Posts by Mickey Mellen
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Working hard and having fun with Ms. Jennifer at PediaSpeech!
Read MoreSensory Processing Disorders
Sensory Processing (sometimes called “Sensory Integration”) refers to the way the nervous system receives messages from the senses and turns them into appropriate motor and behavioral responses. A child with SPD finds it difficult to process and act upon information received through the senses. This can create everyday problems such as, motor clumsiness, behavioral problems,…
Read MoreHealthy Habits for TV, Video Games, and the Internet
No doubt about it — TV, interactive video games, and the Internet can be excellent sources of education and entertainment for kids. But too much screen time can have unhealthy side effects. That’s why it’s wise to monitor and limit the time your child spends playing video games, watching TV, and playing games on the…
Read MoreFrequently Asked Questions from Parents of Children Recently Diagnosed with Apraxia of Speech
What is apraxia of speech and how does it differ from a developmental delay of speech? Apraxia of Speech is considered a motor speech disorder. For unknown reasons, children with apraxia have great difficulty planning and producing the precise, highly refined and specific series of movements of the tongue, lips, jaw and palate that are…
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Adorable Avery playing at PediaSpeech!
Read MoreDid you know?
Language development begins in the womb. Infants less than an hour old can tell the difference between the language of their parents and a foreign language. Children are born wanting to talk and communicate with the adults in their lives—that’s you! The first year of life is critically important for language development, even though many…
Read MoreCalcium and Your Child
Milk and other calcium-rich foods have always been a must-have in kids’ diets. After all, calcium is a key building block for strong, healthy bones. But more than 85% of girls and 60% of boys ages 9 to 18 fail to get the recommended 1,300 milligrams of calcium per day. Click here for an article…
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Sweet Isabella working hard with Miss Carly!
Read MoreSources for Award-Winning Children’s Books
These sites provide an overview of award-winning children’s books: ALSC’s Notable Children’s BooksEach year a committee of the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association, identifies those children’s books deemed worthy of note or notice, important, distinguished, or outstanding. Boston Globe-Horn Book AwardsAwarded since 1967 by the Boston…
Read MoreReading Aloud
Reading aloud to children is vital because it helps them acquire the information and skills they need in life: Knowledge of printed letters and words, and the relationship between sound and print The meaning of words. How books work, and a variety of writing styles. The world in which they live. The difference between written…
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