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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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...]
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 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...]
In-Home Speech Therapy for Canyon Lake Children
When you are looking for a Canyon Lake speech therapist for your child, there are multiple options. However, most of them require you to take your child to a speech therapist’s office or clinic. At Lil’ Chit-Chat, we come to you! Benefits of Speech Therapy In Your Canyon Lake Home There are so many benefits to in-home speech therapy for children. First of all, like we’ve discussed in this blog before, we believe strongly in family involvement. The more parents, family members, and caregivers … [Read more...]
Pediatric Speech Therapy Success Story to Inspire Canyon Lake Families
I want to use this blog post to share some of my clients’ success stories. Seeing the progress that our speech therapy clients in Canyon Lake make is one of the most rewarding parts of working as speech therapists, and we know that their stories also offer inspiration and hope to those families currently “in the trenches.” To maintain their privacy, I will only use initials of the people I work with, but these are actual families that have seen success using Lil’ Chit-Chat for speech therapy for … [Read more...]
Pediatric Speech Therapy for Menifee Children that Involves the Family
The speech therapy process begins with our speech therapists, but for maximum effectiveness, it needs continual reinforcement outside of the child’s speech therapy session. Some find it to be a distraction and choose not to allow others to participate in the actual therapy sessions, but we see that has a huge missed opportunity. At Lil’ Chit-Chat, we see family involvement as vital to a child’s progress when it comes to their speech therapy goals, and we welcome families into all speech therapy … [Read more...]