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How Floortime Can Help Speech and Language Development

What is Floortime?

Many therapists use Floortime to address many different skills in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), including speech and language. This method is part of Developmental Individual-difference Relationship-based model (DIR), which is an approach to early intervention for autism and developmental delays. The psychiatrists Stanley Greenspan, M.D. and Serena Wieder, Ph.D. founded Floortime therapy, as a way to build communication and cognitive skills in young children.

You may have already guessed from the name, but Floortime involves the parents or speech therapist getting on the floor to engage the child in play. While some therapeutic methods are provided in a structured setting, Floortime occurs during play and is “directed” by the child. This means the adult will use toys or activities that the child chooses or shows interest in.

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Tips for Bilingual Children

Language Development Tips for Bilingual Children

Bilingualism takes dedication and consistency throughout childhood. Just because a parent might be bilingual does not mean you will automatically raise bilingual children. If you are set on helping your child learn two languages, there are some important things to know. First, one language will become your child’s dominant language. This will be whichever language your child becomes most comfortable with using, and it may fluctuate!

There are three big tips for parents raising bilingual children:

  1. Use both languages, if possible, from the moment a child is born. Children’s minds are always developing. Starting language development very early will make the language learning process for both more natural.

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Children's Speech Therapy Apps

Children’s Speech Therapy Apps

Mom and two young children sitting on a couch playing on an iPadIf you’ve ever taken a quick look around, you’ll see that there are TONS of children’s speech therapy apps.

How do we know which ones are actually helpful?

Well, like toys (you know, those old-school things kids used to play with before apps were around), some are better than others…

Here are just a few of our favorite speech therapy apps, with a couple of disclaimers. First and foremost, the most effective way to use any app is to sit and engage with your child while he is playing with it. That being said, we all know there are times when we just need Junior to entertain himself. You know, like when you’re washing the dishes, driving the car, or just enjoying a minute of silence.

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