by Ayelet Marinovich, M.A. CCC-SLP | Jul 19, 2017 | Blog, Communication, Language/Literacy, Setting Up Environment For Learning
The transition from infant to toddler As a parent, you’ve seen your child make incredible gains in just 12 months – from a tiny, completely dependent person to one who is becoming more mobile, thoughtful, expressive, and independent each and every day....
by Ayelet Marinovich, M.A. CCC-SLP | May 14, 2017 | Blog, Parenting, Setting Up Environment For Learning, Social/Emotional
We all wonder whether we’re doing enough. We all wonder whether we’re doing it wrong. And we all cross our fingers hoping we’re raising good, happy people. As parents of young children, there are plenty of resources to make us feel we aren’t...
by Ayelet Marinovich, M.A. CCC-SLP | May 9, 2017 | Blog
Learn With Less has had an online presence for some time (the podcast, blog, and other educational offerings for parents/caregivers and educators of young children). But it’s only recently that my family has settled into a new community and I’ve been ready...
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 | 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 | Jan 13, 2017 | Balancing Needs, Priorities, Relationships, Parenting, Podcast, Social/Emotional
What’s it like to go from one child to two? On this episode of Learn With Less, Ayelet ruminates on the first week home with a newborn, the second time around. Baby’s first days of life are amazing, but the first few weeks with a newborn are the hardest – even when...