often not maturing until ages 6 or 7. That’s just one of the reasons it has the persistency to remain incorrect in a child’s speech. Since the sound is later-developing, one of the common misconceptions
I tell my clients to make a “fish face” or to simply stick their lips out and make an “O” with them. One very powerful aid here is a visual cue, by which you’d simply have the child look at your face while you make a correct /r...
Once your child can say the /f/ and or /v/ sounds in isolation you are ready to put them into syllables. Think of syllables as a baby step that helps make the transition from isolation to words a little smoother. Practicing words in syllables can also help determine in which position of...
and he asked me to marry him. No fancy speech, but he did cleverly take the ring out of the box so I had no idea he had it with him. He also didn’t get on one knee because it had rained and he didn’t want to get into the mud. My children and girl friends had been teasi...
2 CommentsCP,Developmental Delays,March Of Dimes,Special Needs Parenting,Speech Therapy January 9, 2015 The End Of Holiday Break ByRebecca Wood I’m guilty of not updating my blog. The vacation from therapy allowed Charlie and I to do other things. ...
Speech therapy is focused on articulation. Ansel has a LOT of words, and a lot of long and complex sentences. The problem is, not many people can understand him. L and I probably get 50-60%, strangers are much less. He gets so sad and frustrated when we can’t understand him, thoug...
“He received the full paramedical treatment, speech therapy, occupational therapies, swimming, horse riding, anything you can imagine. We had the therapy room at home. He would bang his head on the wall, which was very dangerous. He would bite himself. He would hit himself. He would hit ...
Mommy penguin. Baby dinosaur. (my face still looks a little swollen, and my smile looks a bit off, BUT I am dressed as a penguin!) Nate lovin’ life. Me, looking more like myself. Thanks toT’ai! As you can imagine, the last few weeks have been crazy, and I’ve heard or utter...
They never think, “Mommy! How could youdo that to your child who you value?” Why is it always the responsibility of the child to continuewith a toxic parental relationship and not the responsibility of the parent to DIScontinuethe lies, the abuse, and instead pursuetherapy, healing, and ...
speech therapy. Even so, she told us that the brain at this age is very changeable so if we do find problems, with the right therapy, she has a bright future. This is assuming she even needs therapy which may not be the case. I have been so worried about her and I can not ...