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Strategies to Reduce Stress with Picky Eaters With Thanksgiving quickly approaching, do not let having a picky eater impact your time spent with family and friends. ABC Therapy would like ...

Play games and engage in social interaction outside, such as “I Spy” or “20 Questions.” These games help kids practice speaking, listening, and responding to others. Sing fun songs or ...

ARFID and other feeding challenges can be stressful for both you and your child—but you’re not alone. At both Caring Cove and Creative Speech Solutions, LLC, we are here to ...

The holiday season brings an abundance of new foods, textures, and social dynamics that can be overwhelming for children with picky eating habits. As speech therapists, we focus not only ...

As the leaves change color and the aroma of roasted turkey fills the air, families across the United States eagerly prepare for the beloved Thanksgiving feast. For many, this holiday ...

Evelyn is an 11-year-old girl with Down Syndrome who has been receiving speech therapy at Creative Speech Solutions since the age of two. Evelyn is very active in sports, and ...

All children deserve a traditional summertime experience, but not at the expense of valuable opportunities for therapy and support. This is the philosophy of Cynthia Marrapodi, M.S., CCC-SLP, director of ...

Dealing with a picky or selective eater is incredibly stressful for the entire family. Below is an article from The ASHA Leader blog by Melanie Potock, MA, posted on August 25, 2015 ...

With the warm weather upon us, I’ve been thinking about ways to encourage language development during the summer months and searching the web for ideas. During my search, I came ...

Are you concerned that your kids spend too much time on tablets, smartphones, or other devices? Do you have fewer conversations with your kids than you’d like because of technology ...

Occupational Therapy can help children with various needs improve their motor and sensory skills and enhance their self-esteem. Many people think that occupational therapy is only for adults. But kids ...

The eighth annual World Autism Awareness Day is coming up on April 2nd. Every year, autism organizations around the world celebrate the day with unique fundraising and awareness-raising events and Autism Speaks ...

Read Across America is an annual celebration of reading that falls this year on March 2, 2016, which is Dr. Seuss’s birthday. There are lots of ways that you and ...

Playing developmentally appropriate games with your child can be a fun way to stimulate and support language development. The following games would make great gifts this holiday season for children ...

Children’s books can help to facilitate language development and form a positive early literacy experience. Studies have shown that reading to babies starting at eight months of age has a ...

Every child’s development is unique and complex. Although children develop through a generally predictable sequence of steps, they don’t necessarily proceed through these steps in the same way or at ...

Speech and Language Milestones – Age Three Parents of preschoolers often express concern regarding their children’s speech and language development, wanting to know how their skills “measure up.” While there ...

As discussed in our previous blog, “Handwriting and Your Child,” strong handwriting—and fine motor skills in general—requires sufficient development of certain foundational skills: strength, hand arches, finger dexterity, and eye-hand ...

Parents of toddlers often express concern regarding their child’s speech and language development, wanting to know how their skills “measure up.” It’s human nature to measure your toddler’s verbal abilities ...