by Ayelet Marinovich, M.A., CCC-SLP | Feb 14, 2018 | Balancing Needs, Priorities, Relationships, Blog, Parenting
What can we give each other? I love being able to get to know other parents and caregivers. I love the opportunity to observe others, to hear about strategies or play ideas that work for others, to get inspired by the sweetness of an interaction or a song I...
by Ayelet Marinovich, M.A., CCC-SLP | Feb 6, 2018 | Communication, Podcast, Understanding Development
What is early literacy? How do we provide experiences that promote early literacy in our tiny humans? In this episode, Ayelet sits down with former birth-to-three early interventionist and parenting blogger, Kayla O’Neill of Parenting Expert To...
by Ayelet Marinovich, M.A., CCC-SLP | Jan 25, 2018 | Blog, Communication, Music, Setting Up Environment For Learning, Videos
Around the 12-month marker, we often see first words start to emerge. Many parents believe that first words somehow “don’t count” if they’re not produced using the adult pronounciation (for instance, if a child says “baba” instead...
by Ayelet Marinovich, M.A., CCC-SLP | Jan 25, 2018 | Blog, Parenting, Understanding Development
What we all want for our children What are the things we all want for our children? Our greatest hopes often rest in the sentiment that we want them to grow up to be happy, productive members of society. Recently, I asked a few parents of young children this question...
by Ayelet Marinovich, M.A., CCC-SLP | Jan 23, 2018 | Blog, Language/Literacy, Movement/Sensory, Music, Visual Supports
Play ideas with a 12-18 month old Around this age, our children often start to use tools a bit differently – they’ve been performing experiments by mouthing objects, rolling them around, or learning about their shape and weight… and now, they start...