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Parentese If You Please
It's correct that we shouldn't use baby talk. Instead, we should use parentese. Learn how in this blog post!

Nicole Curtis
May 10, 20244 min read
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Lights, Camera, Recast
Recasting is a strategy helps parents and caregivers to model expansions and correction of their child.

Fiona Higgins
May 2, 20243 min read
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A Handy Rule
This week, we have a new rule of thumb, or rather of hand. Yup, that's right, we have The Hand Rule, a helpful strategy to help parents.

Alessandra Spaulding
Apr 24, 20245 min read
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The Digital Dilemma
As SLPs we have some advice about the relationship between screen time and language development and what you can do to support your little

Kendra Hennegan
Mar 2, 20249 min read
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The ABCs of MLU
Hi, welcome to this blog post! If you're here and you're not an SLP, do you know what MLU stands for? Did you click on this title because...

Nicole Curtis
Jul 20, 20236 min read
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AAC -- A Tool in the Toolbox
We communicate in all kinds of ways - we use oral speech, we text, we point, we gesture, we roll our eyes, we smile. We communicate to...

Fiona Higgins
Jun 24, 20236 min read
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Tired of Waiting
The first few years as a parent are hard, and there are very few supports in place to help parents know what to expect, especially in...

Alessandra Spaulding
Mar 24, 20238 min read
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Something to Gestalt About
Having a child who cannot communicate effectively is challenging. I knew this, in theory, when I was a speech pathologist working with...

Alessandra Spaulding
Oct 1, 20228 min read
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Talk Baby to Me
As an SLP, I frequently evaluate children under 3. When I do, there's this standardized test I use that's essentially a questionnaire for...

Nicole Curtis
Aug 27, 20224 min read
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Where's My Manual?
It is a huge milestone when your baby turns one. Every baby grows tremendously over that first year - even though each baby is different....

Alessandra Spaulding
Aug 16, 20228 min read
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No Wrong Way to Play
In today's world, it can be hard to remember the value of play. Our education system pushes academic readiness as early as preschool,...

Alessandra Spaulding
Jun 17, 20224 min read
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Hello! We're New Here!
My name is Alessandra, and I am thrilled to introduce you all to Talk Time Boston, a new speech language private practice in the Greater...

Alessandra Spaulding
Mar 3, 20223 min read
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