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How Does Screen Time Affect my Kiddo?

The Lovable Dinosaur The 90’s was the age of dinosaurs.  Of course everyone remembers the exciting and terrifying creations in Jurassic Park.  But there was another dinosaur, a loving dinosaur, who captured the hearts of kids and their parents.  Barney the purple dinosaur was a beloved figure for many children, and a godsend for parents as well. Not only did he teach about love, the importance of school and friendship, but he kept children occupied for hours.  Cooking or other errands could be run efficiently with the kids parked in front of the television. Even today there are probably millions of kids that are still being entertained by that purple dinosaur. But were all those hours spent watching Barney really beneficial?  Could there be a chance that there was actually harm being done to those kids? Screen Trap It’s true; watching Barney was detrimental to many of those kids, but not because of Barney.  It’s … Keep Reading…

Summer Language Activities for Children Ages 10 and Above

The Importance Of Social Cues Do you remember 3D art?  It was art generated by computers that looked like nonsense at first glance.  It took concentration and knowing what to look for to see the actual object that would  jump out at you. Perhaps you’d see a face, or a starship, or a turtle…whatever it was, it wasn’t something that you could see right away. Understanding social cues for a child with speech delays or other speech challenges is somewhat like that.  Of course, knowing social cues is not as trivial as being able to recognize art. But the two are similar in that unless you know what to look for it’s very hard to see what’s in front of your eyes. Summer is a great time to help your child with social issues.  It’s an ideal time because unlike the school year you have more control over what social settings he’s going to face. … Keep Reading…

Summer Language Activities For Children Ages 6-9

Summer Fun Only Please Summertime is only weeks away and your kiddo is super excited.  You’re looking forward to it as well. No more waiting for three day weekends to have small getaways.  So long, carpool! It’ll be at least three months before you have to go through another cramped day of work, school, errands, etc. The one thing you aren’t enthusiastic about is what could happen when your child’s speech therapy lessons are interrupted.  Is it inevitable that he’ll lose all the momentum he’s gained over the school year? Or can you go on a two week (or even longer) vacation and still maintain all the speech and educational progress he’s made?  Can you maintain summer bliss and achieve academic progress all at the same time? Yes.   There’s some planning involved, but a lot of it is simply taking advantage of your surroundings to promote reading, writing and other lesons.  So let’s get … Keep Reading…