Books
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Books that Promote Autism Acceptance, Neurodiversity, & Inclusion
April is Autism Acceptance Month, and April 2nd is World Autism Awareness Day. Let’s promote awareness and acceptance year round, and start by having conversations about neurodiversity at home! As a speech language pathologist who has worked in pediatrics for almost 10 years, there is one major thing I’ve learned – as clinicians, we are always learning! As a mom of an almost 5-year-old and a 3-year-old, my goal is to start talking about neurodiversity early. Here are some books we’ve added to our library that have been helpful so far, especially with my oldest! Books that Promote Autism Acceptance, Neurodiversity, & Inclusion Reading with your kids is a great…
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Best Spring Books for Toddlers & Young Kids
We are all so. ready. for spring. Am I right? Before having kids, I always loved implementing seasonal and themed books into therapy sessions whenever possible. As a mom of a 3YO & 4YO, I love storing our seasonal books. When it’s time to pull them out, it feels like old friends. Seriously. One of the best things? My kids have come to love the day we pull out seasonal books for whatever is coming up next! It feels like Christmas morning without buying any presents, and that is a parenting win. So let’s get into it! Our current *growing list* of spring favorites, sorted by topic. See tips at…
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Best Busy Books for Toddlers & Young Kids
Calling all parents! Keep reading if you have ever found yourself in any of the following situations : Sound familiar? While there’s obviously never one solution, here’s one of my best *go-to’s* for all of the above: Busy Books. These are the *tried and true* books I throw in my bag before a doctor’s appointment with the kids, rotate in the car if we have a longer than typical drive, or pull out as an alternative to screen time. There are bins of these strategically placed throughout our house so they are always accessible and easy for us to pull out during the times in the day we need them…
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Using Storytime to Grow Your Child’s Language Skills with 3 Easy Tips
Picture this: You have a baby, and along with a lot of other things, people give you books. Then that baby grows, and at some point along the way, storytime with that toddler likely becomes a part of your daily or bedtime routine. As a parent and pediatric SLP who has worked with a lot of littles over the past 10 years, here’s one big thing I’ve learned: It is our instinct as parents to ask our kids questions. I’ll say it again: So now picture this You are reading a book to your toddler, and you end up sounding like this: Does this sound like you? If so –…
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Using Thrifted Books to Encourage Speech & Language (FEBRUARY)
Check out our favorite thrifted book finds from February, why we love them, and how you can use to encourage speech and language skills at home!
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18 Fall and Halloween Books to Increase Language
It’s that magical time of year again! Fall is my favorite season for many reasons, but one of the biggest is all of the fun themed activities and books. There are so many great books for fall and Halloween available, but I’ve developed some favorites for therapy over the past several years. I’ve also been growing our library at home as my oldest (17 months) is much more interested in books this fall and starting to choose his own favorites. (For more info on how early to start shared reading with your little one, go here!) Read on for my favorite fall/Halloween books for therapy and my own little ones,…
