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December 19, 2013

Communicating with a Deaf Child | Approaches for Language Learning

One of the first and most challenging decisions now that you have a child who is deaf or hard of hearing, is selecting HOW you will communicate with your child. The purpose of this article is to introduce the basic communication approaches. Let’s begin with some definitions and important distinctions.

December 13, 2013

Baby Standing? – The Development of Standing & Stepping (Gross Motor Skills)

Positive Support Reflex & Stepping Reflex: Enabling babies to stand and step Children’s gross motor skills develop over time, but sometimes infants appear to be born […]

November 12, 2013

Q&A: One Year Old Not Bearing Weight & Not Standing

My daughter is 13 1/2 months old. She was born full term. She is not bearing any weight on her feet. When we try to make […]

November 12, 2013

Are You Concerned About Your Child’s Clarity of Speech?

Many children, once they start to use words to communicate, can still be difficult to understand. Speech sound errors can occur without a known cause, but […]

November 12, 2013

Q&A: 5 Year Old Cannot Put Sentences Together

My son is 5 years old. He has been in speech therapy off and on since he was three. He cannot put a sentence together. If […]

November 12, 2013

Q&A: 18 Month Old Showing Signs of William’s Syndrome & Fragile X

Hi, I have worked with William’s Syndrome and Autistic children. Right now I am a nanny and this little boy is 18 months old and shows […]

November 12, 2013

Q&A: How Much Therapy Does a 1 Year Old with Down Syndrome Need?

I have a 12 month old little girl with Down Syndrome. We participate in an early intervention program. Currently, she receives 2.5 hours a week of […]

November 11, 2013

Feeding Skills Developmental Milestones for Infants and Toddlers

Feeding your baby is one of the most important aspects of child care. When it does not work as you expect or is a stressful event, […]

November 11, 2013

Speech Development for Infants 0 – 8 Months

Suggested play to help speech development for your child: When you hold your baby, trying singing a song. Your infant enjoys the repetitive nature of a […]

November 11, 2013

Speech Development for Babies 8 – 12 Months

Most One Year Olds can: Recognize name Say “mama” and “dada” (nonspecifically) and 2-3 words besides “mama” and “dada” Imitate familiar words Understand simple instructions Recognize […]

November 11, 2013

Speech Development for Toddlers 12 – 24 Months

In speech development, typical 18-month-olds can: Use 10-15 words spontaneously Attempt to sing Say “No” meaningfully Gesture to express needs Name one or two familiar objects […]

November 11, 2013

Speech Development for Toddlers 24 – 36 Months

In speech development, most two-and-a-half-year olds can: Use 50+ words Answer questions Refer to self as “I” or “me” Communicate mostly with speech and shows frustration […]

November 11, 2013

Speech Development for Toddlers 36 – 48 Months

In child speech development, most four year olds can: Can tell a story Have a sentence length of 4-5 words Have a vocabulary of nearly 1,000 […]

November 11, 2013

Speech Development for Preschool Children 48 – 60 Months

In child speech development, most five year olds can: Have sentence length of 4-5 words Use past tense correctly Have a vocabulary of nearly 1,500 words […]

November 11, 2013

Using Signs, Gestures and Manual Communication with Your Baby

If I sign with my child, won’t that stop him/her from developing speech? NO! In fact, research and experience shows that it actually helps facilitate speech […]

November 11, 2013

Optic Nerve Hypoplasia

The optic nerve serves as a connector, carrying visual information from the eye to the brain. Those that have optic nerve hypoplasia (ONH) have an underdeveloped […]

November 11, 2013

Have You Had Your Baby’s Eyes Checked?

Healthy eyes and good vision play a critical role in how infants and children learn to see. Eye and vision problems can lead to developmental delays […]

November 11, 2013

Strategies to Get Your Child to Wear Glasses

Involve your child in selecting eyewear (frames). If they have a say in the style they will be more inclined to wear them. Make sure the […]

November 11, 2013

Visual Skills Development for Children 48 – 60 Months

At this age children are refining their visual motor skills. This is demonstrated by their ability to color within the lines, cut between lines and on […]

November 11, 2013

Visual Skills Development for Toddlers 36 – 48 Months

By 3 years of age the eye is almost grown to its adult size. A 3 year old is using his or her vision to coordinate […]

November 11, 2013

Visual Skills Development for Toddlers 24 – 36 Months

By 2 years of age children should have 20/20 (normal) vision. You may notice that they are becoming increasing more interested in exploring their environment. They […]

November 11, 2013

Visual Skills Development for Toddlers 12 – 24 Months

At 1 year of age visual acuity is in the 20/50 range. Eye-hand coordination and depth perception are continuing to develop, and by 2 years of […]

November 11, 2013

Visual Skills Development for Babies 9 – 12 Months

You may start noticing your child visually responding to smiles and voices of others, moving his or her eyes around the room to see what is […]

November 11, 2013

Visual Skills Development for Babies 5 – 6 Months

It is thought that infants have good color vision by 5 months of age, although, not as sensitive as an adult’s. Other milestones at 5-6 months […]

November 11, 2013

Visual Skills Development for Babies 1 – 4 Months

At this time infants should be following slowly moving objects intermittently to midline. When taking photos, you will begin to notice your baby blinking at the […]

November 11, 2013

Visual Skills Development for Newborn Babies

A physician will examine your newborn’s eyes at birth to rule out congenital cataracts and other serious problems. At this time an antibiotic will be put […]

November 11, 2013

Are My Baby’s Sensory Skills Typical?

Sensory Processing Disorder A child with this neurological disorder (also called sensory integration dysfunction) will have difficulty processing information from the five senses: vision auditory, touch, […]

November 11, 2013

Developmental Delays in Premature and Late Preterm Babies

A Summary of the article by Maureen Salamon, HealthDay that appeared on USAToday.com February 2011 Recent studies seem to indicate that even babies who are considered […]

November 11, 2013

Cognitive Development for Children 4 – 5 Years Old

In Terms of Cognitive Development, Most 5 Year Olds Will: Be able to dress himself Handle all bathroom responsibilities independently Follow the rules to games, but […]