by Amanda Pahl | Jun 10, 2022 | General information, Parenting, Speech & Language, Travel
With school ending and summer beginning, many families will be taking vacations, starting summer camps, or changing up their routines. Here are some ways to support your child’s speech and language development over the summer: One of my favorite ways to develop or...
by Amanda Pahl | May 24, 2022 | Behavioral regulation, General information, Occupational Therapy, Parenting, Social Skills
Have you ever heard of the term co-regulation? Co-regulation is defined as warm and responsive interactions that provide the support, coaching, and modeling children need to understand, express, and modulate their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. In order to...
by Amanda Pahl | May 3, 2022 | Autism, Parenting, Speech & Language
There are 2 types of language developmental processes: Analytic Language Development and Gestalt Language Development Analytic Language Development: We learn words as a single unit and slowly expand our utterances with time Here is an example of how you may see an...
by Amanda Pahl | Mar 17, 2022 | Community, General information, Parenting
Does this sound like you? “We’re late!” “Where the heck is the…?” “I’m losing my patience.” “Where do I start?” “I just can’t.” “I got going, then I hit a...
by Amanda Pahl | Mar 8, 2022 | Behavioral regulation, Floortime/DIR, General information, Parenting, Sensory Processing/Integration
Being able to “play chess” is an important skill needed to not only target therapy goals at home, but also crucial for knowing when your child is ready to take on challenges. Using the principles of the DIR/Floortime approach, you can make observations about your...
by Amanda Pahl | Feb 9, 2022 | General information, Parenting, Reading, School, Speech & Language, Uncategorized
Supporting your children in literacy work can feel like an impossible task. Beyond sounding things out, where do we begin if our kids are having trouble learning how to read? Before racing to the library, there are a few important phonological awareness skills that...
