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Jan 8 •
❓ ASK YOUR QUESTIONS HERE
This is your safe space to ask anything about speech and language development! Some things I CAN help with: ✅ General questions about milestones ✅ Strategies to try at home ✅ Understanding different types of delays ✅ How to navigate early intervention/services ✅ Activity ideas and play-based learning Some things I CAN'T do: ❌ Diagnose your specific child ❌ Review videos and provide treatment plans ❌ Replace your child's healthcare team I typically respond within 24-48 hours. Other moms - feel free to support each other too! What's your first question? 👇
0 likes • Jan 14
@Samantha Crooks oh awesome thank you!! I’ll try that today!
0 likes • 25d
Hello! My daughter has very strong receptive skills (understands language very well, can follow verbal multiple step instructions, she can even understand prepositions well) but she does the gibberish because her words haven’t caught up to her thoughts yet, so do I continue to nurture her receptive language skills or do I slow down on teaching her new concepts until she’s able to express herself using her words? My worry is that her receptive language skills are surpassing her expressive language skills.
28d •
New Handout: Picky Eating Tips
I put together a handout on picky eating that you might find useful if you have a picky eater. Remember that eating is a skill that develops over time. Pressure backfires, and small steps count. Feel free to download and ask any questions here!
2 likes • 28d
Thank you for this! I really appreciate all the help and feedback regarding this! I actually recently found that number 6: Model eating calmly is the most effective method for my daughter! She plays with her food often and she doesn’t really want to eat it or she picks at it and only eat her safe food but today she took a couple of bites, and then decided she was done eating. I told her calmly that she needed to wait until I was done eating my food before I could help her wash her hands, so she stood by me and waited. She watched me for a bit and saw me eating my food, so she wanted a bite. I gave her one and she ended up eating half of my plate of food even though she didn’t want hers and we had the same exact thing! I eventually snuck her plate into the mix and she ate all but two spoonfuls! I do wonder, how does praising create pressure? My daughter loves when I have reactions to things she does. (Number two) For example I usually gasp and say, “Wooow! You took a bite. That was a big bite! Should we try another one or are you all done?”
0 likes • 27d
@Paige Burk Oooh! I did not even think about how it could be distraction. Thank you for bringing that to my attention. In school, I was taught that mealtimes are great times for socialization and interaction, but I can understand how that might be different/difficult for an infant or toddler who is still experiencing and learning about food. Thank you for the new perspective!
30d •
BIG WIN!!!
My 14 month old said mamma and i’m pretty sure a hear mum in there as well when he repeatedly says it❤️❤️ Also in the same week he’s finally got the hang of drinking from his cup instead of his bottle!! 2 big wins this week!! Super proud of him x
1 like • 28d
That’s really great! I remember being so excited to hear my daughter say mama and it’s a great feeling. You being able to help him transition him to a cup is awesome! I know a few children who still struggle with that, so your hard work definitely paid off! Keep doing what you’re doing! ❤️
1 like • 27d
@Paige Burk Hello! I work in childcare, specially with infants and toddlers so I can definitely help with this question! If you’re referring to an open cup with no lid I would suggest you start with a weighted cup. You would first have to start by helping your daughter with understanding how a cup works. Give it to her empty and let her explore it and look at it. If possible, use a cup of your own to model how to use a cup to her. Making it fun by incorporating it into play or mealtimes will help her get more comfortable with the thought of using a cup! Let me know if you would like to know the next couple of steps!
28d •
Pacifiers/Binkies
My daughter is 21 months old and still uses a pacifier… She doesn’t get it during the day, just for bedtime. My plan is to wean her off by 2 years old, but I don’t know how to approach it more than I have. Most of the time when I asked people about pacifiers their response is “stop it cold turkey” which means take it away and never give it back, and I tried that but I just couldn’t deal with it because my daughter knows what her binky is, and she relies on it for bedtime. When I tried to take it away the first time she literally just cried and said “want bobo, want bobo” (she calls her pacifier bobo) and it made me feel like I wasn’t listening to her words when she was communicating what she needed from me. Is anyone else having this issue? And if so, how did you go about it?” Also I was wondering if it will have an effect on her speech development. Again she only gets it at bedtime and I am trying to find other ways to wean her off of it instead of just taking it away in a few months—when she still won’t be able to understand why I won’t give it to her. Any tips are appreciated! 😊
Jan 31 •
Encouraging Trying Food.
How do I encourage my daughter to try food? She hesitates and sometimes she even takes a couple of minutes before starting to eat. She even just straight up says no, even when it’s something she likes. I even tried to encourage her to touch it or squish it but she just turns away completely. Sometimes she even closes her eyes so she doesn’t see the food. Any tips?
1 like • Feb 1
@Alaina Williams thank you! I appreciate the help. It’s been hard when she doesn’t eat when food is served and then screams for a snack. I don’t like feeling like she’s hungry so I tend to cave and give her a snack (healthy options) but for some reason she likes to try and eat little things throughout the day instead of a meal. I do wonder if the options may overwhelm her. I really appreciate your help about offer two options. I’ll definitely try that!
0 likes • Feb 1
@Alaina Williams Haha that makes sense. Thank you! 😊
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@alishah-miller-1868
My name is Alishah, I am a mom to a 20 month old girl. I am happily married to my wife who I have been with for 6 yrs. We both have a degree in ECE!
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