Support Your Infant Or Toddler’s Development Without Going Crazy

How becoming a mother influenced this professional’s approach to working with parents In this episode, Ayelet sits down with Andrea Boerigter of the website “The Speech Mom.” Like Ayelet, Andee is a pediatric speech-language pathologist and mother of two young children. Andee specializes in the areas of feeding and language development, and is the owner of “Bloombox.”Andee describes how her experience of becoming a mother influenced the way she provided education and services for families, and how that impacts the reasons why she started her practice and her business.Andee and Ayelet discuss practical steps and ideas for early language and feeding development, and what additional favorite resources exist!QUICK ACCESS TO LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE:American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA) Handout on Early CommunicationAndee’s creation, “Bloombox”Learn With Less podcast on learning and scaffoldingInsight on Toy Rotation EZPZ Suction Placemat (affiliate link)Lollacup Straw Cup (affiliate link)Honey Bear Straw Cup (affiliate link)CONNECT WITH US!Ayelet: Facebook / Instagram / PinterestAndrea: Website / Facebook / Instagram (Speech Mom) / Instagram (Bloombox)TEXT TRANSCRIPT OF THIS EPI...

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If you're looking for information about baby development, or looking for ideas about how to play with your baby to support development, Learn With Less (formerly Strength In Words) is where we discuss all things early parenthood and early childhood. We help families (expecting parents, new parents, and seasoned parents) navigate those early years in an inclusive, educational, and supportive space. Join Ayelet Marinovich, M.A., CCC-SLP, author, singer, mother of two and pediatric speech-language pathologist, for a podcast for parents, caregivers, and educators of infants and toddlers. Learn With Less is the place for families to access high quality, evidence-based resources about how their infants and toddlers learn and develop; for regular sessions of music, play and developmental information for both you and your baby, subscribe on Apple Podcasts and visit www.learnwithless.com!