Ever wonder why some children rocket through speech therapy, while others seem stuck in a slow, frustrating crawl? The answer often lies in a hidden superpower: engaged parents.

Think of it like this: a speech-language pathologist (SLP) is a skilled coach, guiding a child towards communication mastery. But just like any sport, the most effective training happens both on and off the field. That’s where parents come in – as a child’s biggest cheerleaders and everyday practice partners. Click below to read more:

https://content.liricare.com/tag-teaming-therapy-empowering-parents-in-speech-language-pathology-success/

Sleep is essential for the development of several cognitive skills, including speech and language. The brain consolidates memories, analyses information, and develops neural connections when sleeping. This complex ballet of brain activity is required for youngsters to learn and master linguistic abilities.

Click here to read more: https://content.liricare.com/impact-of-sleep-on-speech-and-language/

Okay I LOVE wordless videos. But I find some of them are too child-like for adolescents. Which wordless videos would you recommend for middle schoolers?

It's hispanic heritage month until October 15, we can still celebrate by honoring brands of SLPs who are committed to teaching cultural responsive therapy for Spanish bilingual clients. My personal favorites are Bilinguistics, The Bilingual SLP, and the Latina Speechie! Who are yours?

Happy Indigenous People's Day!! According to Bloem (2021), we can support indigenous children in the academic setting by:

⭐️Supporting Native Culture and Native Preservation
⭐️Teaching Pre-Academic Skills
⭐️Developing Social and Emotional Competence
⭐️Encouraging Self-Care and Independence

Do you have Indigenous children on your caseload? Let me know in the comments!

A white noise machine can help mask all of that for better sleep, and some babies even find white noise to be comforting. But will white noise machines affect toddler speech? And what about their hearing? Most research points to the fact that white noise helps little ones sleep, but there is one study that shows too-high volume settings can impact growing ears.

https://www.romper.com/parenting/will-white-noise-machines-affect-toddler-speech-experts-weigh-in-29052050

How can we stop perpetuating the school-to-prison pipeline from a neurodiversity perspective?

I am excited to collaborate with more SLPs on this topic! Details coming soon. In the meantime, check out this article on how we can collectively stop the school to prison pipeline:

https://www.aclu-wa.org/blog/stinks-don-t-perpetuate-school-prison-pipeline

I'm a graduate student and had a situation where I picked up the wrong child (thinking they were a girl), and their paperwork says they are a boy. What would be the culturally appropriate way to address this situation?

Closing academic achievement gaps as speech pathologists should be a collaborative effort. As language experts, we're required to advocate for cultural linguistic diversity. I wrote an article with Dr. Valencia Perry about specific steps we can take to support the communicative behaviors of Black and Latinx children. You can check out our articles on ASHA Leader here: https://leader.pubs.asha.org/do/10.1044/2021-0223-cultural-responsiveness/full/

A fascinating new study, involving around 7,000 participants, has found that excessive screen time is associated with both communication and problem-solving delays.

https://futurism.com/neoscope/children-screen-time-developmental-delays