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May 2020
44m 48s

Let's Get Your Kid Talking: Tips for spe...

DR. MONA AMIN
About this episode

On this episode, I welcome Brooke and Bridget. They are sisters and speech therapists in Southern California, who own their own practice. They also have a great Instagram account (@speechsisters) where they share day-to-day tips for parents to engage their child in speech.


We discuss:

1. What parents can due in the "wait and see" period as development is being monitored.

2. Tips on engaging speech under the age of one and between one and two years of age.

3. What a typical speech therapy session looks like.

4. When a child should be referred to a speech therapist.


Follow us at @pedsdoctalk and @speechsisters to continue the conversation.


Check out the PedsDocTalk Toddler resources, including the Complete Roadmap to Toddler Development Guide.

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