by emerge | Oct 14, 2020 | Eating/Feeding skills, Emerge programs, General information, Orofacial Myology, Speech & Language
All you could ever want to know about mouth breathing straight from the Orofacial Myologist’s mouth! 10 General Reasons to Breathe Out of Your Nose: Warms the air to the optimal temperature for our lungs Brings moisture into our internal system (We breathe...
by emerge | Oct 5, 2020 | Behavioral regulation, Floortime/DIR, General information, Gross Motor, Occupational Therapy, Parenting, Play, Sensory Processing/Integration, Social Skills, Speech & Language, Uncategorized
Okay, so as parents, caregivers, grandparents, favorite aunts/uncles, childcare workers, etc. we probably spend a lot of time assessing risk. Our natural instinct is to protect, preserve. This is evidenced by the outlet covers, and baby gates. By the helmets and...
by emerge | Sep 30, 2020 | Autism, Behavioral regulation, Emerge programs, General information, Occupational Therapy, Play, Sensory Processing/Integration
How do you know how to move your foot from the gas pedal to the break without looking down while driving? How do you know how much force to use when picking up a glass of water from the table? Your body’s proprioceptive system guides these movements! The...
by emerge | Sep 8, 2020 | Community, Emerge programs, General information, Parenting, Play, School, Speech & Language
Last week we asked and answered: “Why should we care about syllables?” This week we are asking: “Why should we care about rhyming?” The answer is really quite similar to why syllables are important. Rhyming helps boost our understanding of...
by emerge | Sep 8, 2020 | Community, Emerge programs, General information, Parenting, Play, School, Speech & Language
La semana pasada preguntamos y respondimos: «¿Por qué debemos preocuparnos por las sílabas?» Esta semana nos preguntamos: «¿Por qué debería importarnos la rima?» La respuesta es bastante similar a por qué las sílabas son importantes. La rima ayuda a aumentar nuestra...
by emerge | Aug 31, 2020 | Emerge programs, General information, Parenting, Play, School, Speech & Language
Syllables. What are they and why are they so important? Why should we teach them to our children? dictionary.com defines a syllable as: an uninterrupted segment of speech consisting of a vowel sound, a diphthong, or a syllabic consonant, with or without preceding or...
