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Finishing up the dive into the American Speech and Hearing Association [ASHA] communication milestones, we have language development: 4-5 years old. Some of these concepts require prior knowledge and exposure, in other words, depending on a child’s life experience and cognitive development, they may appear sooner or a little later.
I always ask parents, “How is your toddler communicating with you?” Asking this question helps them begin to look at their toddlers from a different perspective. Speech therapy for toddlers requires a complete shift in your mindset. With this population, the first objective for speech therapy should be improving their overall communication
When I first started working with toddlers, I set myself (and the toddlers) up for failure every session. I was asking them to do tasks beyond their developmental abilities. I questioned my skills. It was hard not seeing the progress I expected; the toddlers weren’t paying attention to tasks… How