Author Archives: Dr. Miranda Wolff

Let us all remember the wise words… LESS IS MORE Now that isn’t always true but in the case of modeling language, when you sit down with your child to play, targeted language modeling is Highly recommended. My littlest man is not the biggest talker. But when we sit down to play and I pickContinue reading ““Uh oh, Ta Da””

I saw a very nervous family recently. They had so much to say. They clearly knew their son well. They were very proud parents and told detail after detail about what their child COULD do. Why were they asking for an evaluation? Turns out, family members had been asking “what is wrong with him?” NOTHING.Continue reading “What is wrong with him??!”

One thing I truly love about my profession is the diversity and all the nooks and crannies that someone can find themselves specializing in. Collaborating and forming a community of fellow speech-language pathologists provides a huge wealth of knowledge and resources. So I’d like to share some blogs you might enjoy with a focus onContinue reading “Blogs on blogs”

In our house, we are very honest about our feelings. This past year and this past week, the adults in this house had a great deal of feelings. Instead of covering them up, we talked about those feelings openly. This week was tough. My husband and I didn’t realize the emotional weight the current eventsContinue reading “Dear Boys, your parents have feelings”

I spend a lot of time talking about playing with whatever you have because anything can become a toy with the right mindset (with the exception of dangerous items clearly). However, the holidays are coming and family members will want gift ideas that don’t include sticks, spoons, or dirt… To be fair my son askedContinue reading “Toy lists!”

Little ones don’t need elaborate activities and set up. Have you spent precious time setting up a fabulous play idea just to have your child dismiss it completely, leave after a few minutes, or use your pretty train tracks as a superhero costume (see exhibit A)? That isn’t to say I don’t still set upContinue reading “Follow your child’s lead”

Who has children that enjoy random household items just as much if not more than new toys?? Right! The good news is, no matter what they are interested in, any object can be used to support language development, play skills, and engagement. I should have a guessing game…..What is my sons favorite toy of theContinue reading “Toys versus objects”

This is a tricky topic because there is SO much variation in those early years. Many speech-language pathologists can’t even agree on when a child is developing typically or if their articulation acquisition is behind. Sometimes it is more complicated than just not being able to make certain sounds. The best advice I can giveContinue reading “Let’s talk about articulation”

Books are real jems when it comes to language building. My first son couldn’t get enough reading time. We would find him crawling off to his room to pull the books off his bookshelf multiple times a day. My youngest son, NOT interested!!! To his credit, he has Optic Nerve Hypoplasia which affects his visionContinue reading “Books!”

We are headed into the first words zone and the battle is on!! So there are plenty of people who believe “dada” tends to be first because /d/ is simply easier to say. Some also believe “mama” comes first because mama might be a favorite parent from time to time. I have a feeling ourContinue reading “First words….who will win? Mama vs Dada”