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...
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...
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...
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...