by Ayelet Marinovich, M.A., CCC-SLP | Mar 5, 2025 | Blog, Language/Literacy, Movement/Sensory, Parenting, Setting Up Environment For Learning
Want to know how to support a toddler’s development using a cereal box? In the short video below, you’ll see how a toddler’s exploration of a cereal box can support the following: 🧠 Cognition: linking symbols to real life experiences, size concepts...
by Ayelet Marinovich, M.A., CCC-SLP | Nov 4, 2024 | Cognition, Communication, Language/Literacy, Motor/Sensory, Movement/Sensory, Music, Parenting, Podcast, Setting Up Environment For Learning, Social/Emotional
You’ll always know how to support a young child’s development with a laundry basket, a cardboard box, or a dishtowel! On this episode of the Learn With Less® podcast, Ayelet discusses how a simple shift in our understanding of what we can view as “educational...
by Ayelet Marinovich, M.A., CCC-SLP | Oct 3, 2018 | Blog, Parenting, Understanding Development
Simple resources that help you understand your baby The reality is that the first year with a baby can be totally overwhelming. We face new challenges, and come to terms with new parts of our identities – sides of ourselves that, often, we’ve never seen! For many of...
by Ayelet Marinovich, M.A., CCC-SLP | Oct 2, 2018 | Communication, Parenting, Podcast, Understanding Development
As New Parents, There’s So Much… I’ve been spending a lot of time talking with new and expecting parents, caregivers, and professionals working with young children. Having been through the “beginning” of parenthood with a new baby twice myself, each conversation...
by Ayelet Marinovich, M.A., CCC-SLP | Oct 1, 2018 | Blog, Parenting, Setting Up Environment For Learning
What are the best developmental toys for infants? When a baby comes into our lives, there are a lot of “should’s.” I should be feeding my baby / putting my baby to sleep this way. I should feel an instant connection to this beautiful bundle. I should know...
by Ayelet Marinovich, M.A., CCC-SLP | Jun 13, 2018 | Cognition, Parenting, Podcast, Setting Limits and Manage Behavior
Positive parenting, positive discipline, and infants and toddlers We know there is no “correct” way to parent, but how do various parenting styles impact our child’s brain development? If there are ways to inherently boost self-regulation skills in a toddler or...