When working with families, a common question or concern that arises is how to model and teach young children language in multilingual households. Multilingual families oftentimes have expressed concern that they’re going to confuse their child by overwhelming them with new information. We would like to help families debunk this myth! According to research, as well …
Have you ever noticed your child (or spouse) will behave a certain way in one setting and a completely different way in another? As an example, your husband may be very proactive with household chores and offering to help when he’s at home, but when visiting with his childhood family, he may revert back to …
Before we jump straight into our question, try and imagine you are at a table with some new acquaintances. The person next to you strikes up a conversation about a new movie that happens to be your LEAST favorite genre and it’s a movie that you know next to nothing about. They go back and …
In everyday conversation, the terms “speech” and “language” are commonly used interchangeably, but they are actually very different conceptually. Language refers to a rule based symbolic system, where we use words or gestures to convey a symbolic meaning or message between ourselves and the listener. Language can be broken down into receptive language and expressive …
Our children develop at an astounding rate during the first few years of life. Within the first six months, children begin to babble, and by their first birthday, they are uttering their first word. In terms of speech/articulation, by the age of two, the American Speech-Hearing Association states that children should have mastered the following …
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