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Speech Language Development can be continued after school, and therapy throughout the day.  Often, children will ask, "What does that mean?"  They seek definitions of words when they are exposed to new vocabulary. Defining words is helpful.  However, to help your...

Help Communication Help communication by your child increase simply by talking to him or her.  This will expose the child to language.  This exposure goes a long way!  Talk about the things around you, talk about what you are doing, talk about what your child is...

Child Development - Sleep! Children require plenty of sleep to grow and develop.  Typical child development depends on sleep.  Sleep may be as important as nutrition and exercise. It can be difficult to know how much sleep children require. The National Association of...

Nutrition that is adequate, complete and balanced is a powerful part of supporting child development. Plentiful research has been conducted on the effects of nutrition on child development and growth.  Poor nutrition has been shown to negatively impact child...

Language therapy is supported by reading books every day with your child. Language therapy and reading can help with many areas of development such as speech and language acquisition, eye-hand coordination, cognitive-linguistic skills and more. However, to make the...

Improve speech language skills by moderating TV watching. In 1999 the American Academy of Pediatrics issued a policy statement about television viewing for children. This policy delineated the benefits that TV can have as well as the developmental risks that it can...

Infants and parents often gaze at one another. These are the some of the first social communicative attempts a child makes. We often take these moments for granted. However, it is important to understand that eye contact is a foundation for speech and language...