Is My Child on Track? Understanding Speech and Language Milestones from Birth to 3

As parent, we often find ourselves watching our little ones intently, celebrating every giggle, every coo, and every new sound. But amidst the joy, a quiet question can sometimes creep in: “Is my child developing as they should be?” Especially when it comes to communication, it’s natural to wonder if your child’s speech and language…
How to Select After School Activities for Your Kids

With school starting again, after school activities are picking up again as well. After a year of isolation, many of us are EAGER TO GET our children involved in in school and after school activities again. Parents have always signed their children up for numerous after school activities. However, this year, after school activities are…
How Has The Lock Down Affected Your Child’s Social Skills?

Are you worried about the effects of the COVID-19 lockdown on your kid’s social skills? Don’t be. There’s a lot to be gained from time spent with family, or even time spent on their own. Before the coronavirus pandemic began, kids went to school, church and playgroups. They went to the park and played out…
Is Your Child Ready for Kindergarten? Here’s How To Tell!

It’s July, and that means, the beginning of school is (hopefully) around the corner. If you’re like my wife and myself, you are desperately praying that schools open this fall! If it’s time for your child to enter kindergarten for the first time, this may be a day that you’ve been looking forward to. Or, for…
Lack of Socialization Could Impact Child Development

With school out for the summer, and social distancing the new norm, the lack of socialization for children could impact them later on. Social interaction is critical to a child’s development and the skills they learn and develop will follow them through the rest of their life. Whether this time of social separation will have…
The Child Development Benefits of Building Forts!

So, school has been canceled and your kids are stuck at home complaining about being bored. Due to the shutdown resulting from rising covid19 cases, there aren’t many places to go, and you can’t really visit anyone. Therefore, it seems that the only thing to keep children busy is to let them watch tv or…
Fine Motor Development – Part 1

Hi everyone, it’s Jason. I am taking a quick break from the kids at my clinic this morning and I wanted to talk to you about one of the three areas of development that we work on at our clinic. Most everyone knows how to recognize a speech delay because it’s obvious when your child…
Worried that your Child is Delayed? Don’t be Afraid to Find Out the Answer

I listen to a lot of motivational and business speakers and I read a lot of books on business, and there is always a section in the book or speech about when business goes bad. Business owners and people with certain problems often turn away from those problems. I was thinking about that this morning…
Want to Increase Your Child’s Learning Potential? Read to Them!

Do you know how to boost your child’s learning potential? The solution is not a computer program, educational TV show, or phone app. It’s much easier than that. What is it? Reading! Many children learn to read easily, while others struggle with this task. Reading challenges can make the transition to adulthood difficult. Even if…
Which Apps Promote Language Development?

Over the past few years, as technology has greatly improved, I have noticed more and more children coming to my clinic playing on their parent’s smart phones, or having a smart phone or a tablet of their own. I have no problem with phones or tablets. As a bit of a tech geek, I carried…