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Four Considerations for When to Seek Services for Your Child
We’ve all heard or been a part of conversations like this,
which is why it can be hard as a parent to know when the right time is to start
helping or have an evaluation for your child. While kids’ academics are
monitored closely and there’s readily available data to show when there is a
deficit, other areas like social skills fall into a grey area. Many parents
aren’t sure what exactly the norm is, and they don’t want to take away their
child’s individuality. While it’s true that you
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Dec 8th 2021
Practice on the Go
We all have busy lives. Between sports practice, running
errands or finally taking that road trip, it often feels like there isn’t time
for everything. Something has to give. Usually, that something is the extra
social skills practice or speech homework. However, don’t work harder, work
smarter. Language and social skills are actually some of the easiest pieces to
incorporate when you are on the go. In fact, you’re probably already doing it
to an extent without knowing it.
Here are fo
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Dec 1st 2021
When the Parent Becomes the Therapist
The
world-wide pandemic changed many things in our lives. One of those big changes
was school closures which thrust parents into a new role as educator and
therapist. This may seem scary and you
may want to react in a big way. When you stop to think about it, as a parent
you are one of the best possible teachers for your children. Not only do you know them so well but you
spend many more hours a day with them.
Instead of just thirty minutes of language or social skills practice,
with
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Nov 24th 2020
5 Ways to Keep Social Learning Fun and Avoid the Summer Slide
We’ve all been there. It’s summer vacation and just as
you’re ready to start relaxing and enjoying the dreaded summer homework
emerges. While summer is a time for fun,
sun and family it’s also a time when many skills that kids have worked so hard
on over the school year can see a dip.Social skills are just as at risk as academics. Without
practice they can slip back to old patterns and habits. But is the battle to get them to do work
really worth it?The answer is yes and the good news is
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Jul 21st 2020
5 Creative Ways to Work on Social Skills in the Time of Social Distancing
Social Distancing and Social Skills seem like polar
opposites. The former asks us to keep
our space while the latter is about the ability to communicate and interact
with others.But even as we distance ourselves we are still interacting,
just in a different way. Classes were
moved online but kids still need to know how to take turns and stay on topic
and visits to loved ones may be from between a glass door which means we need a
good handle on reading facial expressions. So how do we co
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Jun 16th 2020
Interactions Have Equal and Appropriate Reactions
Just like actions have equal and opposite reactions, social
interactions have equal and appropriate reactions. When someone offers a
greeting, such as “hello,” the expected response is a similar greeting, not to
walk by without responding. Likewise, during a conversation, it is appropriate
to pause and offer the other participant a chance to talk and not just continue
talking forever.Many children seem to learn these unwritten rules by
observation and through play. But not everyone can. Fo
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Feb 27th 2019