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Providing personalized pediatric speech therapy, specializing in early intervention, speech & language disorders, augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), and children who are deaf/hard of hearing.

05/27/2026

Did you know? Peek-a-boo is more than just a baby game...

It is actually building important communication skills long before children can hold full conversations.

When you play peek-a-boo, your child is learning:
✨ Turn-taking and conversation basics
✨ Joint attention through shared focus and eye contact
✨ Cause and effect
✨ Imitation and motor planning skills
✨ That people and objects still exist even when out of sight

The repetitive phrases like “Where did mommy go?” and “Peek-a-boo!” also help children learn language patterns, anticipate words, and eventually vocalize or gesture for “more” and “again.”

Simple games like this help support social, emotional, cognitive, and communication development all at once.

Next time you play peek-a-boo, remember: your child is learning through connection and play!

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🌿 Slug house, sticks, and flowers- speech therapy looks a little different around here!We’re stacking leaves, searching ...
05/21/2026

🌿 Slug house, sticks, and flowers- speech therapy looks a little different around here!

We’re stacking leaves, searching for slugs, and building little homes out of sticks… and yes, this IS speech therapy! 🐛

Blending sounds into play:
✨ S blends — sticks, stack, slug, small
✨ L blends — leaves, flower, flutter, flat
✨ L words — little, look, leaf, low

Research tells us that naturalistic play-based intervention leads to stronger generalization of speech and language skills… this means kids are more likely to use their target sounds outside of the therapy room, in real life, where it counts. When a child is engaged and motivated, their brain is primed for learning. 🧠🌱

So we follow their lead, get our hands dirty, and let the backyard do some of the heavy lifting.

🌸 What’s your kiddo building today?

At Arbuckle Speech Therapy, therapy is designed to feel practical, connected, and individualized for real families.What ...
05/14/2026

At Arbuckle Speech Therapy, therapy is designed to feel practical, connected, and individualized for real families.

What makes the approach different?

✨Therapy comes to you
Sessions take place where your child feels most comfortable and confident (your home, preschool, or daycare)

✨Connection before correction
Relationship and trust are prioritized for communication success. Research shows children learn best when they feel connected to the adult supporting them.

✨ Personalized, compassionate care
Individualized support covering specific goals like articulation, vocabulary, sentence structure, and more

✨ Families are part of the process
You leave with strategies you can actually use during everyday routines

✨ Play-based and functional
Engaged therapy targeting skills that truly matter in everyday routine, helping progress show up faster at home, school, and beyond

Your child's communication growth should fit INTO your life, not completely take it over.

04/29/2026

Most parents wait for first words to use sign language, but you can start months before that.

Best time to start: around 6 to 9 months, when babies begin using gestures

Start with high-impact signs:
• More
• All done
• Milk
• Help

👉 Don’t “teach” signs separately. Use them during real moments.

At snack time: say and sign “more”
All done eating: model “all done”
Need help: pause and model “help”

Why it works:
• Gives your child a way to communicate before speech develops
• Reduces frustration and tantrums
• Builds a strong foundation for spoken language

And did you know? Using sign language often helps kids talk sooner.

Consistency matters more than perfection. Pick 2 signs and start today!

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04/17/2026

Even if your child is reading independently, reading together still matters more than you think.

Try this simple routine tonight:
• Take turns reading pages
• Pause and ask: “Why do you think that happened?”
• At the end, ask your child to retell the story in their own words

In just 10 minutes, you’re helping:
• Expand vocabulary beyond everyday conversation
• Strengthen comprehension and critical thinking
• Build storytelling and expressive language skills

BONUS TIP: If your child struggles to retell, help them along with
“First… then… last…”

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03/25/2026

Parents often ask: “Will two languages confuse my child?”

The answer is no. Children can successfully learn two languages at the same time.

A few helpful tips:

🗣 Speak the language you are most comfortable in
Children learn best from rich, natural conversation.

📅 Stick to routines
Maybe one language is used at home and another at daycare. Or only use one at meal times and another for bath time. Keep it up for a few weeks until the language is more solidified.

🔁 Repeat key words
“Agua. Want water?”
“Dog. Perro.”

