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At 4 years old, kids improve their balance, coordination, and agility with more control over their movements. Learn more about milestones for 48 months.

Parenting is the most rewarding job you have. But it isn’t easy. Add in a special need, and the challenges, fears, and joys you have as a parent may feel magnified. From the first moment you suspect there’s an issue to the diagnosis and beyond, navigating your child’s needs can add stress to your already hectic life, bring on feelings of isolation, and make you anxious or angry.

The Challenges, Fears, and Joys of Parenting a Child with Special Needs Parenting is the most rewarding job you have. But it isn’t easy. Add in a special need, and the challenges, fears, and joys you have as a parent may feel magnified. From the first moment you suspect there’s an issue to the diagnosis and beyond, navigating your child’s needs can add stress to y...

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What does trauma have to do with a child’s behavior?

While adults may have the emotional awareness, cognitive skills, and internal tools to recognize psychological trauma and address it or seek help from a professional, young children do not. This can leave the child in a flight, fight, or even freeze mode – making it challenging to interact socially, “behave” in daycare or school, and feel safe in their environment. This makes it important for the adults in the child’s life to understand what trauma is, the effects it has, and what they can do.

Trauma and Resilience What does trauma have to do with a child’s behavior? While adults may have the emotional awareness, cognitive skills, and internal tools to recognize psychological trauma and address it or seek help from a professional, young children do not. This can leave the child in a flight, fight, or even fr...

April is Autism Awareness Month! At The Language and Learning Lab, we're dedicated to supporting individuals with autism through specialized speech therapy and learning programs.

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What is “grief of diagnosis”? The diagnosis of a child with a language, learning or behavioral disorder isn’t easy for any parent. Whether you’ve suspected that a diagnosis was coming or the words “Autism Spectrum Disorder” (or any other pediatric diagnosis) was something you didn’t expect to hear, it is very likely that you will experience feelings of grief or loss.

Grief of Diagnosis: What Parents Need To Know What is “grief of diagnosis”? The diagnosis of a child with a language, learning or behavioral disorder isn’t easy for any parent. Whether you’ve suspected that a diagnosis was coming or the words “Autism Spectrum Disorder” (or any other pediatric diagnosis) was something you didn’t ex...

How do screen, media, and technology use impact your child’s language development? You’ve heard that too much screen time can have a negative effect on overall development. But you’re not sure what this means for your little one’s speech, language use, and communication. Read on to learn more about screens, language-related issues, and how media could affect your young child.

Tech-Time, Screens, language, and Child Development How do screen, media, and technology use impact your child’s language development? You’ve heard that too much screen time can have a negative effect on overall development. But you’re not sure what this means for your little one’s speech, language use, and communication. Read on to learn mor...

How can play help your child to learn, grow, and develop new skills? Play may not seem like an educational activity. But research shows that play has benefits galore. Even though play-time may equal fun-time in your child’s mind, you’re about to see how everything from dress-up to building blocks can help their social-emotional development.

The Importance of Play for Social-Emotional Development How can play help your child to learn, grow, and develop new skills? Play may not seem like an educational activity. But research shows that play has benefits galore. Even though play-time may equal fun-time in your child’s mind, you’re about to see how everything from dress-up to building block...

Language instruction isn’t always the most engaging part of the classroom day for many students. Whether the student has a learning disability, ASD, ADHD, or just doesn’t feel particularly comfortable with this academic area, educational approaches to the language arts may require more than just basic group instruction or lessons that isolate grammar, syntax, and other facets of written/spoken communication. This is where embedding language facilitation strategies within meaningful contexts comes into play.

What Should Parents Know About Embedding Language Instruction Within Meaningful Contexts? Language instruction isn’t always the most engaging part of the classroom day for many students. Whether the student has a learning disability, ASD, ADHD, or just doesn’t feel particularly comfortable with this academic area, educational approaches to the language arts may require more than just...

How can video modeling help neurodivergent students? Screen time is not just for fun. While your child may enjoy watching their favorite streaming series on the small screen, videos are also a teaching tool that healthcare and educational professionals, such as behavior analysts and speech language pathologists, can use to help students overcome obstacles, think critically, develop social problem solving skills, and learn about new life situations in meaningful ways.

Video Modeling for Neurodivergent Students How can video modeling help neurodivergent students? Screen time is not just for fun. While your child may enjoy watching their favorite streaming series on the small screen, videos are also a teaching tool that healthcare and educational professionals, such as behavior analysts and speech language....

What is sensory integration and processing? You’ve heard these terms before—but aren’t entirely sure what they mean or what they have to do with your child’s speech, language, and communication development.

Understanding Sensory Integration and Processing What is sensory integration and processing? You’ve heard these terms before—but aren’t entirely sure what they mean or what they have to do with your child’s speech, language, and communication development. The ideas behind modern theories of sensory integration took root well over half a ce...

How can books help children to develop language skills? Even though your child may silently sit and read their favorite books, these children’s lit picks can also help them to build reading comprehension, verbal expression, articulation and social skills!

Targeting Language Skills Using Children's Literature How can books help children to develop language skills? Even though your child may silently sit and read their favorite books, these children’s lit picks can also help them to build reading comprehension, verbal expression, articulation and social skills! What Are Narrative Interventions? Narrativ...