Meet A+ Solution’s Speech Pathologist: Odette Hankins
A+ Solutions and the Mandel JCC Early Childhood Center are hosting an evening with Odette Hankins, MS. CCC-SLP Her topic: Socially Speaking: The Link Between Language and Social Skills This is such a vital issue. It is important for parents to understand language development and how it impacts on their children’s social lives. I wanted […]
Can’t Switch Gears? Helping Kids Transition
When my kids were little and I first read the book “Raising Your Spirited Child” by Mary Sheedy Kurcinka, I wanted to cry in relief. All 4 of my kids are introverted, 2 are pretty sensitive, 1 was extremely persistent. When Kurcinka described each of the temperaments it was if she was writing about at […]
Appreciating The Gifts Of The Highly Distractible Child
“My child is in another world. I have to call him 10 times before he answers!” “I send my son to the neighbors for some sugar and he comes back an hour later…without the sugar!!!” As we mentioned in our last few posts, when we discuss each temperament and gain an understanding of how our […]