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May 13th, 2013
Remember the days when you had an excellent memory. If you had an appointment, you didn’t even need to write it down. But then came motherhood, and an unfortunate side effect of motherhood is a thing called “mommy brain.” Have you had it? Check out these laugh-out-loud mommy brain memes to make you chuckle.
See what goes on inside the brain of a mommy.
http://www.amuddledmama.com/2011/01/dreaded-mommy-brain.html
Why didn’t anyone warn us?
http://everydaybandb.blogspot.com/2013/03/mommy-brain-so-much-worse-than.html
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May 10th, 2013
Hello JM mommies and mommies-to-be! We have a really great giveaway to tell you about. Robin Tacchetti, a Physical Therapist and mom of three, created the Biddy Belly, an adorable playmat that helps babies enjoy tummy time. Tummy time is important for babies as it helps them develop gross motor and cognitive skills, and prepares them for things like rolling, crawling and walking.
Continue reading to find out how to win one of these super cute Biddy Belly tummy time mats. Read the rest of this entry »
May 6th, 2013
Breastfeeding moms rock! That’s why we’ve chosen breastfeeding memes as our very first round of memes for Mommy Meme Monday. Check out our list of the ten most hilarious breastfeeding memes.
If we could get into the minds of our little ones…
http://www.parentsociety.com/new-baby-experience/20-hilarious-babies-give-you-a-piece-of-their-minds/5/
Wonder where he’ll go for dinner and dessert…
http://i.iscute.com/6jw
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January 3rd, 2013
Recently a fellow SLP shared an article from the UK entitled Gadgets blamed for 70 per cent leap in child speech problems in just six years. It got a small dialogue started when I shared it on my Facebook page, with most commenters agreeing with the article.
What do you think?
Let me begin by being honest with you all: We own an iPad. And two iPhones, a MacBook Pro, a couple flat screens, a Blue ray player Read the rest of this entry »
December 27th, 2012
Welcome to the first post in my new long term series “Why Does My Child___? {And is it normal?}” For more information about this series and how you can help contribute, read the intro post HERE.
I remember a couple years ago a friend of mine was talking about how she wondered why her son said “wa wa” for the word water when she herself only referred to water as, well, water. I didn’t go into the why then, but I’ve been noticing that my own son Ev, 23 months, has been doing a lot of this speech pattern lately and I thought it would make a great first post in my new series. So…..
What is a Phonological Process?
If you’ve been following along for a while Read the rest of this entry »
December 1st, 2012
Well welcome to the third installment of my little mini series on phonological delays. If you haven’t read the first two installments, you can read them HERE (why you should not be treating them like articulation) and HERE (products and materials I recommend). Today I am going to share some different treatment methods used to treat phonological delays. In the final installment, I’ll be sharing with you what methods I personally use and why, how I set up my therapy sessions and give you my tips for treating phonological delays.
I have to preface this by telling you all that I am no expert on phonological treatment methods but that I do have quite a bit of experience treating them. What I mean, is that though I read a LOT of research on phonological treatments in grad school..that was a while ago and it was so terribly boring that I don’t remember much. But working with preschoolers, I do have a lot of hands on experience and clinical knowledge (and I have gone back and refreshed my memory a bit so I could write this). So for the purpose of this little post, I am going to be giving very basic descriptions of different approaches. If you wish to read more about the different approaches, I encourage you to do your own research and reading. Also this is not an exhaustive list by any means. Read the rest of this entry »
November 27th, 2012
If you’ve been following my blog for nay length of time, you know how passionate I am about children’s toys . I have written many posts on on the subject of toys and language learning and have more in the works.
So, I was BEYOND excited when my friend Christie from MamaOT, a pediatric occupational therapist, contacted me about collaborating on a post all about the importance of baby dolls in children’s development. Especially in respect to boys having dolls. Together along with clinical psychologist Laura from PlayDrMom the three of us tell you all the reasons why, developmentally, EVERY child should have a baby doll. Yes even the little boys. So head on over to MamaOT right now and tell us what you think!
See you over at MamaOT!
November 5th, 2012
As I was writing up my post on development for months 12-18 I realized that there is so much great information about the first word, that I needed to dedicate an entire post to them! Yes…I am going to use hundreds of words to talk all about your child’s first. 
What is a Word, Anyway?
I often hear people say that their child’s first was mama or dada. And that it was at 6 months of age. But is this mama or dada a real word? At 6 months? Read the rest of this entry »
October 31st, 2012
Little boys. They love superheroes.
This hasn’t hit in our house yet. My little guy is only 20 months and is currently obsessed with trucks (gucks), cars (gucks), and trains (gucks). And my daughter has been obsessed with princesses since she could say “princess” so needless to say we don’t have any superhero paraphernalia around here.
Yet.
But I have a client (age 4) who LOVES all things superheroes and I have been wanting to incorporate them into our sessions. I found inspiration over at Red Ted Art (great blog, go check it out!) where she makes Superhero Puppets! The second I read her post I KNEW that was what we were going to do.
Make Your Own Superhero Puppets
These are not difficult at all to make. All you need is a computer with internet access, a printer, some heavy paper/card stock, glue and some Popsicle sticks. Since it was Maggie’s idea Read the rest of this entry »
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