More than ever, research indicates the incredible role of families in their children’s communication development.  We are learning more and more about early brain development and how parents and other caregivers can contribute to the social, emotional and communication development of babies from day one.  In fact, some of what we are learning may be counter to the way we were raised or the way our extended family believes is most appropriate. 

As a speech and language pathologist (SLP) and mother of three children ages 14, 11, and 3, I enjoy family mealtimes for the social, language, and bonding opportunities they provide.  Yet when my boys were 3 and 1, I worked full time while my spouse was deployed and dinnertime was our most challenging time of day. Often, one child wanted to play and the other cried while I cooked and served dinner – certainly not the most conducive setting for quality mealtime interactions.  

By: Carol Church & David Lee Sexton, Jr., MS Are wedding bells ringing soon for you or someone you know? Planning a wedding can be surprisingly hard work. It’s easy to get caught up in all the many details, from booking a venue to making the guest list. At times,…

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Education professionals desire quality resources and information related to dual language learners.  In order to provide that, we reached out to Elizabeth D. Peña, Ph.D. at the University of California, Irvine.   Dr. Peña, a certified Speech-Language Pathologist, is a professor in the School of Education.  She is also an American Speech Language Hearing Association Fellow. Her research focuses include bilingualism, language impairment, language development, and assessment bias & measurement.  In this three-part blog series Dr. Peña hopes to answer your questions and help dispel common myths.