by Emily | Jan 17, 2019 | Playing With Purpose
There are a multitude of toys out there for building and creating. One new favorite of mine, and the kiddos I work with, is magnetic blocks or magna-tiles. These blocks have been around since the late-1990s and have seemed to gain popularity in the last 2-3 years as... by Emily | Jan 10, 2019 | Playing With Purpose, SLP basics
To kick of blogging this year (2019), I figured a primer on the development of play was in order. How does play develop and evolve as kids get older? What does play look like at these different stages? Play is much more than fun for our children. Play is how they... by Emily | Mar 29, 2018 | SLP basics
There are two components to the work I do as a pediatric speech-language pathologist. First, I work with children who have speech that is difficult to understand. These kids need support with the production of individual speech sounds. We work on connecting and...