The after-school hours are a crucial time for reinforcing what your child has learned in school, but they’re also an opportunity for growth in other areas. We’ll share some practical tips to help you and your child navigate these busy hours.
Continue reading
Many children receive speech therapy services at school, but onsidered augmenting these services with private speech therapy. In addition to school-based services, private speech therapy can make a significant difference in your child’s progress.
Continue reading
Preparing for a new school year can be both exciting and overwhelming. With a bit of planning and some practical tips, we can make this transition smoother and more enjoyable for both you and your child.
Continue reading
Every summer, we at Lakeshore Speech Therapy work to provide our clients and families with programming that meets everyone’s needs. This year we are excited to offer programs for everyone from toddlers to teens. Please take a moment to see all that we have to offer. Share this information with friends and family that may benefit from these amazing programs. As always, please share your ideas for future programs.
Yours in Speech,
Lakeshore Speech Therapy, LLC
In the midst of sorting through your Black Friday deals and your Cyber Monday steals, you may be interested in some Winter Holiday activities in the greater Cleveland area. This list is just the start of all the area has to offer; please share via Facebook or email if you find others that provide you and your family some fun adventures and treasured memories.
Remember most city centers (especially downtown Cleveland at Public Square – https://www.clevelandpublicsquare.com/what-s-happening ) have lovely light displays as well as many neighborhoods.
Share adventures and build memories!
Yours in Speech,
Lakeshore Speech Therapy, LLC
October celebrates many worthy causes and organizations. Our brothers and sisters in Audiology are recognized in October as it is National Audiology Awareness month!
Hearing is something taken for granted too often. While it is a true fact that hearing acuity decreases with age, taking steps to preserve hearing is important at all ages. The National Department of Human Services “It’s a Noisy Planet Protect Their Hearing” Campaign shares important information and reminders for parents of child of all ages.
Sound that is 85 decibels or higher may cause hearing loss. The volume and length of time spent listening to sound at an elevated level as well as the proximity to the source, the more damage can occur to your hearing. Our environment is filled with sounds that are well over 85 decibels (dB), some you probably have never considered.
|
|
|
We all need to be mindful of what and how long we are exposing our children and ourselves to damaging sounds. Damage can build up over time. Simple ways to decrease the risk of hearing loss are move away from the sound source, wear hearing protectors (earmuffs, earplugs, etc) and turn the volume down, especially when wearing headphones/earbuds.
Take time this month to pay attention and make positive changes to preserve your hearing that of those you love. More information can be found at the “It’s a Noisy Planet” website.
Yours in Speech,
Lakeshore Speech Therapy, LLC.
Labor Day, the holiday of the working women and men in our country, a holiday honoring us for what we do day in and day out. When what you do everyday is something you love and are passionate about, it’s hard to consider it ‘work’.
The anonymous quote, “Find something you love to do, and you’ll never have to work a day in your life” holds more true today than ever before. In this fast paced world, with the use of computers and smartphone technology, getting ‘away’ from work is almost impossible. Finding the balance between work and the rest of one’s life at times can seem impossible, but is definitely made easier when the ‘job’ doesn’t feel like a job at all.
It’s equally important to ensure our children’s’ ‘jobs’ are loved as well. Children’s jobs? You might be asking yourself what jobs can a 2 year old, 6 year old, 10 year old possibly have. The job children have day in and day out is learning….learning is the job every child holds. Loving the job of learning will take children to places we have yet to imagine.
Helping a child to love learning can be trying, but knowing when to push a little more or step back can really alter the how a child perceives learning. Challenges are adventures that need careful navigation. Becoming a partner in discovery of these adventures helps a child realize challenges can be overcome and are not insurmountable. Those easy “lessons” are opportunities for the adult to step back and follow the child’s lead. These opportunities help to build independence and practice leadership skills. Those lessons that keep reappearing can be looked at as steps and with every time the child get to practice her/his skills building confidence and positive self-esteem. And let’s not forget the lessons that do not result in the intended or anticipated outcome. These lessons provide the opportunity for child and adult to reevaluate the strategy and prove that we are all human. The less than perfect lessons help a child realize it is okay to not be perfect and in that imperfection is beauty. These are the lessons that are sometimes most important.
The love of learning will span a child’s lifetime and influence every decision.
Yours in Speech,
Lakeshore Speech Therapy, LLC
