This week, one particular question from a parent stuck out in my brain, and I thought it might be helpful to you as well!
I had a parent ask, "Can we not play so much?" That question can make us twinge. But my instincts told me there was more to this than mom was asking…and I was right.
Not everyone has a background of child development, grew up taking care of siblings or babysitting, or understands how important play is for their development, and not everyone learns strategies to encourage their child's communication development.
Remember a few episodes, we talked about activities parent involvement? In this episode, Megan talks about a big one. When you ask a parent to provide more context or share their concerns, you've also gotta be ready to listen.
We must look at the situation from their perspective and listen to their concerns. We need to be the ones empowering parents and encouraging them to be actively involved in their speech therapy for toddlers because that's how we can see progress.
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