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10-Minute Speech

10-Minute Speech

In this 10-minute video, I'm going to teach you how to improve your child's speech and language in just 10 minutes a day!

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How to Help Your Child Who Stutters

How to Help Your Child Who Stutters

Many children begin to stutter around 2-3 years old.  Fortunately, about 75% of those will recover on their own, but currently there is no way to predict who will and who won’t.  We do know that the longer a child continues to stutter, the more resistant to treatment...

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PRACTICE MAKES…PERMANENT

PRACTICE MAKES…PERMANENT

PRACTICE MAKES…PERMANENT The other day I was talking to my husband about the phrase “Practice makes perfect,” and he said, “No, that’s not true.  It is ‘Perfect practice makes perfect.  Practice makes permanent.” And I thought about that and how that phrase really...

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Does My Child Have a Tongue Thrust?

Does My Child Have a Tongue Thrust?

What is it?  A tongue thrust is when the child’s swallow pattern never changes from the ‘reverse swallow’ pattern that babies use.  The tongue continues to push forward toward the front teeth when swallowing.  The child’s tongue may also do this during speech.  This...

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Will Tongue and Mouth Exercises Help My Child’s Speech?

Will Tongue and Mouth Exercises Help My Child’s Speech?

In the past, it was thought that various tongue or mouth exercises, including blowing horns, were helpful to teach children to speak properly.  These exercises are very different from the movements involved in producing actual speech, and so they are called Nonspeech...

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My Child Can Talk — So Why is She in Speech Therapy?

My Child Can Talk — So Why is She in Speech Therapy?

MY KID CAN TALK JUST FINE -- SO WHY IS HE IN SPEECH THERAPY? It can be confusing to understand exactly what a speech language pathologist does, because they do so many different things!  People tend to associate a speech therapist with someone who helps kids pronounce...

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What to Expect at Your Child’s Speech-Language Evaluation

What to Expect at Your Child’s Speech-Language Evaluation

If you suspect your child has a speech or language disorder, you may have taken the first step and requested an evaluation – either with the Early Intervention Center in your community, your public school, or a private therapist.  How do you prepare? Really, just make...

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