by Ayelet Marinovich, M.A., CCC-SLP | Jan 15, 2018 | Blog, Language/Literacy, Movement/Sensory, Music, Setting Up Environment For Learning, Understanding Development, Visual Supports
Play ideas for a 3-6 month old Those first few months with a baby often blend together – the days and the nights, the constant feeding, the physical care – paired with the awe and incredulity that this tiny human is suddenly part of your family… the...
by Ayelet Marinovich, M.A., CCC-SLP | Jan 3, 2018 | Blog, Language/Literacy, Movement/Sensory, Music, Setting Up Environment For Learning, Understanding Development, Visual Supports
Play ideas for a 0-3 month old During pregnancy, it’s hard not to think about your bump, marveling about how in the not-so-distant future you’ll be holding a beautiful baby in your arms. What will that feel like? What will my baby look like? What...
by Ayelet Marinovich, M.A., CCC-SLP | Dec 14, 2017 | Blog, Language/Literacy, Movement/Sensory, Understanding Development
“Play” with a newborn? Your baby has entered the world making you a new parent. Welcome to the amazing, insane, incredible world of teaching tiny humans. We know infants and toddlers learn through play. Did you know that you can play with a newborn? When...
by Ayelet Marinovich, M.A. CCC-SLP | Mar 24, 2017 | Blog, Motor/Sensory, Movement/Sensory, Setting Up Environment For Learning
Instead of thinking of tummy time as this really discrete assignment or task that you have to do, if you just incorporate it in short intervals into your daily activities, and think of ways to use more of baby’s senses, like looking at you or at a picture while...
by Ayelet Marinovich, M.A. CCC-SLP | Sep 2, 2016 | Blog, Motor/Sensory, Movement/Sensory, Setting Up Environment For Learning
One of my main tips for parents is that we can embed so much therapeutic value into the activities that we do each and every day. And that’s the “meat and potatoes” of occupational therapy – we’re helping people do the job of living. ...
by Ayelet Marinovich, M.A. CCC-SLP | Aug 26, 2016 | Blog, Motor/Sensory, Movement/Sensory, Setting Up Environment For Learning
We started introducing solids to our youngest a few months ago… and he is really not interested. He doesn’t like being spoon-fed, and he seems to be starting to navigate the world of baby-led weaning. I think what’s resonating with me is the idea...