by Ayelet Marinovich, M.A. CCC-SLP | Sep 16, 2016 | Blog, Cognition, Communication, Language/Literacy, Social/Emotional, Understanding Development, Visual Supports
It’s not easy to stay “in control” all the time – especially as the parent of a young child. I am so happy to have a community of parents to bounce off these notions… Because now I know that so many of us have had the unfortunate...
by Ayelet Marinovich, M.A. CCC-SLP | Aug 19, 2016 | Blog, Communication, Language/Literacy, Setting Up Environment For Learning, Visual Supports
“My partner and I grew up in two very different cultures and speaking two different languages. We also live in a place where the dominant language is not either of our original languages, but we both speak it fluently in our community. When our daughter was...
by Ayelet Marinovich, M.A. CCC-SLP | Jun 10, 2016 | Blog, Communication, Setting Up Environment For Learning, Visual Supports
My daughter often didn’t do what other kids did… so at first, it was difficult to figure out new activities when I ran out of ideas. I’d ask my friends what they were doing with their kiddos at home, and sometimes those things were too...
by Ayelet Marinovich, M.A. CCC-SLP | Jun 3, 2016 | Blog, Music, Setting Up Environment For Learning, Visual Supports
We used to go to music class and I’d take my son’s hand to “help him” bang on the drum. Then I realized, he was watching all the other babies do it on their own – why did he need me to make him do it? He would imitate everybody else when...
by Ayelet Marinovich, M.A. CCC-SLP | May 27, 2016 | Blog, Cognition, Setting Up Environment For Learning, Visual Supports
“We were sitting in the living room, playing with some toys and listening to music. My daughter suddenly raised up her hands, moving them from the left to the right… I thought, ‘what’s she doing? Is she ok?’ And then I realized that...
by Ayelet Marinovich, M.A. CCC-SLP | May 20, 2016 | Blog, Setting Up Environment For Learning, Social/Emotional, Visual Supports
“I don’t think she could even sit up yet, but I remember noticing that my daughter would watch another baby’s reaction after she snatched a toy from him. I know she didn’t do it to make the other child unhappy… But I felt like maybe I...