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Nonverbal Communication While Wearing Face Coverings

December 13, 2020 / Speech Therapy

The COVID-19 pandemic has introduced many changes into our daily routines, one of them being the need to wear a mask to protect ourselves and others. With this new normal, you might be asking “how can my child read someone’s facial expressions if they can only see less than half of their peer’s face?”. Let’s talk about some key areas to “zone in on” when identifying nonverbal communication while wearing a mask, as well as ways to teach nonverbal communication with a mask on.

Conversation Skills During the Holiday Season

December 13, 2020 / Speech Therapy

Conversations are the foundation for building friendships and relationships and are the key to social success. Here are a few social communication strategies to teach your kids how to start and maintain their their holiday conversa

Nonverbal Communication Materials

December 13, 2020 / Speech Therapy

Teaching your child to read nonverbal cues (e.g., facial expressions, body language, tone of voice, eye contact) will allow them to better identify how someone feels, and therefore how to act.

Tips and Tricks For Getting Dressed for School (with a tactile sensitive child)

December 13, 2020 / Occupational Therapy

Getting dressed for the day is a daily activity that can also cause a lot of stress on both parents and the child. With weather changes, comes changes in clothing, which for our touch sensitive kids can be a big deal. In this article we share some tips to help ease the transtision from summer to school clothes for your kids.

Tips and Tricks to Help Manage Your Child’s Behavior and Avoid Meltdowns

December 13, 2020 / Behavior Basics

Now that we have learned some of the common triggers for behavior and donned our detective hats, it’s time to investigate some tips and tricks to help manage those behaviors. Check out this article for some helpful hints during those difficult moments.

Embracing The Growth Mindset With Your Child

December 13, 2020 / Socio-Emotional Growth

A growth mindset is a view that ones abilities and talents are something that grows through practice. A mindset that embraces challenges, supports hard work, and encourages problem solving and learning through exploration (and occasionally failure). Providing an environment that views failures and mistakes as learning opportunities allows our kids to explore fearlessly, learn who they are and become the best version of themselves. This article provides a variety of ways you can promote the growth mindset with your children.

Meltdown Mania: How to Predict and Prepare for Your Child’s Next Meltdown

December 13, 2020 / Behavior Basics

As we navigate through a global pandemic and the multitude of changes that brings about, now more than ever our children are expected to adapt and “go-with-the flow”, but that isn't always the reality. As caregivers, it is our role to identify when and why these behaviors occur. Read more to learn about common triggers and how you can start to predict the when and why behind your child’s meltdowns.

What are Phonological Processes?

December 12, 2020 / Speech Therapy

Many children's intelligibility is impacted by the use of phonological processes. These are simpliciations of difficult-to-produce adult sounds.

What is Pragmatics?

December 12, 2020 / Speech Therapy

Pragmatic language, or the rules we follow when we communicate in social sitautions, is broken down into three major skills: using language for different reasons, changing language for the listener or situation, and following rules for conversation and storytelling. Pragmatic language is necessary to have effective and meaningful communication with others.

What are Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)?

December 12, 2020 / Occupational Therapy

An activity of daily living – also known as an ADL – is a primary occupation an individual needs to perform every day. Both kids and adults need to engage in ADLs in order to function within their environment. Read more here.

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