by admin | Nov 26, 2015 | Children, Pre-school, School-Age, Speech and Language Therapy, Speech Delay
Given the importance of identifying speech and language problems as early as possible in your child’s development, what signs should parents look out for? While there are many possible indicators of speech and/or language delays, some are more common than others, and...
by admin | Jul 21, 2015 | Adolescents, Children, Group Therapy, School-Age, Speech and Language Therapy, Speech Delay
When a child stutters, it can be a frustrating and concerning time for him or her, as well as for his or her family. In addition to helping your child manage the verbal difficulties of his or her stuttering, it’s important to help him or her ease the stress that comes...
by admin | Jul 15, 2015 | Children, Group Therapy, News, Pre-school, Reading, School-Age, Speech and Language Therapy, Speech Delay, Toddlers
The Speech Therapy Centres of Canada (www.SpeechTherapyCentres.com) is releasing a summer reading list of the best books for fostering language development. The book list is meant to encourage parents to use the summer season to help foster their child’s language...
by admin | Jun 22, 2015 | Speech and Language Therapy
Think back to a recent cocktail party you attended with distant relatives or unfamiliar co-workers in a new job setting: Did you dread getting ready for the event? Imagine how young children and adolescents feel at school on the playground when they have difficulty...
by admin | Jun 16, 2015 | Adolescents, Adult issues, Children, Group Therapy, Language Delay, School-Age, Speech and Language Therapy, Speech Delay
Stuttering may seem like a serious impediment at first glance, but you’d be hard pressed to argue that people like Winston Churchill, Marilyn Monroe, John Updike, and King George VI—who all stuttered—had their careers held back as a result. More recently,...
by admin | Jun 5, 2015 | Speech and Language Therapy
While Caitlyn Jenner’s April 20/20 interview and July Vanity Fair cover and feature have raised awareness of the transgender transition process, there is little public knowledge about some of the non-surgical procedures and therapies undertaken as part of this...