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Don’t forget! We offer teletherapy services that bring personalized speech and language therapy directly to your home! 💬🏡

Stephanie leads the majority of our virtual services and specializes in working with upper elementary students, adolesc

🗣️ Motor speech challenges can make it tough for children to coordinate the muscles needed for clear speech sounds. This can affect sound clarity 🔉 and can sometimes even contribute to delayed language development ⏳ in younger children.

✨ One powe

✨ Building language skills can be fun! Here are 3 playful ways to help your child practice following directions:

1️⃣ “I Wonder” Statements → spark curiosity and invite cooperation.
2️⃣ The Power of Play → turn toys into teachin

Your little one may have more words than you think!💡

Early words don’t have to be perfectly clear (or even verbal “”words”” at all!) — they just need to be used consistently and with meaning. Here are a few examp

We had the best time chatting with @sonomamomscollective parents about baby & toddler language development! 👧💬👦

Thank you for having us — we hope you left with helpful tools and insights to support your little ones. 💖

Our team provide

✨💬 Every child’s journey to language starts with three key building blocks:

👀 Shared Attention – focusing together on the same idea or object.
🤝 Engagement – the desire to connect through play and interaction.
🔄 Reciprocity &nd

When do kids learn their colors? 🎨

Most children begin to *understand* color words around 18 months, but are only expected to *name* colors by age 3! 🌈

However — every child develops at their own pace, and learning colors isn’t just a

Did you know gestures are a key part of language development? 🤔

Gestures are a child’s first way of communicating — and a stepping stone to first words! 🗣️

To teach gestures:
 👋 Waving: model often and enthusiastically
 👉 Pointing:

Wondering if your child might need speech therapy? 🗣️✨ Here are some signs to watch for:

💬 Not saying any words by 18 months
🧩 Struggling to be understood by age 3
📚 Limited vocabulary for their age and/or trouble expressing ideas or answering q

Meet one of our speech-language pathologists, Charlotte! 👋

🎓 Background: Born and raised in the South Bay, Charlotte is an LA local who specializes in working with middle schoolers. She prioritizes fostering deep connections with her clients and b

Baby Milestones: 0–12 Months 👶✨

From cooing to expressing their wants and needs, your baby’s first year is packed with exciting progress in communication! 🥳

This milestone guide breaks down what to look for as your little one grows mo

Those baby babbles matter more than you think! 👶🧠✨

From 0–12 months, your little one is soaking in everything — so talk all day, narrate your actions (“Mama’s getting your bottle!”), and don’t be shy about makin

Did you know that talking is actually one of the last steps in early communication development? 🗣️⁣

Long before your child says “mama” or “ball,” they’re busy learning how to connect, respond, and express themselves in

🤔 Did you know…

Between ages 3 and 5, children often narrate their play out loud — saying things like “Now I put the block here… no, wait, that one’s too big… okay, try again!” This is called private spe

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