by Sonia Strueby | Aug 11, 2026 | School Aged Activities
Sonia Strueby, M.A., CCC-SLP Originally Published July 2023, Reviewed and Updated July 2026 Summer is winding down, and with it comes the familiar mix of anticipation and overwhelm that the back-to-school transition brings. For young children especially, shifting from...
by Sonia Strueby | Aug 11, 2026 | Executive Function, Social Skills, Speech & Language
Sonia Strueby, M.A., CCC-SLP Originally Published January 2020, Reviewed and Updated August 2026 A new school year brings new teachers, new subjects, and new demands — and for many children, those demands quickly outpace the organizational skills they have in place....
by Sonia Strueby | Aug 11, 2026 | Resources, School Aged Activities
Sonia Strueby, M.A., CCC-SLP Originally Published August 2019, Reviewed and Updated August 2026 Is your family feeling the excitement of a new school year — or a little bit of dread? Either way, you’re not alone. The back-to-school transition brings a mix of...
by Sonia Strueby | Jul 31, 2026 | Developmental Stages, Play
Sonia Strueby, M.A., CCC-SLP — Originally Published February 2020, Reviewed and Updated 2026 What if one of the most powerful things you could do for your child’s development didn’t require any special materials, any training, or any appointments —...
by Sonia Strueby | Jul 29, 2026 | Resources
Sonia Strueby, M.A., CCC-SLP — Originally Published May 2019, Reviewed and Updated 2026 We live in a world saturated with screens — tablets, smartphones, smart TVs, gaming consoles, laptops. For today’s children, digital media is simply part of life. And...
by Sonia Strueby | Jul 23, 2026 | Reading, Speech & Language
Sonia Strueby, M.A., CCC-SLP — Originally Published February 2021, Reviewed and Updated 2026 “What did you do at school today?” “Um… stuff.” Every parent knows the frustration of trying to get information out of a child who struggles to...
by Sonia Strueby | Jul 15, 2026 | Feeding & Swallowing, Speech & Language
Sonia Strueby, M.A., CCC-SLP — Originally Published April 2022, Reviewed and Updated 2026 If you’ve ever been told your child might have a tongue-tie, you’ve probably also encountered a confusing mix of opinions — from “it’s no big...
by Sonia Strueby | Jul 13, 2026 | Reading
Sonia Strueby, M.A., CCC-SLP — Originally Published February 2017, Reviewed and Updated 2026 Reading fluency doesn’t happen by magic. Behind every confident reader is a child who learned to decode — to recognize the patterns and rules that govern how...
by Sonia Strueby | Jul 9, 2026 | School Aged Activities
Sonia Strueby, M.A., CCC-SLP — Originally Published December 2022, Reviewed and Updated 2026 Writing is one of the most cognitively demanding tasks we ask children to do. Think about everything it requires at once: planning what to say, holding ideas in working...
by Sonia Strueby | Jul 7, 2026 | Math
Sonia Strueby, M.A., CCC-SLP — Originally Published February 2017, Reviewed and Updated 2026 Math doesn’t have to be a battle. For many children, the struggle with math isn’t about ability — it’s about anxiety, missing foundational skills, or...
