that parents should know about. They are very common in young children and may continue into adulthood if not treated properly and early. The sounds most often misarticulated are the /s/ and
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Selective Mutism Symptoms or Just Shyness? When to Get Help. Some children may simply be shy and not like to talk to others. They might talk when they are in a comfortable situation or with people they know. Yet some children will not talk at all. Parents may be worried that these are selective
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11 Tips to Engage Your Child During Online Speech Language Therapy Online speech language therapy can help children at any age. And let’s face it, since COVID and the instability is causes may be here to stay for a little bit longer, virtual learning might still end up being a part of your child’s
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Parent question: What are Two Year Old Speech Milestones? One of the parents coming to Therapy Works Together for a screening for her child asked the speech therapist: “What are two year old speech milestones? I’m not sure what my child should be saying.” Kids are growing up so fast and are exposed
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Practicing Speech Therapy at Home: Do You Need Something Special? Parents play a very important role in their children’s progress when they attend speech therapy and in language development in general. Practicing speech therapy at home gives parents more opportunities to experience, connect, and communicate in relevant, everyday activities throughout the day.
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Video Series: Speech Therapy at Home for Parents – Piece by Piece The best way to encourage your child’s language development is with some speech therapy at home. The difference is that you are the speech therapist and that therapy happens during regular everyday activities. In the bath, around the dinner table and
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Mixed Receptive and Expressive Language Disorder. What Can Parents Do? When a child says their first words it is one of the greatest joys of being a parent. So when there is a problem with understanding or speaking, parents are worried or frustrated. The child may often feel the same. Some parents put off
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Parents Need the Right Diagnosis for Childhood Apraxia of Speech Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS) is considered to be a rare speech problem in children. However, because it is rare and researchers believe that other types of problems may occur more often than this does – there has been less research into how common
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Speech Delay Toddler Tantrums? Here’s What to Do. Research has shown that toddlers who have fewer than 50 words by age 2 are twice as likely to have severe and frequent temper tantrums. A Speech delayed toddler tantrum is more difficult because parents are not sure what they can do to help a child
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