Halloween is just around the corner, which means there will be lots of CANDY in your house very soon! Some children can’t eat candy due to allergies and special diets and others can eat candy, but as parents, you may try to limit the amount they eat. If this is the case for your family, you just might find the “Halloween Fairy” to be your new BFF. Here are a few ideas on how to use the “Halloween Fairy”:
Read More“I am thankful for my family!”
“I am thankful for my friends!”
“I am thankful for my dog Landry!”
Thanksgiving is the time that we express how Thankful we are for people in our lives and more. But this may be a hard skill for our kids with language delays, language disorders, autism, social communication difficulties, ADHD, pragmatic difficulties and more….to Understand what “Thankful” means and to understand what/who they are Thankful for as well as express what they are Thankful for. Here a few different ideas to help your child understand what is means to be “Thankful”:
Read MoreDid you ever see a pumpkin, a pumpkin, a pumpkin?
Did you ever see pumpkin with no face at all?
With no eyes, no nose, no mouth and no teeth?
Did you ever see a pumpkin, with no face at all?
So I made a Jack O-Lantern, Jack O-Lantern, Jack O-Lantern.
So I made a Jack-O-Lantern with a big funny face!
With big eyes, a big nose, a big mouth and big teeth.
So I made a Jack-O-Lantern with a big funny face.
Read MoreHalloween is one of our favorite holidays at the KidSpeak, LLC office because it lends itself to wonderful language and social opportunities for our kids at the office, at school, at home, at church and more. Although this is true, sometimes we forget that Halloween can be pretty scary especially for our little ones.
A few years ago we realized that for some of our little ones, Halloween night was the first night that they had ever walked around their neighborhood in the dark and I am sure you can imagine how scary that can be. We see strange and unusual costumes, people with painted faces, different yard art, we are around a lot of strangers and even just walking in the dark can be scary. Today we want to share a few simple and fun ideas that you can do throughout October to help your child on Halloween night!
Read MoreSometimes we forget how much language skills are involved in art! At office we do A TON of art with all of our kids……but each kid is working on different skills. These skills include: vocabulary skills, theme related vocabulary skills, fine motor skills, following written directions, following verbal directions from teachers, following verbal directions from peers, sequencing skills, preposition skills, problem solving skills, visual spatial skills, a handful of social communication skills (i.e.: making choices, asking for help, taking turns, requesting, commenting and much more), and so much more!!
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