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We specialize in Cleft lip & palate

By Mickey Mellen | April 14, 2011

Cleft lip and palate are birth defects that occur during the first 3 months of pregnancy when parts of the lip or palate do not completely fuse together. A cleft lip is an opening in the lip and a cleft palate is an opening in the roof of the mouth. While speech problems are common…

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Infant Feeding Guidelines

By Mickey Mellen | April 7, 2011

The first year of an infant’s life is his/her most rapid growth period. Nutrition is important for good health and growth. The types of foods your baby needs will change during the first year. A normal full term baby needs only breast milk and/or iron-fortified formula for about four to six months. Baby foods fed…

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Pour for P.E.A.C.E!

By Mickey Mellen | April 5, 2011

Join as Grow Kids, Inc. toasts to the Month of the Young Child and the importance of working together to grow kids better! Enjoy discounts on glasses of wine and merchandise. When: Tuesday, April 19, from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Where: Pour Wine Market, 1418 Dresden Drive, Atlanta, GA 30319Why: Maximize your gift! Pour…

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April is Poetry Month!

By Mickey Mellen | April 1, 2011

April is Poetry Month! Click here to check out the 2011 Shel Silverstein Poetry Month Activity Kit! Shel Silverstein was an American poet and author of children’s books. Some of his most famous children and poetry books incluce: The Giving Tree, The Light in the Attic, Where the Sidewalk Ends, and Falling Up. Click here…

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Childhood Apraxia

By Mickey Mellen | March 25, 2011

Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS) is a motor speech disorder. Children with CAS have great difficulty planning and producing the precise, highly refined and specific series of movements of the speech mechanism.Most children who are diagnosed with CAS have receptive (or understanding) skills within normal limits. These children perform much better when asked to repeat…

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