by Emily | Aug 16, 2018 | Guest Blogger
This week I am excited to welcome Robin Leon, a Community Counselor for Au Pair in America, as a guest blogger for Tandem Speech Therapy. Robin helps au pairs and host families have a meaningful exchange experience, part of which is often an introduction to a new... by Emily | Aug 2, 2018 | Playing With Purpose
It’s summer which means plenty of opportunities to take your speech therapy session or your kids outside for Playing With Purpose. Now here in Texas, we’ve got temperatures rising above 100 degrees but some days my clients and I need a change of pace. So... by Emily | Jul 12, 2018 | SLP basics
Communication begins with social interaction. So learning to play social games, such as peek-a-boo, is an excellent opportunity to support your child in learning to communicate. Not only are we targeting an early phase of social interaction and engagement, but... by Emily | Jun 28, 2018 | Review
How valuable is your time? Really think about this question. You are a busy pediatric speech-language pathologist, a parent, an educator, a caregiver and you spend hours of your time in the service of others. In addition to your hectic work schedule, you may come home... by Emily | Jun 14, 2018 | Playing With Purpose
When I started this series, Playing With Purpose, my goal was to help parents, caregivers, educators, fellow SLPs, etc. make simple tweaks to their play interactions with children to expand speech and language skills. I have written about some of my favorite toys like...