Today I will continue with reader questions. Below is one submitted from an early intervention therapist regarding the post entitled ''What NOT to do with a ‘Picky' Eater'' published on February 8, 2010: I have three children on my EI caseload who are in a similar situation [picky eaters]. I am finding this extremely difficult because I have ...

Back in October 2008 when this blog first began, I wrote a series of 3 posts to help address the feeding issues that exist in early intervention home care. The links to those posts are provided here: The Feeding Challenge Feeding Solutions—Part 1: Evaluate Feeding Solutions—Part 2: Treatment Overview When you read the 2 posts addressing ...

Most therapists will from time to time encounter a case where the child is really not making good progress. Therapeutically, you have tried everything and still seem to be hitting the proverbial roadblock. Your carefully constructed and executed plans just don't seem to be working. What should you do? This is the topic discussed below in the ...

Before beginning this week, I'd like to extend my heartfelt holiday wishes to all! I hope you had a beautiful Christmas with your family and friends and I would like to wish everyone a very happy New Year as well. May all our readers have a healthy 2010 filled with peace, love and joy! For today's post I have chosen to extend our feeding ...

Halloween is just a few short weeks away and those who read my blog often know how much I love the holidays and festive therapy sessions! Last October I wrote a post filled with simple ways to add a little Halloween fun to your therapy sessions. The post was called Halloween Therapy: Tricks n' Treats and featured ideas such as: carving a ...

Last week I wrote a post entitled Parents and the Five Stages of Acceptance. Today's post is a continuation and will provide more information about what Elizabeth Kübler-Ross taught us and how we can utilize it in early intervention. Based on my research of her teachings and what I found at Wikipedia, she shared that ''originally these stages ...

Recently I received the following email from a fellow therapist: ''I have a little boy who just turned 2 and is not talking, babbling, or vocalizing in any way shape or form.  I have educated the mother repeatedly regarding having his hearing checked and the possibility of other diagnoses and need for evaluation at our Children's ...

For today's post I wanted to reflect a bit on some of the different aspects of EI home care that are often a part of the job; however may not be within our scope of practice as a speech language pathologist. For example, this past week alone, I listened to a distraught mom share the devastating news regarding a close family friend who was recently ...

Last week's blog highlighted all the non-therapy related items that are necessities when working in EI Home Care. Today's post addresses the therapy related tools that I use frequently in EI and I feel are an absolute MUST with the age group and population! Bubbles! Kids love bubbles! There is only one child I have ever worked with who didn't ...

Do you use ''TIME OUT'' either at home with your own children or within the work day with the little ones you treat? Recently I attended a training that highlighted different ways to handle issues surrounding children with challenging behaviors. We discussed different ways to speak with their parents and how to foster supportive relationships ...