More Than Shyness: Understanding Selective Mutism Is your child a chatterbox at home, yet mysteriously silent (or only whispers) at school, daycare, with extended relatives, or in public? You might find yourself wondering why their confidence seems to disappear in certain situations. While it’s natural to assume it’s just shyness, sometimes it’s something more. This […]
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🌉 Why Building Trust Is the First Step in Speech Therapy: What the “Warm-Up” Is Really For
Why “Warming Up” Matters in Speech Therapy Sometimes a child needs a little while to feel comfortable in a new situation. It might seem like they’re just “warming up,” but in speech therapy, that time is never wasted—it’s a critical part of building trust. Trust is the foundation for all meaningful communication. Without it, a […]
đź“” Not Bad, Just Misunderstood: How We Can Reframe Behaviour as a Form of Communication
What Is This Behaviour Trying to Tell Us? Reframing Challenging Actions as Messages. Sometimes the behaviours that challenge us most carry the deepest messages. When someone is struggling to express themselves, behaviour often becomes their voice. In this short video, I share why looking beneath the surface of behaviour can change the way we support […]
🧠The Power of Explaining “How Your Brain Works” to Kids
Helping Your Child Build Confidence Through Understanding Sometimes the biggest breakthroughs in a child’s confidence and communication come from understanding themselves—not from practicing a specific skill or exercise. In this short video, I explain why giving children language to describe how their brain works can be incredibly beneficial. When kids realize that their challenges aren’t […]
🏡 Your Role in Speech Therapy Is More Powerful Than You May Think
Helping Your Child’s Communication Grow: Why You Matter Most As a private speech-language pathologist in Waterloo, Ontario, one of the first things I share with families is this: you are the most important part of your child’s speech therapy team. The biggest progress happens not just during our therapy sessions, but in the small, everyday […]
🧸 The Best “Toys” for Your Child’s Speech & Language Development (They’re Not What You Think!)
What Truly Supports Your Child’s Communication? As a parent or caregiver, you’ve probably wondered at some point: “What are the best toys to help my child’s speech and language skills grow?” It’s a fantastic question—and one I hear often as a Speech-Language Pathologist and the clinic owner here at Communicating Together Therapy & Wellness Associates […]