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A Parent's Perspective A Parent’s Perspective: Summer Planning Quick answer: The best way to start summer planning is to plan as best you can. Research camps and activities, vet them by phone, visit in person, share your child’s… June 6, 2024 A Parent's Perspective A Parent's Perspective Being the Expert on Your Child- Anticipating Emotions and Planning for that Quick answer: When multiple changes hit at once, I try to (1) keep her schedule to a degree, (2) keep talking and communicating, and (3) anticipate emotions, including delayed reactions.… June 6, 2024 A Parent's Perspective A Parent's Perspective Accepting Change and Embracing Growth Together: When Your Child’s Interests Shift Quick answer: Special needs interest shifts can be normal for a child with special needs to love something for a season, then like it less later. It can be normal… May 6, 2024 A Parent's Perspective A Parent's Perspective Transition from School to Summer: A Parent’s Perspective Quick answer: To navigate the transition from school to summer, talk with the school team about summer focus areas, share the plan with private therapists, schedule therapies early, tuck “work”… May 6, 2024 A Parent's Perspective TalkTools News 5 STAR Global Ministry’s Work In Haiti with TalkTools TalkTools Haiti Oral Motor Therapy: 5 STAR Ministry TalkTools › Blog › Success Stories › 5 STAR Global Ministry in Haiti Success Stories 5 STAR Global Ministry’s Work In Haiti… April 25, 2024 TalkTools News Ask A Therapist Oral Hyposensitivity in Children: Targeting Speech Production & Open-Mouth Posture Learn how oral hyposensitivity affects speech production and open-mouth posture in children. Discover treatment strategies using oral placement therapy tools and orofacial myofunctional techniques from TalkTools®. April 9, 2024 Ask A Therapist A Parent's Perspective A Parent’s Perspective: Navigating the Therapy World A Parent’s Perspective: Navigating the Therapy World | TalkTools® TalkTools › Blog › Elizabeth’s Journey › Navigating the Therapy World Elizabeth’s Journey A Parent’s Perspective: Navigating the Therapy World Navigating… April 8, 2024 A Parent's Perspective Elizabeth's Journey Timing is Everything: Planning a Trip and When to Tell Elizabeth So how do we handle or decide how to tell Elizabeth something that might be stressful to her? Timing is everything! I will let you know what we have done… April 8, 2024 Elizabeth's Journey Anna's Advancements Finding Good Among the Bad At home life with Anna has been quite interesting. It’s been a bit difficult because of course, she has no clue why we can’t go outside anymore. She has no… March 19, 2024 Anna's Advancements Anna's Advancements Grateful for My Decision It was an emotional, yet joyful month of July as Anna celebrated her golden birthday in quarantine turning five on July 5th.  Around her birthday, I always flashback to the… March 19, 2024 Anna's Advancements