Pediatricians, for one reason or another, often advise concerned parents to “wait and see” if a young child’s speech and language development will catch up to the typical milestones on its own. Many don’t see any harm in waiting to seek the advice and help of a Hermosa Beach speech therapist. They likely think that things will work themselves out on their own, or that the child can start speech therapy later, if it’s truly needed. A “wait and see” approach may be fine for other aspects of … [Read more...]
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Lil’ Chit-Chat Owner and Speech Therapist Sabrina Conway Receives Well-Deserved Recognition
As a small speech therapy clinic servicing the South Bay areas of Manhattan Beach and Hermosa Beach, as well as the Menifee area of the Inland Empire, we are always working hard to connect with families that could benefit from our services. We know our speech therapy clinic has something unique to offer our clients—quality, personalized, in-home speech therapy—but it can be difficult to communicate it outside of our own network. That’s why we are so grateful when outside organizations publicly … [Read more...]
We’re Growing! Lil’ Chit-Chat is Hiring Speech Therapists and Speech Therapy Assistants to Work in Temecula Valley Area
Lil’ Chit-Chit is growing once again! With our increased number of pediatric speech therapy clients in the Temecula Valley area, we are looking to expand our staff and hire additional Speech Language Pathologists and Speech Language Pathology Assistants (SLPAs). SLPAs will work under the direct supervision of Lil’ Chit-Chat founder and licensed Speech Language Pathologist Sabrina Conway. We have both part-time and full-time positions available, and we hope to have them filled by the end of the … [Read more...]
Continuing Your Child’s Speech and Language Development in the Summer Months
School’s out for the summer, and for many children who get their speech therapy through their school, summertime can mean a break in their regular speech therapy schedule. Even for children in private speech therapy in Manhattan Beach or Redondo Beach, their speech therapy sessions in the summer can be more irregular, due to travel or other summer activities. During this time off, you may see a loss of momentum when it comes to your child’s progress, but this doesn’t have to be the case. … [Read more...]
Lil’ Chit-Chat Founder and Speech Therapist Featured in South Bay Magazine
Speech therapist and Lil’ Chit-Chat Speech & Language Therapy founder Sabrina Conway was recently interviewed for a feature in Southbay Magazine. Southbay Magazine is both a print and an online publication dedicated to events and issues relevant to the South Bay communities of Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach, Palos Verdes Peninsula, and Torrance. The featured interview with Sabrina appeared in a special section of the publication titled “All About Kids.” Sabrina was the only … [Read more...]
Manhattan Beach Speech Therapy Client Shows Great Progress in a Short Amount of Time
At Lil’ Chit-Chat we love all of our speech therapy clients and are committed to seeing them meet their speech and language development goals! We take a personalized approach to each and every client so they can get the most out of every speech therapy session. It is so fulfilling to us as speech therapists when we see progress in our clients. Take “G,” for example. His mother called Lil’ Chit-Chat when he turned two because she was concerned with his limited verbal output and his speech … [Read more...]
Temecula Pediatric Speech Therapist to Offer Parent Enrichment Program
At Lil’ Chit-Chat, we often talk about the importance of involving family members and caregivers in the speech therapy process. It is so important that the most important people in child’s life, and the ones that spend the most time with him or her, are “on board” with what is happening in the speech therapy sessions. We work with great families, many of whom are asking for additional information and resources to help their children achieve their speech therapy goals. Because of this, Lil’ … [Read more...]
Lil’ Chit-Chat Featured in Local Newspaper for Speech Therapy Work in Temecula Valley
Recently, Lil’ Chit-Chat founder and speech-language pathologist Sabrina Conway was interviewed for a featured article in The Californian, which is an insert that is included with the San Diego Union-Tribune newspaper in the cities of Temecula, Murrieta, Menifee, Canyon Lake, and other nearby cities. The Californian covers events, local news, and other topics of interest to residents of the Temecula Valley. The article featuring Sabrina and Lil’ Chit-Chat is part of a series of articles by … [Read more...]
Lil’ Chit-Chat Featured in National Small Business Magazine
Lil’ Chit-Chat is excited to announce that our company was chosen as a featured business in Businessing Magazine! Businessing Magazine is an online publication dedicated to small business owners and entrepreneurs. The publication offers insight and tips that small business owners can use to make their businesses more successful and run more efficiently. They also regularly feature small businesses and business owners in their “Interviews & Spotlights” section to give examples of how other … [Read more...]
Private Verses Public School Speech Therapy for Canyon Lake Children
As you probably know, speech therapy is offered in all of the public schools in and around Canyon Lake. So why would you pay for private speech therapy? There are several compelling reasons you should consider. Not All Children Thrive in Group Speech Therapy Speech therapy offered in public schools is group therapy, which can bring about challenges for certain types of children. If your child is particularly shy, self-conscious, or anxious, group therapy may cause them to shut down. In the … [Read more...]