Bottom scooting – or shuffling – is a way that many children use when first learning how to explore their environment. Even though it is effective, this position can exacerbate muscle weakness and asymmetry. Therefore a means of mobility that we want to discourage. What is Bottom Scooting? Bottom scooting is when a child sits…
Need to spice up playtime at your house? Need toy options that are not only fun for your child but also help stimulate your child’s speech and language skills? Well we have just the list of toys for you! We have created a list of our favorite toys as well as suggestions on how to…
Read the latest Tribune Article to feature our clinic and one of our kids! In the middle of May we were visited by John J. Kim, photographer for the Chicago Tribune. He spent time with two of our therapists, Alex Meeske and Jessie Smith. Additionally, he met with one of our incredible clients, Hayden Cheng….
May is Better Hearing and Speech Month which makes it the perfect time to have a conversations about your child’s hearing and their speech and language development. Your child most likely had a newborn hearing screening following birth. However, some hearing losses can begin months or years after birth. Stay tuned into how…
Just like us, children go through feeling hard emotions, such as anger, worry, disappointment, and sadness. As a kid, they may not have the words or skills to communicate and overcome those emotions on their own. As caregivers, we need to be there to help them gain these skills of knowing how to self-regulate and…
Tips from a Speech-Language Pathologist and Lactation Counselor Breastfeeding is natural but is not always intuitive! Babies are capable and love to nurse however the breastfeeding dyad must learn to breast feed collaboratively. Establishing a good partnership for nursing, at the time of birth, can help with building positive and effective patterns for nursing at…
Fears, uneasiness, and worries are typical emotions for children. When the fear or worries become so big that they impact day-to-day functioning and interfere with home-life, play activities, school, and social relationships- this could be an indicator of an anxiety disorder. Anxiety diagnoses can manifest in many shapes and forms and contain many subcategories underneath…
Fitness trainers always stress the importance of quality of movement in exercise performance to their adult participants. Completing more repetitions is not better if the quality of the exercise is poor. Poor exercise quality could cause damage in a variety of ways, including: muscle imbalances torque on the spine increased pressure on the joints It’s…
Our Speech and feeding team worked together on this article to help you and your family achieve a more peaceful mealtime experience at your home. They came up with 4 foundations that can be easily implemented into your daily routine, here they are: 1. Schedule It is important that we establish predictable routines with mealtime…
