It’s November and getting a bit chilly out there! Many of you are probably starting to feel cooped up in your apartments and want something to do with your kids. We, as speech pathologists, have gotten to know many of the fun activities NYC has to offer. This month we’ll be talking to you about […]
Tag: Development
Baby Names for 2014: Hispanic is Trending
The United States has always been a plethora of origins, races, and cultures. The diversity of cultural backgrounds has affected children’s upbringing, family traditions and the way of life over the last few centuries. In most cases, ethnic origin dictated the school you would attend, the friends you would have, what language would being spoken […]
Sensory Processing Disorder
Harry was an 8-year-old boy who loved basketball but couldn’t manage to go to more than two or three practices without leaving early and deciding to quit. He could rarely manage to make his shoes the perfect level of tightness so that his foot felt just squeezed enough, but even when he did, he couldn’t […]
Helpful Tips to Help Your Daughter Develop a Positive Self-Image
For all the Moms out there with daughters this blog is for you- regardless of the age of your daughter, this information can be quite helpful. My favorite clients to work with both in the school and in private practice are adolescent girls. These girls experience a phenomenon to what I refer to as the […]
No More ERBs: Two Admissions Advisors Share Their Reaction
Last week, the New York Times ran this piece about how many private schools will no longer require the ERB’s. We asked two admissions advisors to weigh in with their reaction to this: Its About Time… The ERB test has been around since our twenty years collectively in the admissions world! It has been a valuable […]
Ode to Summer
My sweet girls, As I dropped you off for the first day of school today, I had that moment of overwhelming emotion that has been present since your first day of preschool. There is such a feeling of promise and excitement in the air each year on this day. I look back on our summer […]
5 Organizational Tips for the New Mom
Being a new mom is amazing, but it can come with the anxiety of the unknown and the stress of being overwhelmed. Sometimes all it takes is a little planning and organizational strategies to stay confident, calm and collected. Here are some tips: 1. Establish a Routine When babies are first born they don’t really […]
The Cousin Connection
There’s something unique about the connection between cousins. Growing up, I had many cousins but unfortunately, they didn’t live close by. While I fondly remember some holidays in Pennsylvania with a really funny group of extended family, and have memories of other cousins all over the world, we never got together often enough to have […]
Hoping Carousel Rides Never Go Out of Fashion
Since my oldest daughter was born eight years ago, I have avoided taking my children along on shopping trips. I preferred that they not tag along to any store, for any reason, unless absolutely necessary. I, myself, have never been a big shopper, I don’t like to browse and find the concept of window-shopping pointless. […]
Striking A Beautiful Chord
Three years ago, my daughter started piano lessons as a Kindergartner. Her school offered classes as part of the after-school program. Along with a handful of other children, she spent an hour a week learning the basic concepts of piano playing. I always wished that I had learned to play, but with no musical background […]