Building Confidence in Kids Do you remember yourself as a child? Were you a confident outgoing kid or the quiet one always in the background? Do you feel you could have prospered more had you been more confident? Do you sometimes fear that your child can lose out on opportunities? Therefore, building confidence in kids …
Emotional Needs of Children According to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, human beings have certain needs that need to get fulfilled in order to be functional. These needs range from basic to more complex. As adults, we can identify and communicate regarding our needs. We can even identify the needs of our children like when they …
Improving Writing in Toddlers In this blog, we will talk about improving writing in toddlers. Further, writing is a complex task. In order of learning, it is the last one to develop. Similarly, writing is a process of communicating ideas using letters and numbers. Prerequisite skills for developing writing in toddlers The pre-requisite skills for …
Understanding Sensory Integration This blog is on understanding sensory integration. Sensory Integration : (Anita Bundy et al) Jean Ayres, an Occupational Therapist was the first researcher. Further, she said sensory integration (SI) as the neurological process that organizes sensations from one’s own body and from the environment. It makes it possible to use the body …
Spectrum of Hope – The Special Mom Today, we are chatting with Ms. Kreeti Mitra Bhatia the founder of “The Special Mom” page. She is an awesome Auti-Mom as she aptly calls herself. She is a mother to two beautiful children. Her firstborn child was diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder and this began her journey …
Activities to Teach Children to Say “No” Teaching children to “No” is to get them ready for the outside world. So, in this blog we will list activities to teach children to say “no”. Teaching kids to say “no” is very crucial in today’s world. It helps to build confidence in them to say “no” …
Speech Therapy to Stop Mumbling We all want to be heard clearly and well. Our words are meant to make an impact on the listener. We wish that our speech sounds captivating to our audience. Listening to a speaker with a powerful and clear voice seems entertaining and engaging. This makes clarity of speech, the …
Voice Care Tips Post COVID-19 Today, we are talking all about Voice Care Tips Post COVID-19 infection. The COVID-19 virus has brought along many complications with it. Further, every day scientists are seeing newer symptoms in patients with COVID-19. Additionally, one such issue that is getting attention is voice problems post-infection. Why does Voice change …
Speech Stimulation Activities for Babies 1.Playing with sounds When babies start making speech sounds, they start with sounds such as ‘ma’, ‘ba’ and ‘da’. You can start modelling these sounds to your child when you are playing with them. When your child starts making these sounds, look at them, smile and imitate the sounds that …
LSVT Program for Parkinson’s Disease Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder that develops gradually. In this blog, we will help you understand the LSVT Program for Parkinson’s Disease. Moreover, Persons with Parkinson’s require speech and swallowing therapy as the disease progresses. Click here to read more on Speech Therapy for PD: https://1specialplace.com/2021/01/06/speech-therapy-tips-for-parkinsons-disease/ Therefore, LSVT …