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Is It a Feeding Disorder?
Is your child’s picky eating a cause for concern?by Karina Gonzalez, M.S., CCC-SLPDoes your child only want to eat the same thing over andover again? Does your child refuse to try new foods? Is your...
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Developmental Milestones
Is your child meeting all milestones on time?by Jackie Gurdian, MS, OTR/L You and your pediatrician should be checking thesemilestones regularly to assure that your child is meeting their milestones...
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Meal Time Tips for Picky Eaters
Making Meal Time with your Picky Eater Easierby Karina Gonzalez, MS CCC-SLPHaving a picky eater can be very stressful at times, but there some simple changes you can make that may help. Here are a...
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Bilateral Coordination Skills
Doesyour child have poor bilateral coordination skills?By Jackie Gurdian, MS OTR/L A bilateral skill is the child’s ability to utilize bothsides of the body for activities. A child with poor bilateral...
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Pacifier Use and Speech Development
What you may not know about a pacifierby Karina Gonzalez, MS CCC-SLPWhat is my biggest pet peeve? Seeing a toddler with a pacifier! There have even been times that I have seen 4 year olds with a paci...
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Playing with your Newborn
10 Fun and Interactive Ways to Play with your NewbornBy Jackie Gurdian, M.S., OTR/LIt might be hard to believe but your newborn wants to play. I’m not talking playing a game of Monopoly but playing...
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Mesh Feeders
Why I Love Mesh Feeders (Available for purchase HERE)By Karina Gonzalez, MS, CCC-SLP. Picture source: Amazon.comMany parents are afraid of introducing solid foods due to the risk of choking,...
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Positional Plagiocephaly
Does your baby have flat areas on his head (Positional Plagiocephaly)? By Jackie Gurdian, MS, OTR/LChildbirth is an adventurous ride for your baby and sometimes it results in your newborn looking like...
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Increasing Your Child's Vocabulary
Other Words your Toddler Needs To know… By Karina Gonzalez, MS CCC-SLP Do you know what words your child needs to have in his/her vocabulary? What I have discovered throughout the years as a...
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Social Skills
Does your child need help with social skills? by Jackeline Gurdian, MS, OTR/L It is key for a child to have positive relationships with peers to allow for maximal success in life. Academic skills are...
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We are committed to blogging. Is there a speech, feeding, fine motor or sensory topic you have been wondering about? Is there an area about your child's development that is worrying you? What baffles...
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When to Stop Using a Baby Bottle???
By Karina Gonzalez, MS CCC-SLPOne of my last blog posts was about the importance of eliminating a pacifier and the havoc they can wreak in your child’s mouth. Well, I’m here today to tell you about...
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Separation Anxiety
Separation Anxiety: When should you worry? Jackeline Gurdian, MS, OTR/L I’m pretty sure I’m not the only one who has suffered with this. I sometimes find myself apologizing for my daughter when she...
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We have a prize for a loyal reader!As our way of thanking our readers, we are giving away a $10.00 Starbucks gift card (You deserve a coffee break!). It's simple to qualify, all you have to do is sign...
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Food Play for Problem Feeders
Play with your food!Karina Gonzalez, M.S., CCC-SLPDo you remember your parents telling you to not play with your food? Well, I'm here to tell you that for a picky eater or a child that is aversive to...
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New Logo
Follow my blog with BloglovinSpeak-Eat-Play has a new logo, what do you think? Courtesy of www.ivanalexisdesign.com
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Budget Friendly Summer Fun!
Jackeline Gurdian, Occupational TherapistIt’s officially summer! Your kids have been waiting for this day since last August, but if your summer entertainment budget is a little low, we can help! Keep...
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Ice Cube Trays for Meal Time!
By Karina Gonzalez, MS CCC-SLPI want to share a great motivational feeding tool that only costs a dollar! Ice cube trays! I started using them recently in my feeding sessions and they have been working...
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Tortle Giveaway! (positional plagiocephaly)
FREE GIVEAWAY!!!! (***update...this giveaway has ended, but you can still purhcase a tortle, HERE. Be sure to follow us by email so you can get updates on future giveaways)Thanks to Tortle for...
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Congratulations Doris Thompson! you are the winner of our Tortle Giveaway (please contact us speakeatplay@gmail.com by 7/15/13 at 10:00pm eastern time or we will select a new winner). Thanks to...
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Mesh Feeder Giveaway
Want to win a pair of mesh feeders?Visit and like our Facebook page www.facebook.com/speakeatplay and comment below. Winner will be announced Sunday August 18th at 10pm eastern time. Good...
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Top 10 Apps for Speech and Fine Motor Development
Guest blogger and Speech-Language Pathologist, Mailin Justiniano, shared with us the top 10 apps for speech and fine motor development... I’m sure we all know what an iPad is,if you don't, I highly...
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Myths of Bilingualism and Speech Delays
Living in Miami we get asked all of the time if language delays are caused by learning more than one language. Given that this is a big misconception we thought it would be a good idea to get all of...
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Top 5 Books for Speech Delays
How to Use Books for Speech Development.by Karina Rodriguez-Tellaheche, MS CCC-SLP I love to use books in my therapy sessions. Books are great for many things, including literacy development,...
View ArticleWhy is imitation important for child development?
My 15 month old daughter, Maya playing with our dog Bailey...I love how she is imitating the dog rolling on the floor! This is an example of typical play and social skills development. Imitation is...
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