JAN AND EARLY FEB PARENT NEWSLETTER:

JANUARY AND EARLY FEBRUARY NEWSLETTER

We’ve made it through most of the cold snaps (hopefully). I do appreciate your patience with my humanness … my car trouble and illness. IT IS SO HELPFUL to all that you have let me know when your child is ill. PLEASE – I love and value my work– but it’s ‘just’ speech/language. Let’s all attempt to fight through sniffles and colds- if we didn’t, WE’D NEVER see each other.

YET... ‘School’ rules apply— please cancel if your child hasn’t been fever free for approximately 24hrs, or if they have/are vomiting and/or have experienced non-baby (regular-you know the difference ) diarrhea. I try to keep the toys reasonably clean from kid to kid– but as you know already– germs spread quickly.

This month (and always)… We will work on

*IMITATION

*TURN TAKING

*TOLERATING CHANGE and/or UNPREFERRED activities

RECIPROCITY (BACK AND FORTH) even when there aren’t any verbalizations or ‘words’.

Some housekeeping:

PLEASE NOTE: My office hours are generally TUES-THURS 9-4pm. I often check my texts after hours ~ but not always (I’m not ignoring you- just not in Early Intervention mode).

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*FYI– I will be holding sessions during the public school FEB break (feb 17-21)

*** No sessions FEB 24th-28th.***

IF SCHOOL IS CLOSED– I will still hold sessions – UNLESS the roads are closed or treacherous.

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*Here are some silly sounds and activities to work on:

*kissing lips- use a mirror

*Kiss the mirror with chapstick / lipstick to emphasize lip placement

*Say, “I love you” in sign language

*HUG with a sound! Maybe use the sounds/words, ‘squeeze’, ‘squish’.

*Some things to try having your child do with you and imitate:

1) OPEN ARMS (and pair with ‘open/shut them song’)

2) Three Red Valentines

Original Author: Unknown

Sung to: “Row, Row, Row Your Boat”

Three red Valentines, each one with a bow.
Pretty and shiny and lacy, too.
Standing in a row.

3) A Red Heart (or other colors)

Original Author: Unknown

Sung to: “Mary had a little lamb”

I have a red heart, a red heart, a red heart.
I have a red heart.
That I will give to you.

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This is a GREAT resource!!

HAVE A GREAT DAY!! TEXT if you need some ideas!