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 | 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 | Mar 24, 2017 | Motor/Sensory, Podcast, Setting Up Environment For Learning
Want great strategies for tummy time? In this episode, our guest focuses on the rationale behind tummy time, some extremely useful tips to help your infant tolerate longer periods, and useful information to help you as parent/caregiver feel successful! Make sure you...
by Ayelet Marinovich, M.A., CCC-SLP | Dec 9, 2016 | Communication, Podcast, Setting Up Environment For Learning
Find out how this woman is making libraries family-centered spaces. In this episode of Learn With Less, we speak with Suzanne Flint, child development specialist and principal architect of the California State Libraryās early learning initiative, to discuss...
by Ayelet Marinovich, M.A. CCC-SLP | Nov 18, 2016 | Blog, Communication, Setting Up Environment For Learning, Visual Supports
It sometimes felt akin to listening to nails on a chalkboard – people just sounded ridiculous when they spoke to babies. And then, I had my own. And I did it, too. I mean, I’d say that I didn’t sound quite as insane… but I definitely changed my...
by Ayelet Marinovich, M.A. CCC-SLP | Sep 30, 2016 | Blog, Communication, Language/Literacy, Setting Up Environment For Learning
When a child’s parents or caregivers use signs when that child speaks, he or she gets the chance to experience the word in a multi-sensory way. Ā That means that you get to hear the word as you say it, they get to see it as you sign it, they feel it as they sign...