Speech Therapy for Traumatic Brain Injury: What to Expect

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) can occur from a number of different causes including car accidents, slips and falls, sports injuries, and assault. While the...

Ways to Exercise with Your Child & Incorporate Speech Therapy for Kids

Use these kid-friendly exercises to get your mind and body moving and practice speech therapy goals with your...

Celebrate “Tell a Joke Day” to Improve Your Speech, or Practice Speech Therapy with Your Kids!

“Laughter is the best medicine,” or so the saying goes! To celebrate “Tell a Joke Day,” we wanted to share some fun jokes that you can use to get your kids...

Spring has Sprung 🌻 So Lets Go Outside to Practice Speech

It's a been a long winter just about everywhere and the speech language pathologists at Better Speech have had about enough of the cold weather. They've...

St. Patrick's Day Fun for Kids with a Hidden Speech Therapy Twist

Did you start the day by putting on your favorite green shirt? Are you eating green eggs and...

Using Snack-Time to Work on Communication Skills

By Amy Dearing, M.A., CCC-SLP at Better...

A Healthy Winter Recipe to Practice Speech & Language Skills

Helping your child with their speech and language skills at home can be fun and healthy at the same time. It can also be simple. Christa B., one of the...

3 Valentine’s Day Ideas for Toddlers in Speech Therapy

We love our kids and Valentines Day just gives us an excuse to show that with chocolate hearts and all things pink and red. So just in time for the holiday,...

Monkey See Monkey Do!

Before you get your toddler to SAY what you want them to say, you need to get them to DO what you want them to...

Do Children Who Are Late Talkers Catch Up?

We’ve all heard the term “late talkers,” but what does it truly mean to be a late talker? Are these children doomed to stay behind their peers in terms of...

Boo! Halloween with Non-Verbal Kids is a Treat

Halloween is a super fun holiday. It is the time when we can be creative with our costumes, eat yummy candy, and go door-to-door to collect even more candy....

Help! No One Understands What My Toddler is Saying

One of the things we hear most often from parents of young children is that someone – a distant cousin, a new neighbor, the pediatrician – doesn’t...

How Children Develop their Speech Sounds

Children learn how to say sounds by listening to the adults around them speak. The same way they learn the language. Sounds are typically acquired in a ...

Does Your Child Have Apraxia of Speech?

Childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) is a disorder in children in which they have difficulty positioning their tongue, lips and jaw to make intelligible speech...

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