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Floor Play Activities to Promote Language During Home-Based Intervention with Infants and Toddlers

March 1, 2022 by Ashley Zhinin.

This resource provides floor play activities and tips for caregivers to implement in the home.

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Oral-Pharyngeal Dysphagia: Advancing from Purees to Solids

February 1, 2022 by Megan Berg.

Introduction and advancement to solids can be a tricky process for some little ones. Variation with developmental milestones and food preferences can make the transition even more difficult. This resource provides quick tricks and tips to help your child advance from purees to solids.

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The Importance of Play

January 9, 2022 by Megan Berg.

Play is the foundation for a child’s learning, especially speech, language, and social skills. This handout explains why play is so paramount in shaping a child’s language development.

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Summer Language Carryover Ideas for Parents/Caregivers

January 9, 2022 by Megan Berg.

This handout is divided into strategies targeting younger children and older children. Encourage carryover outside of the structured therapy environment with this fun and colorful handout!

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Simple Strategies for Easier Mealtimes at Home

January 6, 2022 by Megan Berg.

Use this handout to coach caregivers through simple low-pressure strategies that may help make mealtimes feel more manageable and positive for children. The resource can support discussions about picky eating, seated mealtime routines, portion sizes, food exposure, and reducing stress or power struggles during meals at home.

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The Importance of Carryover and Ways to Practice Speech at Home

January 2, 2022 by Megan Berg.

This handout describes the importance of carryover and lists specific strategies for older and younger children to assist with this goal.

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Interacting with Children Who Have Communication Disorders: A Guide for Extended Family

December 27, 2021 by Megan Berg.

Offering information to extended family on how to interact with children who have speech and language disorders/delays can ease any stress caused during any communication breakdown. This handout provides simple strategies to help improve interactions and conversations between extended family and children who experience speech and language delays/disorders.

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How to Spoon Feed Your Baby

December 26, 2021 by Megan Berg.

This handout provides ideas for successful early spoon-feeding and characteristics of good spoon-feeding. Giant gobs of food with leftovers shoved into the oral cavity? NO THANKS.

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Why Is My Child a Picky Eater?

December 26, 2021 by Megan Berg.

This handout explains why children develop picky eating habits, with a focus on the complex and multifactorial nature of these patterns.

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Expanding Expressive Language Through Home-Based Activities

December 24, 2021 by Megan Berg.

This handout is designed for therapists who are looking for fun activities to address expressive language skills in the home setting with toddlers and young children. This handout is also a resource for parents who want to continue building their children’s expressive language goals outside of the therapy setting.

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