How Do I Know If My Child Needs Speech Therapy?

4 Questions to Consider One of the most common questions I get as a speech-language pathologist (SLP) is “how do I know if my child needs speech therapy?” While I agree that a checklist of developmental milestones is helpful, it can also be overwhelming and dependent on many factors. Instead, I often find parents have […]

Independence in a Natural Environment

Part III: Principles of Heart & Soul Speech Empowerment + Sustainable Therapy + Natural Environment = Independence What is a “Natural Environment?” A natural environment is often thought of as the home – or any other setting where you may feel “at home.” However, when doing therapy in a ‘natural environment,’ it actually refers to […]

Sustainability

Part II: Principles of Heart & Soul Speech “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach him how to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.”             -Lao Tzu, Chinese philosopher, founder of Taoism, Father of Sustainability (ok, I added that one) Honestly, the first time I heard that […]