📖 Read books in both languages
The same story in two languages helps build connections. Strong language skills in one language support learning the other. Try sprinkling in another language while reading together or find a great bilingual author like Angela Dominguez. Our favorite? “How Are You? / ¿Cómo estás?” Spoiler alert: it has party animals!

If you are raising a bilingual child, what languages are spoken in your home?

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03/11/2026

Reciprocal communication simply means back-and-forth interaction between two people. It is the foundation for conversations, play, and social connection.

For young children, it often begins before they form full sentences. It might look like:
• Your child babbles and you respond
• Your child points and you label the object
• Your child pushes a car to you and waits for you to push it back

Each turn builds the idea that communication is shared. Here are three simple ways to practice:

1️⃣ Follow your child’s lead
Watch what your child is doing and join in. When you follow their interests, children are more likely to interact and respond.

2️⃣ Pause and wait
After you say something, wait a few seconds. Give your child a chance to respond with a word, sound, gesture, or action.

3️⃣ Introduce different communication styles
Each parent/caregiver interacts a little differently. Different words, tones, and play styles expose children to more language and communication patterns.

The more back-and-forth interactions children experience throughout the day, the more chances they have to build language skills.

❓Which parent/caregiver usually gets the most chatter from your little one?

Here are 10 ways to create more chances to talk for your little one. Let's focus on a time you're probably all too famil...
02/24/2026

Here are 10 ways to create more chances to talk for your little one. Let's focus on a time you're probably all too familiar with: SNACK TIME 🍏🥨🧀🍓

👉Slow it down
Pausing before providing more snacks gives your child time to look, gesture, vocalize, or try a word. Kids need time to process language and plan what they want to say.

👉Repeat the same words
Using the same few words again and again helps your child learn what they mean and how to say them.

👉Use simple comments instead of questions
“Crunchy cracker.”
“Cold yogurt.”
Comments model language without putting your child on the spot.

👉Offer choices
“Apple or banana?” "Fork or spoon?"
Choices invite communication in many forms, not just words.

👉Model functional words
Words like “more,” “open,” “help,” and “all done” actually matter to kids because they change what happens next.

👉Talk about what your child is doing
“You’re chewing.”
“You took a bite.”
This helps connect actions to words.

👉Add sound effects
“Mmm!”
“Crunch crunch!”
Sounds are often easier than words and still count as communication.

👉Create tiny problems
A hard wrapper or tight lid encourages your child to ask for help in a meaningful way.

👉Accept all attempts
A look, point, sound, or partial word is still communication and deserves a response.

👉Follow your child’s lead
When you talk about what they are focused on, language sticks.

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02/11/2026

Valentine’s Day is great speech practice ❤️ Try this simple Valentine mail game with your 2–5 year old

What you need
💌 Paper hearts or Valentines
📭 A cup, box, or envelope

How to play
1. Put the hearts in a pile
2. Take turns “delivering” them
3. Pause and model simple words as you play

Words to model
• “In”
• “Out”
• “More”
• “Heart”
• “Mine”
• “Go”

Ways to level it up
• Add names: “Heart for mama”
• Add describing words: “big heart,” “red heart”
• Add action words: “put in,” “take out”

🏆 Parent tip
Connection comes first. If your child is smiling and engaged, learning is happening.

Save this for Valentine’s Day and tell us who your child would deliver a heart to 💕

“Wait… did they just say that?” I'm not going to lie, sometimes we hear what we want to, and that's perfectly OK. It pro...
01/23/2026

“Wait… did they just say that?” I'm not going to lie, sometimes we hear what we want to, and that's perfectly OK. It provides an opportunity to learn! Here are 3 things you should do:

1. Repeat
Show excitement and repeat the word or phrase back clearly. This reinforces what they said and encourages more attempts.

2. Expand
Add a little more language naturally.
Example: If they say “car,” you can say “red car” or “big car zooming!” This models longer phrases without pressure.

3. Respond
Treat their attempt as meaningful. Respond to what they are trying to communicate and model the correct word or phrase in context.

🏆 Parent tip: Even if they didn’t say what you think they did, you are still responding to their communication and modeling the correct word in a meaningful way!

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