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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3 Ways Parents Can Help Their Children Become Better Communicators
As a South Bay speech therapist, I often get asked by parents in Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach, and Redondo Beach what they can do at home to encourage their children to become better communicators. I love this question! It shows that a parent is willing to put in the necessary effort to help their child improve their speech and language capabilities, and not just depend on their speech therapy sessions to “fix the problem.” A speech therapist might only see a child for an hour every week. … [Read more...]
Should You Start or Continue Speech Therapy During the Holidays?
The holidays are fast approaching and we know it’s a busy time for everyone. Between family events, your children’s school events, holiday shopping, and everything else going on, you may be tempted to put a pause on your child’s speech therapy sessions. At Lil’ Chit-Chat, we’re here to encourage you to not take a break from speech therapy during this time. If you’re like most of our pediatric speech therapy clients in Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach, and Torrance, your child likely just began … [Read more...]
Supplemental Speech Therapy for Manhattan Beach Students
It’s mid-fall. Your kids have likely been back in school for more than a month now. They are establishing routines and getting used to their new teachers, classmates, and schedules. Often times, our speech therapy clinic receives new clients shortly after the new school year begins. Frequently, a child’s new teacher will notice that a student isn’t where he or she should be with regard to speech and language development, and suggest to parents that they should consider speech therapy for … [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...]
Lil’ Chit-Chat Speech Therapy Puts Down Roots in Menifee Area
Lil’ Chit-Chat is a pediatric speech therapy clinic that was started in the South Bay area of Southern California. Our practice continues to grow and thrive in that area as we partner with families for speech and language development for their children. But since Lil’ Chit-Chat founder Sabrina Conway moved to Menifee, California a little more than a year ago and opened the clinic’s doors to children in the Menifee, Canyon Lake, Lake Elsinore, and Temecula areas for speech therapy, Lil’ Chit-Chat … [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...]