MORE Motivation Ideas We all lose motivation sometimes. When I have a long list of things to do (laundry, dishes, cleaning bathrooms.....ugh) I usually need to find a way to motivate myself to get going, or nothing will get done. Often it feels so good to just cross...
We previously posted about some books that are great for teaching young children about emotions… But how can we help our school-aged students understand and regulate their emotions? If your school-aged child struggles to simply understand the emotions he or she is...
Does your child become anxious or scared going to a new place? Can simple errands such as running to the grocery store turn into a time-consuming event? A social story is a great way to alleviate the anxiety a child experiences about going to a new place. Social...
By Jaimi Bird, M.A., CCC-SLP Is it difficult to motivate your child to want to come to speech-language therapy to tutoring sessions, or even go to school? Does your child say, “I don’t like it” or “It’s too hard”? Here are some ideas to make things that give your...
Between 2 and 4 years of age, the typical child develops awareness of his own feelings, as well as the feelings of others. At this age, children also begin to express those emotions. Some children have a strong understanding of emotions from an early age, and others...
Does your child avoid writing? Do they reverse letters or numbers? Do they hold the pencil incorrectly? Is it difficult to see his spacing between letters and words? If you said ‘yes’ to any of these questions, we can help get your child on the track to success with...