Wow! This heat wave is intense – let the water babies out! Since it’s so hot out these days, we wanted to write to you about the best sprinklers in the city. We often take children to play in the water during our speech therapy sessions because we get so much spontaneous language out of […]
Parenting Tips
Best Outdoor Family Fitness Classes in NYC
Summertime in NYC moms are out with their babies, joggers are running along the river and groups of people are meeting up for fitness boot camps. Take another look and you’ll also see families stretching, doing obstacle courses and engaged in group workouts – a growing trend in the City. Now more than ever, parents […]
Finding the Right Real Estate Agent for Your Divorce
Dividing the marital home after a divorce can often be an uphill battle, and so it is important to have a real estate agent who understands the difficulty of your situation – handling it both delicately and effectively. Not every agent has experience working with this demographic, let alone the capability to do so. Consequently, […]
NY Family Expo 2015
Here are just a few of the many incredible brands and vendors we met at the New York Family Baby Expo: Motorola pediped Bitybean Pager Jane Stokke We also met and connected with hundreds of parents! Here is a picture of just one of the many adorable babies who visited our booth. This little guy […]
Best NYC Swim Classes for Kids
Spring is officially here, and what better way to gear your child up for summer than to take swim lessons! Our motto is “the earlier the better” – so that your child develops a love for the water and becomes a strong swimmer at a young age. Many of the classes also require parents to […]
Sweet February Deals 2015
In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, we thought we would share some “disgustingly adorable love letters from kids.” Here’s one of our favorites: Dear Mom, I love you more than rainbows and beautiful blue skies. I love you more than buttercups and wings of butterflies. I love you more than cows. Love, Me And who […]
Wonderful Winter Deals 2014
Winter in New York! What could be better!? “Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand, and for a talk beside the fire: it is the time for home.” – Edith Sitwell “What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to […]
Top Places for Holiday Toys in NYC
If you’re anything like us you’re doing last minute holiday shopping! As speech pathologists we always need to update our therapy bags, so we do ongoing and endless research to find out where the best toys are sold. We not only want to find educational toys that promote speech and language development and foster creativity […]
Bickering Blues
“What did I do to cause their constant arguing?” asked the anguished and exhausted mother sitting across from me in my office. She’d come to see me for help with the endless squabbling occurring among her three children. It’s a question I’ve been asked many times before. Answering her truthfully, I replied, “You had more […]
Top NYC Fall Activities & Ways to Promote Speech and Language
It’s back to school time and already fall – our favorite season! So many fun activities are near NYC and are just a bus, train, or car ride away. During these fall activities, we advise parents to help their kids comment on what they’re seeing (“I see a spooky scarecrow!”) and encourage their children to […]