by Ayelet Marinovich, M.A., CCC-SLP | Oct 21, 2017 | Blog, Communication, Music, Understanding Development, Videos
Singing with your baby doesn’t have to be complicated. You don’t need to have a beautiful voice to be musical with a baby. You don’t even need to attend a baby music class (though they can be fun)! The likelihood that your baby responds to music is...
by Ayelet Marinovich, M.A. CCC-SLP | Apr 14, 2017 | Blog, Music, Parenting, Understanding Development
How to find good children’s music I find it unnecessarily difficult to find good music for my infant and toddler that doesn’t make me want to barf. There, I said it. Browsing through songs online, there is so much of that nauseously upbeat, helium-induced...
by Ayelet Marinovich, M.A., CCC-SLP | Dec 16, 2016 | Balancing Needs, Priorities, Relationships, Music, Podcast, Social/Emotional
There are holiday songs we all know, but those chintzy Christmas songs we all hear in department stores are certainly not the only holiday songs we can sing. Whatever traditions and holidays your family celebrates, we’ve put together some of our favorite holiday songs...
by Ayelet Marinovich, M.A., CCC-SLP | Nov 11, 2016 | Communication, Music, Podcast, Understanding Development
Ever wondered why you change your voice when you talk to babies? In this episode, Ayelet discusses this phenomenon (known as “infant-directed speech,” “motherese,” or “parentese”). She covers tips on ways to communicate with babies, the innate reasons we modify our...
by Ayelet Marinovich, M.A., CCC-SLP | Sep 16, 2016 | Cognition, Music, Podcast, Setting Limits and Manage Behavior, Social/Emotional, Understanding Development
What is self-regulation? What is emotional regulation? On this episode of Learn With Less, Ayelet explores these terms and how to support this sometimes tricky part of your infant and/or toddler’s development. Below is the transcript of this week’s “Developmental...
by Ayelet Marinovich, M.A., CCC-SLP | Aug 26, 2016 | Motor/Sensory, Music, Podcast, Understanding Development
How do we create messy play experiences for our little ones without going mad, ourselves? Messy play is… messy – but SO important! There are so many reasons why “messy play” is important for learning in the lives of infants and toddlers. On this episode of Learn...