water the sponge blog
These posts reflect the culmination of years of education and work experience with an incredibly diverse and wonderful client population. This blog covers various topics for children from birth to eight years of age. I am excited to share these resources with my WTS family. To get the latest blog posts, subscribe below!
Tip: Read the Let’s Water the Sponge section at the end of each post to learn about activities to do at home to boost your child’s communication skills.
5 Gripping Pediatric Occupational Therapy Blogs
Note: Yes, the pun in the title is intended (duel-meaning of "gripping.") What can I say, I'm a speech therapist who enjoys word play! Moving on - as you may know by now, I am dedicating the month of December to lifting up others in the blogging community! I began...
3 Must-Read Pediatric Physical Therapy Blogs
Welcome back to the December series! Last week, I discussed five feeding blogs that give incredibly helpful tips for children of all ages. This week I am going to focus on pediatric physical therapy. If you have any concerns about your child's gross motor skills, this...
Top 5 Feeding Blogs
During the month of December, I want to focus on lifting others up in our online community and giving back. Each week, I will write posts that focus on various topics of childhood development and direct readers to other blogs and resources on the topic. This week's...
My Child Speaks in Single Words…Now What?
As a parent, you probably waited on pins and needles for your child to say his or her first word! Then one day, ta-da! Out came his first word, "cheese" (our oldest) and "go" (our youngest). And, let me tell you, our oldest loves his cheese, and our youngest loves to...
My Child Isn’t Talking, What Should I Do?
As parents, we carry the stresses and burdens of our children. We constantly fret and ask ourselves questions about whether or not our children are developing on par with peers. So, before we dive into this post, I'd like you to take a deep breath with me and release...
5 Ways to Read with your Tot
If you have been following my blog and posts, then you will know that I am a HUGE proponent of reading and early literacy! In fact, one of my absolute favorite ways to pass my time with my children is to read to them. Reading to children from a young age offers...
