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Recommended Pride Books for Kids from Children’s Therapy

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|Date: June 15, 2021
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Recommended Pride Books for Kids from Children’s Therapy

Submitted by Barbara Bryant, SLP, Children’s Therapy Books are an amazing resource we can share with the ...

Submitted by Barbara Bryant, SLP, Children’s Therapy Books are an amazing resource we can share with the children (and adults!) in our lives. A good book can give you a peek into a place you have neve ...

June 15, 2021
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Reading with Your Child: Tips for Active Conversation While Looking at a Book

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|Date: May 04, 2021
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Reading with Your Child: Tips for Active Conversation While Looking at a Book

Content derived from speech-language pathologists Barbara Bryant, CCC-SLP and Natalie Carroll, CCC-SLP in ...

Content derived from speech-language pathologists Barbara Bryant, CCC-SLP and Natalie Carroll, CCC-SLP in Children’s Therapy Reading books with children is important because it increases language deve ...

May 04, 2021
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Promoting Language Development Through Every Day Activities

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|Date: June 02, 2020
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Promoting Language Development Through Every Day Activities

Christina, a Children's Therapy Speech Pathologist showcases how you can promote your child's language de ...

Christina, a Children's Therapy Speech Pathologist showcases how you can promote your child's language development at home through every day activities. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEeEDFETWOQ ...

June 02, 2020
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Popping Lips, Vibrating Vocal Chords, Tongue Behind Teeth–Speech Sounds 101

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|Date: January 24, 2020
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Popping Lips, Vibrating Vocal Chords, Tongue Behind Teeth–Speech Sounds 101

Have you ever wondered how different speech sounds are made in our mouth and why some are easier to learn ...

Have you ever wondered how different speech sounds are made in our mouth and why some are easier to learn than others? All babies are born with the ability to hear hundreds of sounds, many of which ar ...

January 24, 2020
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New Study Discourages Spanking as a Form of Discipline

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|Date: January 25, 2019
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New Study Discourages Spanking as a Form of Discipline

Pediatricians are hardening their stance against spanking children as a form of parental discipline. They ...

Pediatricians are hardening their stance against spanking children as a form of parental discipline. They say that there seems to be a strong correlation between spanking and aggressive child behavior ...

January 25, 2019
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How Can a Day at the Park Support my 2 – 5 year old Child’s Language Skills?

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|Date: January 25, 2019
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How Can a Day at the Park Support my 2 – 5 year old Child’s Language Skills?

Therapists often talk about sending families home with “speech homework” at the end of each session. Supp ...

Therapists often talk about sending families home with “speech homework” at the end of each session. Supporting your child’s language skills should be a fun time for everyone involved, both child and ...

January 25, 2019
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Use Many Different Kinds of Words When Speaking with Your Child Who has Started Talking

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|Date: January 25, 2019
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Use Many Different Kinds of Words When Speaking with Your Child Who has Started Talking

Highlight a variety of word types when talking to your child, not just the names of things. It is importa ...

Highlight a variety of word types when talking to your child, not just the names of things. It is important for your child to learn a variety of word types in order to talk in short sentences that ser ...

January 25, 2019
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Para el niño que empieza a hablar: usar diferentes tipos de palabras

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|Date: January 25, 2019
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Para el niño que empieza a hablar: usar diferentes tipos de palabras

Es importante utilizar una variedad de palabras cuando hablas con tu niño, no solo nombrar cosas. Para ha ...

Es importante utilizar una variedad de palabras cuando hablas con tu niño, no solo nombrar cosas. Para hablar en frases se requiere el uso de variedad de tipos de palabras, uno no habla solo usando su ...

January 25, 2019
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Valley and PEPS Pilot Peer Support Group for New Parents in South King County

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|Date: January 21, 2019
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Valley and PEPS Pilot Peer Support Group for New Parents in South King County

Being a new parent can be challenging. No matter how much research you do before your little one joins yo ...

Being a new parent can be challenging. No matter how much research you do before your little one joins your family, it’s still common to feel isolated, ill-equipped, or unsupported once they arrive. T ...

January 21, 2019
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Recommended Pride Books for Kids from Children’s Therapy

Recommended Pride Books for Kids from Children’s Therapy

Reading with Your Child: Tips for Active Conversation While Looking at a Book

Reading with Your Child: Tips for Active Conversation While Looking at a Book

Promoting Language Development Through Every Day Activities

Promoting Language Development Through Every Day Activities

Popping Lips, Vibrating Vocal Chords, Tongue Behind Teeth–Speech Sounds 101

Popping Lips, Vibrating Vocal Chords, Tongue Behind Teeth–Speech Sounds 101

New Study Discourages Spanking as a Form of Discipline

New Study Discourages Spanking as a Form of Discipline

How Can a Day at the Park Support my 2 – 5 year old Child’s Language Skills?

How Can a Day at the Park Support my 2 – 5 year old Child’s Language Skills?

Use Many Different Kinds of Words When Speaking with Your Child Who has Started Talking

Use Many Different Kinds of Words When Speaking with Your Child Who has Started Talking

Para el niño que empieza a hablar: usar diferentes tipos de palabras

Para el niño que empieza a hablar: usar diferentes tipos de palabras

Valley and PEPS Pilot Peer Support Group for New Parents in South King County

Valley and PEPS Pilot Peer Support Group for New Parents in South King County