Kids always seem to have a favorite flavor of the week. Parents probably promote this. What is your favorite color? What was your favorite animal at the zoo? What was your favorite candy you received on Halloween? What is your favorite TV show, movie, toy, food, dessert etc etc. if Ashlynn has ever been partial to anything, we have never known, until last weekend. We went on a mini vacation
Ashlynn almost drowned…twice. Okay, maybe I’m being dramatic, but that’s how a mother feels when a lifeguard has to jump in and save your child. The first was during her first ever swim lesson and the second was during a random winter session her Grandpa took her to. Both times she just walked off the toddler platform as though she could swim, and both times a lifeguard had to dive
Went to Ashlynn’s Valentine Party today, and was so encouraged! The SLP informed me she has moved out of the cube chair and is now sitting up front by the teacher with reminders to sit criss cross applesauce. Watching her with the other kids warmed my heart, although I could see how her core seemed much weaker than her peers. Her back was slumped and she kept having to lean
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I stood waiting 30 minutes early to enter the room. The room where I would present information on my personal and professional experiences and knowledge about Childhood Apraxia of Speech for the first time at a professional conference. As the door opened, people started clammering for a seat. I looked around thinking to myself, “are they sure they know they are coming to see me?” I took my place at
It starts with a question: Did I cause her apraxia? I know I’m not the only mom to wonder this, or worse, believe this. This is where the guilt sets in. It set in early and would tap on my shoulder in the shower, at lunch, or when I was trying to go to bed. Even though I’m an SLP, and I tell parents all the time that the speech