Category Archives: Speech & Language

“Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother” Part 2

Last week, I wrote about what I liked in Amy Chua’s parenting memoir, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother.  This week, let’s look at the parenting techniques that, as a brain trainer, I recommend you avoid. It was difficult to …

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Signs of a Word Retrieval Problem

“Well, we went there and then we did stuff…. you know…I mean….” Have you ever listened to your child answer a question or tell a story that has little or no actual content? Your child just can’t come up with …

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