by Jennifer Davis | Jul 16, 2020 | More Than Words Program, Pediatric Therapy
Having your child say his first words is one of the biggest wonders of being a parent. Some kids pick up words faster than others. As a parent, you can help your child achieve their speech development milestones quicker. 7 Ways Parents Can Help With Speech Therapy If...
by Jennifer Davis | Jan 16, 2019 | Pediatric Therapy
Are you looking for ways to connect with your young baby that is both meaningful and fun? Infant massage is a great way to connect with your child while providing them many health and developmental benefits. While nearly everyone can benefit from massage, it can be...
by Jennifer Davis | Dec 13, 2018 | Pediatric Therapy
Even though young infants don’t speak to us with words, they typically begin to communicate as soon as they are born! How do they communicate? They cry, change their facial expressions, gesture, coo, and make other sounds. The infant and toddler’s brains are...
by Jennifer Davis | Feb 11, 2018 | Books, Communication, Parenting, Pediatric Therapy, Sensory Processing, Whole Body Listening
Do you find yourself frustrated when trying to get your child with autism to listen to you? Whole body listening is a key tool that parents like you can use to help your child learn the basic expectations for appropriate communication behaviors. The book Whole Body...
by Jennifer Davis | Feb 5, 2018 | Books, Communication, Pediatric Occupational Therapy, Pediatric Therapy, Speech Therapy, Story Recall
The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats is a wonderful book to read-aloud to your child to help with communication skills like story recall and phonetics. The story structure has lots of repeating P words which is a good first letter for parents to overemphasize. This...
by Jennifer Davis | Jan 31, 2018 | Developmental Delay, Feeding, Fine Motor Activities, Manipulation, Occupational Therapy, Occupational Therapy Ideas, Parenting, Pediatric Occupational Therapy, Pediatric Therapy, Sensory Processing, Special Education, visual perceptual skills
If you have a picky eater with autism, please know that you are not alone. Do you struggle to get them to eat the food you cook? Do you find yourself getting frustrated at the approaches you take that don’t seem to be helping? Food aversion is very common. It’s...
