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How to Use a Doctor's Kit Across Developmental Play Stages

Jan 22, 20204 min read

How to Use a Doctor's Kit Across Developmental Play Stages

There are a few toys that seem to be staples in our children's lives. One of these seemingly essential toys is the doctor's kit. I love...

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Fun Friday Activity: Body Awareness and Sensory/Emotional Regulation

Ms. Susan

Jan 10, 20201 min read

Fun Friday Activity: Body Awareness and Sensory/Emotional Regulation

This week we are starting to learn about the beginning stages leading up to logical thinking. I will provide you with some fun ways to...

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Ms. Susan

Jan 4, 20201 min read

Fun Friday Activity: Scribble Art

This week, I'm sharing with you one of my favorite stories and a fun activity to work on body language and reading others' emotions. Enjoy!

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CRASH! Sensory Seeking and Emotional Regulation

Ms. Susan

Dec 18, 20193 min read

CRASH! Sensory Seeking and Emotional Regulation

It's winter and one of my favorite things about winter are fuzzy socks! My feet get so cold this time of year, especially on our cold...

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Fun Friday Activity *Gift Idea Alert* A Fun Game of Following Directions

Ms. Susan

Dec 13, 20191 min read

Fun Friday Activity *Gift Idea Alert* A Fun Game of Following Directions

This week, I'm demonstrating one of my favorite games for structured conversational practice, giving and following directions. Enjoy!

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How to turn play into shared problem solving - 5 Tricks to Enhance Play

Ms. Susan

Dec 4, 20193 min read

How to turn play into shared problem solving - 5 Tricks to Enhance Play

Play is an essential activity for our children. It develops emotional and sensory regulation (after all, emotions are sensory-based...

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Fun Friday Activity: Facial Imitation Games

Ms. Susan

Nov 22, 20191 min read

Fun Friday Activity: Facial Imitation Games

Facial imitation games are an exciting way to boost your child's ability to focus on a face, along with joint attention and emotion...

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Fun Friday Activity - Spinning; Why it's Important & How to Make it Engaging

Ms. Susan

Nov 15, 20191 min read

Fun Friday Activity - Spinning; Why it's Important & How to Make it Engaging

Spinning is an important sensory exploration game for our children. It teaches our neurological system how to process our body moving...

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"All he does is line his toys up!" - Repetitive Play - What it is & How to Build on it

Ms. Susan

Nov 6, 20193 min read

"All he does is line his toys up!" - Repetitive Play - What it is & How to Build on it

"Enough already!" I hear Mom exclaim in the session. Her son is lining the blocks up, one after another, with her nose millimeters from...

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More Words or Spontaneous Language? Where Should We Focus

Ms. Susan

Sep 24, 20193 min read

More Words or Spontaneous Language? Where Should We Focus

As a speech-language pathologist, we love words. Long words, short words, rhyming words, minimal contrasting words, grammatically correct...

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Fun Friday Activity - Leaf Circle Stations

Ms. Susan

May 17, 20191 min read

Fun Friday Activity - Leaf Circle Stations

This week, we cut out leaves from green paper then put them in a circle. Using different gross motor movements such as bear crawling,...

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Child-Friendly Yoga Sequence with Mantras

Ms. Susan

Apr 26, 20191 min read

Child-Friendly Yoga Sequence with Mantras

This week, I'm providing you with a yoga sequence that corresponds with an article and printable from at Childhood101.com. I'm...

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Ms. Susan

Apr 12, 20191 min read

Fun Friday Activity - Yellow Duck Craft

This week we are making yellow ducky puppets. You can grab our template for the duck body here.

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Playing the "Bad Guy" - Why it's Important to Let Your Kids be a Robber

Ms. Susan

Mar 27, 20193 min read

Playing the "Bad Guy" - Why it's Important to Let Your Kids be a Robber

Goblins, ghosts, monsters and thieves... a child's imagination can be a scary place. I mean, who would even want to live in such a world...

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The First Twelve Months - Expressively Speaking; The Importance of Vocal Play

Ms. Susan

Mar 20, 20194 min read

The First Twelve Months - Expressively Speaking; The Importance of Vocal Play

(Expressive) language development comes in stages, as many of us know. These stages build upon the skills learned during previous ones,...

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M is for Messy Play, and MINDFULNESS too!

Ms. Susan

Feb 25, 20193 min read

M is for Messy Play, and MINDFULNESS too!

"Our life is shaped by our mind, for we become what we think." -Buddha "Mindfulness" has become a trendy topic lately with plenty of...

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"Let's Build!" - How to Boost Communication Initiation in Play

Ms. Susan

Jan 30, 20193 min read

"Let's Build!" - How to Boost Communication Initiation in Play

Communication starts with an intention, an urge, a desire; and there's a need within us to communicate. We are social creatures, no...

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Ms. Susan

Jan 24, 20193 min read

What is Play?

"What do you want to be when you grow up?" my first grade teacher asked me, her silver white hair brushed neatly into an upswept twist. I...

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