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A Year of Speech Therapy: Transitioning to Special Education Preschool
Our first week of special education preschool has been a total hit! The Twins are about to turn 3yrs old and it’s been 18months since we started our speech therapy journey. We’ve learned a lot along the way about the services available to those that need them and today I’m sharing a little about the…
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Why Creativity and DHA are Important in Toddler Development
I received product and compensation from Mead Johnson Nutrition to create this post written by me. All experiences and opinions expressed in this post are my own and not those of Mead Johnson Nutrition. You can contact Mead Johnson Nutrition with product related questions or comments toll free at 1-800-BABY-123 (1-800-222-9123). Creative art projects allow growing minds…
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Encouraging Toddlers to Make Sentences with Their Words
As parents, we can’t wait to hear those first words, it’s one of our most anticipated developmental milestones. But once your toddler has a bank of vocabulary under their belt, the next step is to start putting words together. I’m focusing my mom thoughts on encouraging toddlers to make sentences this month because I’m keen for…
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How to Challenge & Empower Toddlers to Talk
I’m back with an update on the Twins’ speech and language therapy and sharing some activities to help challenge and empower toddlers to talk more… there’s even some freebie printable flashcards! I have tried a number of different approaches and activities to help my boys broaden their speech skills and there are two things I’m…
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Do Twins Talk to Each Other in a Secret Language?
Those that follow the blog will know our twin boys have been in speech therapy through the Early Intervention Program for the past three months. When strangers meet the boys for the first time and notice their speech delay, they nearly always ask if they have a secret language. I’ve mentioned it myself in past…
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Delayed Speech in Toddlers: Qualifying for Early Intervention
We’ve spent the past month or so being assessed for the government funded ‘Early Intervention Program’ for speech and language therapy. Delayed speech in toddlers can be incredibly frustrating for all and is common in twins. Some say twins develop their own language, and this eliminates the desire to communicate with others. Whatever it is……
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Baby Developmental Delays: Competitive Growth & Skill
Baby developmental delays in twins are normal… right? My first born was and still is my over-achiever baby. She rolled earlier than expected, crawled on schedule, and picked up talking and reading so early I smugly indulged in many a proud moment as my toddler read out the title of a pamphlet in the doctor’s…
