51 LaDawn Hickman: Successfully Teaching Communication in the Messy with Autism

Hello Friends, Welcome to this episode with LaDawn Hickman!  LaDawn has fabulous examples of how to communicate with kids, in ways that works with all kids!  She is raising a child with Autism Spectrum Disorder and talks about her experience helping her 9-year-old develop language in the presence of Autism and associated other disorders and struggles.  She tells the exact verbiage she uses to communicate and to manage behavior with her son. She gives a great examples how her self-awareness has grown due to her practices, how she approaches others, and how manages her own internal dialog during the challenges.  *LaDawn is an AMAZING EXAMPLE of how to successfully teach difficult skills using language - even as she explains it is a long process and takes persistence.  Looking for encouragement and ideas?  You are in the right place!!  Cheering You On!  Dinalynn CONTACT ME:  hello@thelanguageofplay.com   About the Guest: LaDawn Hickman the parent of a child with autism and other health issues. She is also the owner and host of the podcast: Healthy Habits 180.  Listen Here: Healthy Habits 180

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Getting Kids to Listen, Happy Home, Speech Therapy, Family Connection, Communication with Kids, Coaching Are you tired of repeating yourself with your children or wonder why they don’t listen? Are you frustrated that your kids argue, whine or debate with you? Are you afraid you are doing the wrong thing to manage behavior but you are not sure what to do? Hey parents, you don’t need to stay overwhelmed, exhausted, and triggered by the fuss. In this podcast, you will find solutions to …get kids to listen better with clear communication and boundaries that benefit kids. All while enhancing your relationships! My mission is to help puzzled, busy, worried parents read their child’s behavior as communication. When we understand what they are communicating, WE start to communicate differently. This is true of children with normal language development, children in dual language homes, and children with language delay. When your Language is Playful, you use words that allow for discovery, creativity, curiosity and exploration, which empowers and encourages. Connection is born. Connected kids are courageous and listen better. Connected kids have fewer meltdowns. Listen in to learn strategies for teaching and listening so that your child feels seen and heard and you build resiliency. Hello, my name is Dinalynn Rosenbush, mom, grandma, Speech Language Pathologist of over 25 years. I’ve worked with hundreds of children with speech & language delays and personally, navigated divorce and single parenting. Through training and my own struggles, I learned to use specific language in specific ways to build connection. I learned to teach AND USE better communication. Our communication is not only our words, but it is the feeling our children have when we speak with them. Let’s create a home where exploration is welcomed, mistakes are stepping stones, and practice is expected. Your kids know you are on their team. And, eventually, they will join your team! Because, what works for speech and language disabled children, simply works! I believe all parents should have access to these skills, not just specialists. It is my hope to give small nuggets of information in each episode to build your communication toolbox. So, if you are ready to build deep, meaningful connection AND create a more peaceful, productive and happy home. Listen in! Let’s interrupt the way you have been parenting. so that you CAN BECOME THE PARENT you WANT to be. I’m glad you are here! Dinalynn CONTACT: hello@thelanguageofplay.com